New MA Low-Income Multi Family Energy Retrofit Grant Program Program Description & Application Process - February 16, 2010

Beginning in 2010, utilities in Massachusetts will offer a new, multi- million dollar energy efficiency retrofit grant program for existing low-income multi-family properties (five or more units) owned by public housing authorities and non-profits.

The program will provide owners direct services that will include benchmarking a development’s energy use and in most cases an energy assessment. This “whole building” assessment will evaluate all energysaving

opportunities in a building, regardless of fuel source and whether the owner or tenant pays metered usage. Grants will be offered to implement the most cost-effective measures (to reduce gas and electricity usage, and possibly, oil); in some cases, a co-payment may be required. A more detailed program description is here.

A program overview session will be held on February 25th at 10 am - 11:30 am at the office of ABCD (178 Tremont Street, Boston, 3rd Floor). Please RSVP to Ellen Tohn at etohn@tohnenvironmental.com