Stimulus To Go Toward California Energy Projects
By "Debra Kahn ":http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=stimulus-for-energy-projects
California plans to spend nearly $300 million in federal stimulus cash on a wide range of energy projects, a key state official said yesterday.
The California Energy Commission is prepared to invest in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, boost energy efficiency or renewable energy and create “green” jobs, said Panama Bartholomy, an adviser to commission Chairwoman Karen Douglas.
As states rush to meet federal deadlines for applying for stimulus assistance – the deadline for preliminary applications to the U.S. Energy Department is March 23 – they are also struggling to figure out how to distribute the money as quickly as possible. All funds must be used by September 2010.
Of more than $50 billion that California is expecting to receive overall, about $295 million will go to energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. The Energy Commission will distribute money via grants and loans.
“This is an incredibly fast-moving train,” Bartholomy said at a green technology conference here.
The state will receive $226 million from DOE’s State Energy Program, up from between $1 million and $3 million last year.
It will also get $56 million from the federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, with shares going to local governments and tribes, Bartholomy said. Another $30 million will apply to rebates for energy-efficient appliances.
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