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GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL
FACILITIES AUTHORITY
www.gefa.org
WATER & SEWER FINANCING  ENERGY EFFICIENCY  LAND CONSERVATION  RENEWABLE ENERGY  FUEL STORAGE
Rich Ross
ARRA Energy Funding
Overview
Nov. 16, 2009
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GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY
Mission Statement
The Georgia Environmental Facilities
Authority (GEFA) provides financial
assistance and administers programs that
encourage stewardship of the environment
and promote economic development
statewide.
www.gefa.org
GEFA Divisions
Water
Resources
• State Loans
• Federal
Loans
• Grants
www.gefa.org
State Energy
Office
• Governor’s
Energy
Challenge
• Weatherization
• State Energy
Program
Land
Conservation
Program
• Grants
• Loans
• Tax Credits
Energy
Innovation
Center
• Economic
Development
• Security
• Research
Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority
Fuel Tank
Program
• Remediate
• Monitor
GEFA’s Responsibilities
www.gefa.org
• Lead energy planning efforts and encourage the growth
of the renewable energy industry
• Manage the Governor’s Energy Challenge and the
Georgia Land Conservation Program
• Maintain state-owned fuel storage tanks
• Finance reservoirs and water supply, water quality, storm
water and solid waste infrastructure projects.
GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY
Energy Resources Division
Promotes energy efficiency, renewable energy and
energy assistance programs.
www.gefa.org
ARRA Funding for New and Expanded GEFA Programs
www.gefa.org
Approximately $238 M for EE & RE to be administered by GEFA
Program
ARRA Funding
Weatherization
= $124.7 M
State Energy Program
= $82.5 M
Block Grants (New)
= $21.6 M
Appliance Rebates (New)
= $9.3 M
Energy Assurance (New)
≈ $1.1 M
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ARRA Weatherization Assistance Program $124.7M
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Accomplished
5-12-09 Submitted final state application
6-25-09 Approval of state plan by DOE
7-16-09 DOE monitoring visit
7-31-09 GAO monitoring visit
8-5-09 Kick-off meeting, contracts signed with Action Agencies
9-2-09 Held first new crew basics training at Southface (2 more)
9-30-09 RFI resulted in nine submittals from potential providers
9-30-09 Weatherized 141 homes with ARRA funds
10-5-09 All agencies reported 1512 data on time
10-9-09 Contract with UGA executed (monitoring)
10-20-09 Contract with Southface executed (training)
10-23-09 Held first Wx Assessor training at Southface
Challenges
2,500 houses to 13,000
Action agencies increase in volume, hiring, Davis-Bacon
Training 105 new weatherization employees in 2009
Monitoring - maintaining quality of work
Creating a new reporting system
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ARRA State Energy Program Uses
$82.5M
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SEP Sub-programs
Amount
• State Facilities Retrofit Program
$65,000,000
• Clean Energy Rebates (non-residential)
$ 4,495,000
• Competitive Renewable Energy Grants ($4 M max)
$ 4,000,000
• Competitive Energy Efficiency Grants ($1 M max)
$ 6,000,000
• Energy Building Codes Update & Compliance
$ 936,364
• Program Management
$ 2,063,636
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ARRA State Energy Program (SEP) $82.5M
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Accomplished 5-12-09 Final comprehensive application submitted
6-15-09 State facilities application period open (30 Days)
7-2-09 Approval of state plan by DOE
7-31-09 Competitive grant application period open (30 Days)
8-14-09 State facilities projects selected
9-9-09 Competitive grant applications received (120)
9-18-09 Released clean energy rebate guidance for comment
10-19-09 Clean energy rebate applications received (110)
Challenges
All new programs- from conception to reporting
Law Department coordination to review and release contracts
Finding the time to review 120 applications
New reporting systems need to be developed
Historic preservation and NEPA compliance
Monitoring projects
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Energy Efficiency and Cons. Block Grant (EECBG) $21.6M
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Accomplished
8-10-09 final application submitted to DOE
9-15-09 approval of state plan by DOE
10-2-09 comments received on draft guidelines
10-22-09 guidelines amended and released, apps due 11-17-09
Challenges
All new programs
Between 44 and 100 local government projects
New reporting systems need to be developed
Historic preservation and NEPA compliance
Monitoring projects
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EECBG Eligible Activities: Local Government
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Eligible Activities
• Energy efficiency retrofits for existing private or public facilities;
• Energy efficiency and conservation programs for buildings and facilities;
• Renewable energy technologies on government buildings, such as solar,
wind, fuel cell and biomass;
• Technical consultant services to develop and implement an energy
efficiency and conservation strategy;
• Development of an energy efficiency and conservation strategy;
• Residential and commercial building energy audits in community;
• Building codes and inspections to promote building energy efficiency;
• Financial incentive programs for energy efficiency, such as revolving loan
funds, on-bill financing or performance contracting; and
• Workshops/training through Building Operator Certification, LEED, etc . .
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EECBG Preparation
www.gefa.org
Competitive program: only the best applications will be awarded funds for programs.
Most competitive applications will include some of the following:
• Mechanism to capture and reinvest savings from energy retrofits
• Community-wide or regional energy conservation program
• Revolving Loan Fund for government & non-government retrofits (20 per cent limit)
• Plans for extending impact of program funds beyond 2012
• Coordination with other organizations & pre-existing programs
•Community-wide or regional programs
How can governments prepare for EECBG application?
• Reach to leaders in this field for program ideas
• Work with community leaders to identify needs
• Technical consultant services are allowable activities with funds
•Sign-up for GEFA ARRA Energy List-serve for funding opportunity announcements
Maximum funding per project is listed below.
• $300,000 for individual local government applicants
• $500,000 for regional projects serving at least three adjacent local governments
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Energy Star Appliance Rebate Program
How it’s
Administered
www.gefa.org
Rebate for qualifying residential Energy Star appliances; an
amount equal to the incremental cost difference between a
standard appliance and an Energy Star appliance.
RFP for third party match so state funds are not used
Amount
$9,300,000
Key Dates
7-14-09 Funding announced
8-15-09 GEFA submitted initial application to DOE
9-3-09 RFP released to execute the program
9-30-09 Proposals due to GEFA
10-15-09 Final program plans due to DOE from GEFA
11-30-09 Funds awarded to states (including any extra from
states not able to participate)
2-28-12 Funds spent
Special
50% of administrative cost match requirement ($1 M est.)
Requirements
States must finalize a list of appliances and rebate levels
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Energy Assurance
How it’s
Administered
www.gefa.org
States are encouraged to build or expand state employee
expertise in energy emergency management, especially as it
pertains to revising plans based on new smart grid applications
and renewable energy
Coordination between GEFA, GEMA, PSC, Utilities
Amount
$1,088,694
Key Dates
7-24-09 State application submitted
8-13-09 DOE announced award to GEFA
12-29-09 Management and hiring plans due to DOE (est.)
4-30-11 Energy Assurance Plans Due (est.)
Special
State employees, not consultants highly encouraged
Requirements
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QECB’s : Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds “Q Bonds”
How it’s
Administered
www.gefa.org
Tax credit bonds for EE and RE
Allocation to cities and counties that exceed 100,000 in
population (19 counties, 3 consolidated gov’ts, 2 cities)
They can authorize a development authority to issue bonds
(30% can be used for private activity)
Coordination between GSFIC and GEFA
Amount
$100.5 M Statewide
Local Government Share: $63.5 M
State Government Share: $37 M
Key Dates
8-20-09 GSFIC resolution approved allocations and procedures
8-25-09 Notice to local governments of QECB allocation
11-2-09 Allocation designees notify GEFA of intent to issue
Special
Each “allocation designee” may waive all or part of allocation to
Requirements the state (GSFIC)
GEFA tracks amount used at local level and waived to state
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GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY
Rich Ross
David Gipson
State Energy Program Manager
(404) 584-1031
[email protected]
Energy Division Director
(404) 584-1007
[email protected]
www.gefa.org
233 Peachtree St., NE
Harris Tower, Suite 900
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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