1. UW-Green Bay Grants Event
Energy Information Session
Brian Driscoll
April 2010

2. Outline Office of Energy Independence – overview ARRA 2009
Clean Energy Loans
Appliance Rebate Program
Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grants (EECBG)
Clean Cities Vehicles
Energy Independent (EI) Communities
Municipal Financing Models

3. Office of Energy Independence – overview
Business Development
Community Development
Bio-fuels
Bio-products
Energy Statistics
Website:

4. ARRA 2009 Clean Energy Business Loan Program
$55.5 million - Clean Energy Manufacturing (2% loans)
Major renewable energy production projects
Manufacturing of clean energy products
Advanced manufacturing of clean energy components
Retooling to provide component parts and other critical needs for an integrated supply chain
Improving industrial users’ competitiveness through energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment
**LOANS STILL AVAILABLE**
We want YOU to succeed
Sharing our knowledge of this process
Sharing what OEI has put together, in partnership with Commerce
Shared goals – in many ways, the EECBG applications submitted by the state and entitlement communities have the potential to demonstrate our statewide commitment to EE and RE goals
The feds will like it if we work well together

5. ARRA 2009 Appliance Rebate Program $5.6 million
Administered by WI Public Service Commission
Focus on Energy provides contractors
Website:
**REBATES STILL AVAILABLE
We want YOU to succeed
Sharing our knowledge of this process
Sharing what OEI has put together, in partnership with Commerce
Shared goals – in many ways, the EECBG applications submitted by the state and entitlement communities have the potential to demonstrate our statewide commitment to EE and RE goals
The feds will like it if we work well together 5

6. ARRA 2009 Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grants (EECBG)
$11.7 million
State of WI – Non-Entitlement Communities
Municipal retrofits and lighting projects
82 awardees selected by Commerce & OEI
**No awards available at this time 6 6

7. ARRA 2009 Clean Cities Vehicles $15 million
Nationally competitive grant – OEI
Alternative fuels infrastructure
Alternative fuel vehicles (including electric & hybrids)
**over 40 awardees selected, no further funding at this time 7 7

8. EI Communities Energy Independent (EI) Communities
25x25 Plan Grant -- $500,000
2009 EI Pilots completed process in December 2009
2010 EI Pilots meeting this year
*11 community groups were selected
Website:
**2010 awardees selected, no further funding at this time 8 8

9. Municipal Financing Models
(PACE, on-bill, bonding, other)
PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy)
Save Some Green - River Falls
Racine’s Energy Efficiency Program (REEP) – Racine
*Communities can implement without funding, local process
On-bill
WPPI Energy – awaiting US Dept. of Energy application
Bonding
Commerce – multiple programs targeting clean energy 9 9

10. Questions? Brian Driscoll (608) 261-8146 brian.driscoll@wisconsin.gov
Wisconsin Office of Energy Independence 201 W. Washington Ave, Third Floor
Madison, WI 53703