Through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program from the US Department of Energy and the Minnesota Commerce Department, the UMVRDC has allocated $90,000 to five communities in the region to perform energy audits on their public buildings: Appleton, Madison, Graceville, Lac qui Parle County, and Chippewa County. The UMVRDC will facilitate the audits and catalog the discovered actionable steps communities may take to increase their energy efficiency and reduce overall energy-related operating costs. The UMVRDC expects to have leftover funds after completion of the audits, which will then be made available to other communities in the region to fund energy audits or other energy efficiency related planning projects.
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