IBEW Local 725 One of Grant Recipients!
Indiana Awards Twelve Grants for Alternative Energy
For Immediate Release Contact: Eric Burch 317-232-8944 eburch@oed.in.gov
(Indianapolis)—Lt. Governor Becky Skillman has announced 12 Alternative Power and Energy Grant awards totaling $388,955. The money, part of a federal grant program administered by the Indiana Office of Energy Development, will partially fund the purchase and installation of six solar power arrays and one wind turbine. The awards are the result of a competitive grant program that opened in November 2009.
“The local governments and small businesses that are receiving these grants are looking to the future,” said Lt. Governor Becky Skillman. “They realize that alternative power sources need to be included as part of our energy portfolio in Indiana. All Hoosiers can learn from their experience.”
Grantees include:
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Name
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Technology
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Purpose
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Bloomington Cooperative Services
(Monroe County)
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Solar panels
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Solar array for Bloomingfoods Market & Deli
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Curt Silvey, Kokomo
(Howard)
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Solar panels
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To power grain dryer
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Evansville-Vanderburgh Public
Library
(Vanderburgh)
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Solar panels
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Solar array for Central Library
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FCC Mfg., Portland
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Solar water heating
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Heat water used to clean manufactured parts
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Haubstadt Community School, Fort Branch
(Gibson)
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2.4 kW wind turbine
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Installing a wind turbine at the school was proposed by 3rd graders.
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IBEW Local 725,
Terre Haute
(Vigo)
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Solar panels
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Installation will also be used to train electrical workers
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Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Carmel
(Hamilton)
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28 solar panels and solar hot water system
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Demonstration/education project for power agency members
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Jay County
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Solar water heating
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Jay County Highway Dept.
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Name
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Technology
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Purpose
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Lake County Electricians JATC
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Solar panels
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Joint project of the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, IBEW Local 697, and Nat. Electrical Contractors Association for training
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City of Portland
(Jay)
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Solar water heating
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Hot water for community resource center and waste water treatment facility
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City of Scottsburg
(Scott)
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Solar panels and Solar water heating
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To be used at non-profit Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
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City of Winchester
(Randolph)
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Solar water heating
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Hot water for Street Department facility
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The Alternative Power and Energy grant is a competitive grant program funded through the U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program. It’s designed to increase awareness and utilization of alternative energy resources as well as to create vocational opportunities for Hoosiers interested in renewable energy.
Public entities, small businesses and nonprofit organizations in Indiana were eligible to apply for the program. Grants for 50% of an alternative energy project up to $100,000 were made available. Approved technologies include Solar, Wind, Microhydroelectric, and biomass.
Each award must pass through a federal review, and the first to be cleared focused on solar and wind technologies. A total of $879,000 is available for this program. Additional awards are expected later this year.
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