MEEA Response to ICC NOI Re: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

purpose of the grant program is to expand and extend middle mile infrastructure to reduce the cost of connecting unserved and underserved areas to the internet backbone. [...] To provide competitive Energy to apply for One Local $100,000,000 grants to make energy Efficiency and funding is Education made efficiency, renewable Renewable expected to be Agency and available energy, and alternative Energy open in the fall of one or more each FY 22-26 fueled vehicle upgrades Improvements 2022. [...] fund under which the Capitalization State shall provide loans Grant and grants for energy Program efficiency audits, upgrades, and retrofits to increase energy efficiency and improve the comfort of buildings. [...] Moreover, there may be an opportunity to supplement the workforce development programs under IIJA with existing efforts of the utilities to equitably expand and diversify the energy efficiency and clean energy workforce. [...] Utilities should coordinate with the Midwest CHP TAP located at the Energy Resources Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Industrial Assessment Centers to improve understanding of the benefits of CHP among manufacturers, and where possible, supplement utility incentives with implementation grants to improve the economic case for CHP deployment and provide technical assistance.