Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG)

Evidence Step: Strong Evidence

Department: Environment and Conservation

Program Description

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), is designed to assist states, local governments, and Tribes in implementing strategies to reduce energy use and improve energy efficiency. The Tennessee program funds audits of and energy efficiency upgrades to county-owned, commercial buildings with multi-use purposes that support community resilience or that are deemed critical facilities. Examples of eligible buildings include K-12 schools, hospitals, emergency management facilities, and/or community centers, all of which may also function as emergency shelters or staging areas during emergency response and recovery efforts.

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Details

Program Demographic: Children, Adolescents / Young Adults, Adults, Aging Adults, Rural Focus

Delivery Setting: Other Community Setting, Organization / Business / Local Government, Correctional Facility, Hospital / Treatment Center, School

Current Participants: 4

Research

The EECBG Program provides building energy efficiency upgrades for commercial buildings; however, the program is not focused on achieving net-zero energy use.

Building retrofits towards net zero energy

Logic Model

If we fund audits of and energy efficiency upgrades to county-owned, commercial buildings with multi-use purposes that support community resilience or that are deemed critical facilities, then the community facilities will spend less funds on energy usage and be in better working condition should an emergency situation arise where the facility must be utilized as an emergency shelter or staging area.