| Duluth Energy Efficiency Program (DEEP) Press Release |
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Senator Yvonne Prettner-Solon
Mayor Don Ness DEEP Planning Team
LEGISLATIVE VICTORY TO BRING $1.5 MILLION IN AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT MONEY TO DULUTH ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM.
Announcement of Press Conference A bill drafted by Senator Yvonne Prettner-Solon to support, through state allocated funding, a one-of-a-kind home energy efficiency program was signed into law in late May. The Duluth Energy Efficiency Program, or DEEP, is designed to help households save money and lessen their impact on the environment through reductions in household energy use. The $1.5 million will help fund a program administrator and to seed a revolving loan pool. This revolving loan pool is designed to offer residents low interest loans to help finance energy efficiency work done in their homes. The city of Duluth is currently working with the Office of Energy Security to receive the money and is in the process of soliciting proposals from organizations interested in administering the DEEP program.
To learn more about this program and about the ways in which it can help create local jobs, save our city residents millions in energy costs, and help Duluth be a national leader in environmental protection please join us Tuesday, June 9th at 12:30pm in the Mayors reception hall. On hand to offer their comments and answer questions will be State Senator Yvonne Prettner-Solon, Duluth City Mayor Don Ness, and members of the DEEP planning team.
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