Check Out MEA’s Programs to Reduce Energy Waste and Emissions

MEA has recently opened funding to support projects that reduce commercial, industrial, & agricultural energy waste and emissions. 

Late last month, the Maryland Energy Administration opened the Fiscal Year 2025 Commercial, Industrial, & Agricultural Grant Program, an effective funding partner for manufacturers, agricultural producers, and other businesses throughout Maryland.

The Commercial, Industrial, & Agricultural Grant Program has a total FY25 program budget of $3.1 million. Typical award values will be approximately $100,000 to $250,000 per project, with $400,000 as an absolute maximum for any single award. Funding is divided across three Areas of Interest: existing facilities, new construction, and agricultural support structures. Eligible project proposals are those that reduce energy waste, displace fossil fuels, or both.

Applications will be accepted until Friday, February 14, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. Projects must meet all eligibility requirements to be considered for award funding. To advance the state’s clean energy policies, winning proposals are limited to those that avoid or displace fossil fuel-dependent technologies. Qualified proposals will be scored and awarded on a first-come, first come-served basis. The agency will score each application to determine award values. Scores will reflect each application’s quality of documentation and magnitude of energy savings. Disbursement of grant funds is achieved upon successful project completion. Full program information and application materials can be found in the program’s Funding Opportunity Announcement.

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This energy broadly will be covered at length during the 2024 MACo Winter Conference session, “Powering Maryland: A Roundtable on the State’s Energy Landscape.” MACo’s Winter Conference, “Anticipate, Adapt, Achieve: Thriving Through Turbulent Times” is scheduled for December 11-13, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Hotel in Cambridge, MD. More information can be found on our conference website.

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