Two Copper Country communities get energy grants

Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) awarded over $492,000 to municipalities across the state for energy efficiency and solar studies. Of the 26 communities to receive funds, two are in the Keweenaw Peninsula. Chassell Township got $15,000 and the Village of Ahmeek will see $12,000 come its way. Both are for energy efficiency upgrades.

The full list of grant winners is below.

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• Alpena Public Schools, $15,000, energy efficiency upgrades.
• Bellevue Community Schools, $15,000, energy audit and energy efficiency upgrades.
• Big Rapids Housing Commission, $14,000, energy audit and energy efficiency upgrades.
• Caledonia Community Schools, $15,000, upgrade building energy management system.
• Chassell Township, $15,000, energy efficiency upgrades.
• City of East Jordan, $15,000, energy efficiency upgrades.
• City of Grand Blanc, $15,000, energy audit and energy efficiency upgrade.
• City of Harrison, $15,000, renewable energy project.
• City of Huntington Woods, $12,000, energy efficiency upgrades.
• City of Kentwood, $15,000, energy efficiency upgrades.
• City of Lansing, $9,900, under 60-kilowatt solar array installation.
• City of Mt. Morris, $15,000, energy efficiency upgrades.
• City of Petoskey, $15,000, energy efficiency upgrades.
• Detroit 2030 District, $15,000, support the city’s municipal benchmarking efforts.
• East Jordan Public Schools, $15,000, 20-kilowatt solar array installation.
• Ecoworks, $100,000, energy audits and energy efficiency upgrades for cold storage systems for organizations providing food and meal distribution services in Detroit.
• Fiddler’s Green Foundation, Bad Axe and Corunna, $13,000, energy efficiency upgrades.
• Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County, $15,000, energy efficiency upgrades.
• Lewis Cass Intermediate School District, Cassopolis, $15,000, energy efficiency upgrades.
• Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy, Detroit, $15,000, energy efficiency upgrades.
• Overisel Township, $1,245, energy efficiency upgrades.
• Royal Oak Public Library, $15,000, energy efficiency upgrades.
• Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corp., $15,000, energy efficiency upgrades.
• University of Michigan, $60,000, Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office matching grant for rural community solar barriers project.
• Village of Ahmeek, $12,000, energy efficiency upgrades.
• Village of Muir, $15,000, energy efficiency upgrades.