Municipal Electrification Assistance

The Municipal Electrification Assistance (MEA) program supports EBCE's (now Ava Community Energy) member cities and school districts in meeting their climate goals by transitioning buildings from on-site fossil fuel combustion to clean electricity. The program provides technical assistance or gap funding (up to $10,000) to get member agency or district projects over the finish line. Applicants can select one of three categories: (1) Capital Project Technical Assistance - Project or portfolio level technical assistance up to 30 hours per applicant, which may include design consultation, technology selection, energy modeling review, charrette facilitation, cost-benefit analysis, financial assistance application support, measurement and verification guidance, and guidance on adapting existing capital improvement plans to achieve building electrification goals; (2) Gap Funding - Funding up to $10,000 to complete a building electrification project such as switching an existing natural gas boiler to a heat pump water heater, with funding that must be leveraged with non-EBCE capital and the project must be 'shovel ready' with necessary internal approvals and reserved funding; (3) Reach Code Support - Expert technical assistance in adopting a new reach code ordinance or implementation support for an existing reach code ordinance, which can include model code language, cost effectiveness support, staff report templates, and Council presentations. The maximum amount of support available for each jurisdiction is $10,000, either via gap funding or consultant time providing technical assistance. Applicants are encouraged to submit only one application per agency.