The deadline to apply for 25% cost-share grants through USDA’s Rural Energy for America program is October 31st, 2016. The grant can help small rural businesses pay for LED lighting, insulation, solar PV renewable energy systems, and more.
Free grant-writing assistance is available through the Energy Cost-share Assistance Program, a WNC nonprofit. Visit www.energycap.org/reap or call 828-649-5115 to learn more.
This is a great opportunity for French Broad EMC members to get assistance lowering their energy usage and overhead thereby making them more profitable. FBEMC would be more than happy to advise any member with determining the return on their proposed investments toward energy efficiency and steering toward good values in doing so. We have significant experience with lighting upgrades, HVAC upgrades, insulation upgrades and renewable energy systems.
Contact Sam Hutchins, French Broad EMC Member Services Manager at 828-649-2051.
