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| Ottawa County Energy Efficiency Program - Local Government The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (stimulus funds) appropriated $3.2 billion to fund the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program. The program is administered by the Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs in the US Department of Energy. The purpose of the program is to assist eligible entities to implement strategies to; reduce fossil fuel emissions, reduce the total energy use of the eligible entities, to increase energy efficiency under the larger purpose of the ARRA to spur economic growth and create and/or retain jobs. 
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| Ottawa County Energy Efficiency Program |
| Ottawa County Ottawa County was designated as an entitlement community for the EECBG funds and was allocated
just over $2 million. To receive the entitlement funding, Ottawa County had to create an Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Strategy (EECS). The County’s strategy includes $100,000 funding for industrial facilities to receive an
energy audit at no cost. This audit (or other technically acceptable energy audit) is the baseline for a business to move
forward in applying for a portion of funding to implement the audit findings. Through a competitive bid process, Ottawa County selected U.S. Energy Engineers to conduct the energy audits for local governments and industrial businesses (and review previous audit reports if appropriate) and to issue a report with the information required to apply for funding through the Retrofit Program. U.S. Energy Engineers also has a contract with Ottawa County to coordinate both the Local Government and Private Industry Retrofit Programs. The coordination aspects include providing technical assistance to any local government and business applying for funding to complete a retrofit project(s). |
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