Lead paragraph
Establish a fund to assist low-to-middle income building owners, both residential and commercial, in the transition to meet the City’s mandated electrification/renewable energy goals by the end of 2022.
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BE.7Climate Action Fund Program & Staff
Progress
- Not started
- Planning
- Implementation
- Continuous
Late
Staff to support the implementation was not hired until 2023 which is after the initiation period stated in the plan.
Description
In mid-2023, a new Grant Coordinator was hired to help lead this work. For more information on this Whole Home Health program, see Action AR.1 Public Health. Additional funding is being sought to support this effort.
Tasks
What are we doing?
- 6/30/2025
Submitted: Colorado Energy Office Request for Information
In response to the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) formal Request for Information (RFI), the City's electric utility, Longmont Power & Communications, presented the benefits on-bill financing would provide residents in helping pay for energy improvements to their home, particularly income-qualified and/or those for whom conventional credit/loans could be an obstacle. Submitted RFI's will help shape future programs the CEO is able to offer.
- 11/18/2025
Submitted, Awarded: American Public Power Association Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) grant
The City was awarded a DEED grant in the amount of $19,235 in Fall 2025. Combined with Boulder County Sustainability Tax and City matching funds, Home Energy Monitors will be available to 25 income-qualified homes, empowering residents with more information about their energy use.
What has been done?
- 10/18/2024
Submitted, not awarded: American Public Power Association Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) grant
If awarded, this $125K grant would have provided further support for the City's Whole Home Health program.
- 02/02/2024
Submitted, Awarded: Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy
The City was awarded the Energy Efficiency Community Block Grant in the amount of $148,550, that will help fund energy efficiency and electrification of low-income households. Due to multiple U.S. Department of Energy delays and uncertainty, including with the grant agreement, it ultimately was not possible for the City to utilize this award.
- 01/12/2024
Submitted, not awarded: Technical Assistance for Energy Equity
If awarded, this will provide valuable expert Technical Assistance to further our goals for energy equity for renters. Unfortunately, the City was not awarded this grant.
- 07/17/2023
Submitted, not awarded: Toyota Foundation & Smart Cities Mobility Prize
Applied to this Department of Energy competitive grant opportunity, via the Equity-Centered Innovation Pathway. Learned in September 2023 that we were not selected for the $400,000 award.
