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Michigan EECBG: $$$ at Work What is EECBG? Energy Efficiency and - - PDF document
Michigan EECBG: $$$ at Work What is EECBG? Energy Efficiency and - - PDF document
Michigan EECBG: $$$ at Work What is EECBG? Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program Federally funded program through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Resource for local units of government to l leverage
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EECBG
$77 million allocated to Michigan $57.6 million for entitlement communities (cities and townships with over 35 000 10 largest and townships with over 35,000, 10 largest counties and tribal units of government) Total # of units: 58 Total # of units: 58 $17.6 million for non-entitlement communities $17.6 million for non entitlement communities Total # of units: 128
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Entitlement Community Projects Sterling Heights – energy-efficient roofs (made b Mi hi ) by Michigan company) Dearborn – street light replacement, feasibility study and funding of position of Sustainability Coordinator Coordinator Oth d l t f E Effi i d Others—development of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategies
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Non-entitlement Grant Projects
Michigan non-entitlement grants awarded to 128 units of government from 272 proposals 64 cities 64 cities 32 counties 25 t hi 25 townships 7 villages
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Where is the money going?
League went “on the road” to see how the money was being spent by a select number of non-entitlement communities
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What we heard “on the road”
Grant stimulated conversation Grant was essential Grant was essential G t l t d i ti j t Grant supplemented existing projects Grant sparked interest in other projects
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Why was League interested?
21c3—League’s core policy agenda to build vibrant communities Green Initiatives—one of 8 assets of 21c3 Michigan Green Communities Challenge
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What’s being accomplished?
Holland Downtown street lighting program Downtown street lighting program designed to provide energy savings and promote entreprenuership promote entreprenuership
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Muskegon County Large-scale project utilizing Large scale project utilizing performance contract to increase energy efficiency for multiple municipal efficiency for multiple municipal
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Charlevoix Energy upgrades to city hall Fire/EMS Energy upgrades to city hall, Fire/EMS bays, wastewater treatment plant and water treatment plant water treatment plant
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Greenville Solar panel installation on city and Solar panel installation on city and school buildings
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Charlevoix County Boiler and control upgrades providing Boiler and control upgrades providing energy savings
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Emmet County Upgrades to create state-of-the-art Upgrades to create state of the art recycling facility
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Let’s take a more in-depth look at these six communities
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Downtown Holland Lighting Project
Kurt Dykstra Kurt Dykstra Mayor Mark Vanderploeg Mark Vanderploeg City Planner $113,000
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Downtown Holland Lighting Project
Problem Pedestrian street lamps in city’s p y downtown commercial area are inefficient lighting source and g g environmentally harmful
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Downtown Holland Lighting Project
Holland’s downtown area is gathering place for id t residents
Wide sidewalks Angle parking Angle parking Inviting businesses Outdoor seating, including fireplace g, g p
Holland has consciously designed its downtown— and makes improvements to its downtown—to maintain it as a community magnet
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Downtown Holland Lighting Project
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Downtown Holland Lighting Project
Picture of downtown
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Downtown Holland Lighting Project
EECBG program provided an opportunity for Holland to continue to make improvements to its downtown—and save $$$ and valuable resources at the same time
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Downtown Holland Lighting Project
Holland Sustainability Committee--joint effort of City f H ll d d th H ll d B d f P bli W k
- f Holland and the Holland Board of Public Works
Focus energies on matters of sustainable Focus energies on matters of sustainable development that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future p g y generations to meet their own needs” Committee makes recommendations to city and board of public works on all matters “green”
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Holland Sustainability Committee Holland Sustainability Committee
Holland Sustainability Committee
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Downtown Holland Lighting Project
Replace 100 175-watt fixtures with 74- watt LED fixtures Results:
136-watt savings per unit 38,080 kWh saved each year y 59,510.04 lbs of CO2 reduced annually Approximately $5071 saved per year in electricity and maintenance costs
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Downtown Holland Lighting Project
Why LED?
– Efficiency: more light per watt—reduction of GHG – On/Off time: light up very quickly – Cycling: Ideal for frequent on/off cycling Cool light – Cool light – Slow failure – Lifetime: long useful life Lifetime: long useful life – Shock resistant: solid-state components – Toxicity: do not contain mercury y y
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Downtown Holland Lighting Project
Long life of LED fixtures = lower maintenance costs Over 20 years of LEDs will offset almost $40 500 in maintenance costs $40,500 in maintenance costs
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Downtown Holland Lighting Project
Based on approximately 26 years of usage, reduced emission level equates to
– Not burning 294,332 gallons of gasoline; – Not burning 6,030 barrels of oil; S i th l t i it d b 360 h / – Saving the electricity used by 360 homes/year; – Sequestering carbon in 66,489 tree seedlings grown for 10 years; and for 10 years; and – Avoiding GHG emissions by recycling 894 tons of waste instead of sending it to a landfill
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Downtown Holland Lighting Project
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Muskegon County Energy Improvement Project
Bonnie Hammersley County Administrator County Administrator Chris Deleeuw Project Manager Honeywell Project Manager, Honeywell $537 945 $537,945
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Muskegon County Energy Project
Problem Infrastructure had exceeded its useful Infrastructure had exceeded its useful life and was in dire need of replacement
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Muskegon County Energy Project
County administration decided to take proactive role in developing a comprehensive solution County Board approved a $7.4 million y pp energy improvement project to upgrade infrastructure of facilities and reduce energy consumption and operational costs
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Muskegon County Energy Project
Long range goal Be leader in Michigan by setting an Be leader in Michigan by setting an example of how to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint in a cost consumption and carbon footprint in a cost effective manner
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Muskegon County Energy Proejct
Means Issued RFP for qualified ESCO to partner with county in developing comprehensive y p g p strategy Energy Performance Contract with Honeywell Honeywell
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Muskegon County Energy Project
Energy Performance Contract allowed county to leverage funds through future energy savings
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Muskegon County Energy Project
Improvements
Upgrade/replace lighting systems Building envelope improvements Upgrade/replace water fixtures with water- conserving fixtures I t ll B ildi M t S t d Install Building Management Systems and Energy Management Control System Upgrade/replace HVAC systems with more Upgrade/replace HVAC systems with more efficient systems and designs
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Muskegon County Energy Project
Goals
Reduce energy consumption and carbon f ff footprint in cost effective manner Stimulate the local economy both short and long term through the creation of jobs term through the creation of jobs
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Muskegon County Energy Project
Outcomes
Reduce consumption of electricity by 1.6 million p y y kWh, natural gas by 91,000 therms and water by 5.4 million gallons $ Cost savings--$290,000 annually Reductions in greenhouse gases, nitrogen
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- xides, sulfur dioxide and mercury
Creation/retention of 80 jobs
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Muskegon County Energy Project
Projects spread across all county buildings including the Hall of Justice—the main administrative building
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Muskegon County Energy Project
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Muskegon County Energy Project It received upgrades to its lighting, building l t ti b ildi envelope, water conservation, building management systems and controls and HVAC systems systems. In particular HVAC renovations included the In particular, HVAC renovations included the replacement of boilers and conversion of steam heating system to hot water and the replacement heating system to hot water and the replacement
- f a chiller.
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Muskegon County Energy Project
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Muskegon County Energy Project
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Muskegon County Energy Project
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City of Charlevoix Projects City of Charlevoix Projects
Norman Carlson, Jr. , Mayor Rob Straebel City Manager $50,000
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City of Charlevoix Projects Increase energy efficiency in three city buildings City Hall/Fire/EMS Water Treatment Plant Wastewater Treatment Plant
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City of Charlevoix Projects
Projects based on previously performed energy audit in 2008
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City of Charlevoix Projects
Fire/EMS Bays Replace inefficient 400-watt metal halide lighting system with fluorescent and lower wattage metal system with fluorescent and lower-wattage metal halide light fixtures Results: Decrease energy consumption by 60%-70% Save $2454/year
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City of Charlevoix Projects
Fire/EMS Replace antiquated CoRayvac heating system with 4 energy efficient independent gas fired unit 4 energy efficient, independent gas-fired unit heaters with separate thermostats and controls Results: 30% increase in heating efficiency Save $764 per year Save $764 per year
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City of Charlevoix Projects
City Hall and Fire/EMS Bays Install 17 motion detectors and 8 light sensors Results: Reduce electrical costs by 6.4% S $2031 Save $2031 per year
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City of Charlevoix Projects
Water Treatment Plant Replace 59 inefficient lighting fixtures with T-8 fluorescent fixtures fluorescent fixtures Results: 50% decrease in electricity Results: 50% decrease in electricity consumption Save $4060 per year Save $4060 per year
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City of Charlevoix Projects
Wastewater Treatment Plant Replace antiquated and inefficient air transfer it/ li i t d f ll l t i h t d unit/eliminate need for small electric heaters and window-mounted air conditioners Results: Increase air flow 150% Negate need for small heaters and air Negate need for small heaters and air conditioners Save $1800 per year Save $1800 per year
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City of Charlevoix Project
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City of Charlevoix Projects
Overall results
Energy savings of $13,000 per year to help balance city’s budget R d it ’ ll b f t i t Reduce city’s overall carbon footprint P t th it i t l l d d Promote the city as an environmental leader and responsible steward of abundant natural resources
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City of Charlevoix
Special recognition
City of Charlevoix was first community to enroll in the Michigan Green Communities Ch ll !! Challenge!!
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Cit of Charle oi Projects City of Charlevoix Projects
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City of Greenville Solar Project
Kenneth Snow Mayor George Bosanic George Bosanic City Manager $59,483
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Greenville Solar Projects
City of Greenville has teamed up with Greenville Public Schools to be first municipal/school system entirely powered by renewable energy Aptly named --
GreenERville Project GreenERville Project
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Greenville Solar Projects
Poster child for “come-back community” Using innovative renewable energy Using innovative renewable energy project to revitalize community devastated by move in 2006 of Electrolux to Mexico by move in 2006 of Electrolux to Mexico G ill i i t f j Greenville is now epicenter for major renewable energy project in Michigan
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Greenville Solar Projects
Goal Install photovoltaic panels on nearly all of the 35 city government and school builds y g in Greenville as funding becomes available. Plan will eventually eliminate annual electrical costs of about $370,000 for electrical costs of about $370,000 for schools and $350,000 for city
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Greenville Solar Projects
Greenville has partnered with Michigan- based United Solar Ovonic—producer of thin-film solar panels Greenville offered incentives to United Greenville offered incentives to United Solar Ovonic to open production facilities in Greenville in 2007 in Greenville in 2007
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Greenville Solar Projects
Paying for solar panel systems with
– State and federal funds, including EECBG – Low-interest bonds – Consumers Energy’s Experimental Advanced gy p Renewable Program (EARP)—an incentive program that also allows Consumers to meet f f its state of Michigan requirement for alternative energy production
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Greenville Solar Projects
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Greenville Solar Projects
Ken Snow, Greenville mayor, and t ti f U it d S l O i representative of United Solar Ovonic
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Greenville Solar Projects
EECBG funds Purchase solar panels and make other p energy consumption reductions to city
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Greenville Solar Projects
To date—funds have been used to purchase solar panels for Greenville’s city hall, community center, waste water treatment plant, drinking well field, airport and two school buildings By end of fall 2010, city and schools will By end of fall 2010, city and schools will reduce energy usage by 10%
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Greenville Solar Projects
“This is just the beginning!” George Bosanic, city manager y g
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Cit of Green ille Solar Project City of Greenville Solar Project
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Charlevoix County Controls and Boiler Upgrades
Frank Shaler Frank Shaler Maintenance Supervisor $128,707
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Charlevoix County Controls/Boilers
Underlying structural problem
HVAC system in county building grossly inefficient resulting in high energy costs and emission of greenhouse gases Based, in large part, on expansions of original structure built in 1910 with little or no design and efficiency coordination
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Charlevoix County Controls/Boilers
Background
Current county building built in 3 stages
1910—Sheriff’s office and residence built on corner of block 1956—County offices and courtrooms built on opposite corner of property 1996—Project which joined the two existing structures
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Charlevoix County Controls/Boilers
Based on energy audit conducted in 2005 County prepared “wish list” and prioritized County prepared wish list and prioritized recommendations made in audit Developed three-phase project
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Charlevoix County Controls/Boilers
Three-phase project to reduce consumption of energy in heating and cooling needs of county building
Phase 1—hired engineering firm to evaluate HVAC t di bl d l ifi ti system, diagnose problems, develop specifications and engineer upgrades Phase 2—Installed piping, eliminating the need for 1 Phase 2 Installed piping, eliminating the need for 1 boiler (over 40 years old) Phase 3—Installed controls and 2 high efficiency b il l i 4 dditi l b il boilers, replacing 4 additional boilers
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Charlevoix County Controls/Boilers
Immediate results of Phase I engineering study
replacement of a 30+ year old 75-gallon water heater with a 12-gallon hot water heater with timer to shut down during hours and days when timer to shut down during hours and days when county building is closed installation of motion sensors in courtrooms to reduce energy consumption when rooms are vacant
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Charlevoix County Controls/Boilers
Old 75-gallon hot water New 12-gallon heater with timer timer
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Charlevoix County Controls/Boilers
Expected outcome of Phase 3
Replacement of boilers will result in increased efficiencies, reduced operating and maintenance costs, and creation of local construction jobs construction jobs
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Charlevoix County Controls/Boilers
Early returns
$$$ savings have been substantial Greenhouse gases have been reduced Employee morale and comfort have greatly i d improved
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Charlevoix County Controls and Boiler Upgrades Controls and Boiler Upgrades
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Emmet County Recycling Expansion Project Emmet County Recycling Expansion Project
Elisa Seltzer Director, Department of Public Works $153 672 $153,672
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Emmet County Recycling Facility
Emmet County Recycling processes and markets recyclables for Emmet, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, and Presque Isle counties. Emmet County recycling program is l t l lf f d d th h bi ti f completely self-funded through a combination of sale of recyclables and fees for services. No county ta $$$$ since 1990 tax $$$$ since 1990.
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Emmet County Recycling Facility
Emmet County has one of the highest per capita recycling rates in the state of Michigan O 80% f E t C t id t l Over 80% of Emmet County residents recycle
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Emmet County Recycling Facility
For every 10,000 tons landfilled = 1 job F 10 000 t l d 10 j b For every 10,000 tons recycled = 10 jobs
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
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Emmet County Recycling Project
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Emmet County Recycling Facility
Emmet County expansion project was needed to d t i i l f accommodate ever increasing volumes of recyclables Expansion project ($4.3 million) is being paid for through revenues of recycling facility and paid for through revenues of recycling facility and EECBG grant.
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Emmet County Recycling Facility
Emmet County Recycling Facility Expansion Project EECBG $$$ permitted the county to expand the scope of the project scope of the project— adding additional types and volumes of adding additional types and volumes of materials for recycling improving the energy efficiency of the recycling facility expansion itself
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Emmet County Recycling Facility
NEW!! Create energy efficient recycling i f ilit b t i i t processing facility by returning process air to building with filtration to conserve space heat, reducing energy requirements g gy q
– Energy savings: $5,000+ per year – Greenhouse gas production reduced by 21.68 metric tons CO2 equivalent V i bl f d i h t f ill d – Variable frequency drive on exhaust fan will reduce energy requirements by additional $1450/year
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Emmet County Recycling Facility
NEW!! Process and recycle hard-to-recycle t i l materials industrial, commercial and post-consumer plastic film film bulky rigid plastics such as lawn furniture bulky, rigid plastics such as lawn furniture, buckets, shrink-wrap from boats #1 - #7 plastic containers, milk cartons, juice boxes, styrofoam
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Emmet County Recycling Facility
Outcomes
– Significantly increase diversion of materials from landfills representing an estimated 25 814 77 million landfills, representing an estimated 25,814.77 million BTUs of energy from recycling, 221.46 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent and 509 tons of material di i f l dfill ll b 2015 diversion from landfills annually by 2015 Increased educational outreach – Increased educational outreach – Creation of model rural recycling program in Midwest Creation of model rural recycling program in Midwest
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Emmet County Recycling Facility
Art works using recycled materials have become “ i t ” f f ilit d d ff it “signature” for facility and drop-off sites Currently gives over 50 facility tours/year Currently gives over 50 facility tours/year
School groups (every 4th grade in Emmet County) – School groups (every 4 grade in Emmet County) – Officials from other rural counties – Community groups
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Emmet County Recycling Project
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Emmet County Recycling E pansion Project Expansion Project
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What can you do?
Explore Green Initiatives of 21c3 Enroll in Michigan Green Communities Challenge Select projects that fit your community Stay tuned for funding opportunities Conduct an energy audit NOW
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