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Vernon County considers DOE technical‑assistance audit under Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
Summary
County officials discussed joining a Department of Energy technical‑assistance program — administered regionally by Clean Energy Districts of Iowa with local membership through the Vernon County Energy District — to audit county buildings for energy savings at no direct grant cost to the county.
Vernon County officials discussed pursuing Department of Energy technical assistance under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, a no‑cost study that could identify energy upgrades for county buildings, the committee heard.
Toby Grama of the Vernon County Energy District (a retired electrical engineer) and Al Buss, representing the Clean Energy Districts of Iowa, explained that technical‑assistance funding could pay for a full building energy audit to identify the highest‑value energy‑saving projects and point to potential funding…
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