More than $60 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Expand Local Energy Efficiency Efforts in 20 Communities

WASHINGTON, DC – June 14, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that 20 communities have been selected for more than $60 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to implement local energy efficiency and renewable energy programs that will reduce energy use by American homes, vehicles, and businesses. Local governments, nonprofit organizations and quasi-governmental organizations are among the recipients for the competitive grants, administered under the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program.