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Community Power proposes $2.8 million grant program to steer community benefits toward local clean-energy projects
Summary
Staff recommended using roughly $2,800,000 in negotiated community benefit funds through 2028 for a competitive grant program prioritizing distributed energy resources, workforce development and resilience in communities of concern; staff emphasized the funds arrive over time and are limited, so the approach favors grants over permanent programs.
Zia Malis-Grasfeld, senior community engagement manager, briefed the committee on a proposed framework for allocating community benefits funds that Community Power expects to receive under negotiated power purchase agreements. Malis-Grasfeld said the agency anticipates approximately "$2,800,000 through 2028" from negotiated agreements and recommended prioritizing grant-making that supports distributed energy resources (DER), community-serving facilities, small businesses and workforce development in communities of…
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