Lake County's Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG)

Lake County EECBG Updates

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  February 10, 2012
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  February 10, 2012
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  February 9, 2012
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  February 8, 2012
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  February 8, 2012
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  February 8, 2012

Lake County has been awarded $2,807,500.00 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Formula Grant Program (U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under Award Number DE-EE0000786). Per the Lake County Board of County Commissioners (BCC), the County’s initial approach to the funding opportunity was to prepare an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (EECS) geared toward comprehensively meeting the EECBG program objectives and maximizing resulting job creation.

The EECS was completed, approved by the BCC and submitted to the Department of Energy (DOE) in November 2009. Lake County was notified of DOE’s approval of the EECS in April 2010. On May 18, 2010, the BCC accepted the terms and conditions of the amended award, thereby initiating the implementation stage of the EECS and directing commencement of the EECBG Activities identified therein.

In collaboration with the Growth Management Department and the Lake County Green Team, multiple Lake County departments and divisions will engage in performing the work required to implement the eight (8) EECBG Activities and associated projects within the EECS. To learn more about Lake County’s EECBG Activities, please view the links below:

Activity 1 - Preparation of Energy Efficiency & Conservation Strategy
Activity 2 – Financial Incentive Program
Activity 3 – Benchmarking, Education & Outreach
Activity 4 – Building Codes, Quality Inspection, and Measurement
Activity 5 – Traffic Signal Synchronization and System Improvement
Activity 6 – Expansion of County Recycling Program
Activity 7 – Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program
Activity 8 – Renewable Energy Technologies

Documents and Reports

• Energy Efficiency & Conservation Strategy (EECS)
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Reporting (ARRA Reporting)
• Department of Energy Reporting (DOE Reporting)

For more information about the Lake County Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant, please contact Lori Barnes at 352) 343-9503 / lbarnes@lakecountyfl.gov.