{"id":540418,"date":"2010-04-22T11:42:08","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T15:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthportal.org\/news\/?p=3299"},"modified":"2010-04-22T11:42:08","modified_gmt":"2010-04-22T15:42:08","slug":"white-house-to-provide-452m-for-retrofits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/540418","title":{"rendered":"White House to provide $452M for retrofits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eenews.net\/Greenwire\/2010\/04\/21\/6\/\" >Greenwire:<\/a> Twenty-five states, local governments and nonprofits will split $452  million to retrofit energy-inefficient homes and office buildings, Vice  President Joe Biden will announce this afternoon.The money comes as part of the $787 billion American Recovery and  Reinvestment Act, which President Obama signed into law 16 months ago.  The stimulus package earmarked roughly $80 billion for clean-energy and  energy-efficiency projects.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/content.usatoday.com\/communities\/greenhouse\/post\/2010\/04\/white-house-awards-452-million-to-retrofit-homes-businesses\/1\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.usatoday.net\/communitymanager\/_photos\/green-house\/2010\/04\/21\/bidenx-inset-community.jpg\" align=\"left\" width=\"195\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a>The so-called &#8220;Retrofit Ramp-Up&#8221; funding commitments to be announced  today at the White House will help the 25 states, local governments and  nonprofits swap out building insulation, windows and lights, among  other things. Grantees will offer building owners low- or no-interest  loans for retrofits that may be repaid through property tax or utility  bills.<\/p>\n<p>The Energy Department will use the program&#8217;s financing and retrofit  models to develop best-practice guides that other cities could adopt.  Replicating such efforts nationally could save homes and businesses  about $100 million in utility bills annually, as well as leverage about  $2.8 billion in from the private sector and create about 30,000 jobs  during the next three years, administration officials claim.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This investment in some of the most innovative energy-efficiency  projects across the country will not only help homeowners and businesses  make cost-cutting retrofit improvements but create jobs right here in  America,&#8221; Biden notes in prepared remarks.<\/p>\n<p>The 25 grantees and their grant amounts: Austin, Texas ($10  million); Boulder County, Colo. ($25 million); Camden, N.J. ($5  million); Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning ($25 million);  Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance ($17 million); Greensboro, N.C. ($5  million); Indianapolis ($10 million); Kansas City, Mo. ($20 million);  Los Angeles County, Calif. ($30 million); Lowell, Mass. ($5 million);  state of Maine ($30 million); state of Maryland ($20 million); state of  Michigan ($30 million); state of Missouri ($5 million); Omaha, Neb. ($10  million); state of New Hampshire ($10 million); New York State Research  and Development Authority ($40 million); Philadelphia ($25 million);  Phoenix ($25 million); Portland, Ore. ($20 million); San Antonio ($10  million); Seattle ($20 million); Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance  ($20 million); Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority ($15 million); and  Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corp. 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