Municipal Opportunities for Retrofits and Energy Efficiency (MORE)

Provider

Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED)

Application Deadline

October 25, 2024

Summary

The MORE Program is a financing program that will support local governments who did not receive an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) from the Department of Energy to cost effectively deploy energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The program consists of two parts, a MORE Grant and a MORE Loan. The MORE Program will be open for initial application for Grants and Loans on June 3, 2024. A total of approximately $1.8 million is available statewide to support MORE Grants until October 25, 2024. Approximately $9 million will be available for MORE Loans, which will be open for application beginning June 3, 2024 and remain open to eligible recipients as a revolving loan fund. However, those who are eligible for a MORE Loan are eligible for a MORE Grant and should apply for the Grant first.

Common Eligible Projects

MORE Grants are a new first-come, first-served grant to local governments who didn’t receive EECBG funds to support the identification, planning, and financing of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Grants up to $50,000 can be awarded for any or all of the following uses:

• Conduct Level 2 Commercial Energy Audits of buildings and/or facilities

• Energy Conservation Measure (ECM) project design and MORE Loan application development

  Interest rate buydown. Grantees can buy-down the interest rate of project financing under the MORE Loan Program

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