Energy Matters Community Coalition

04/29/2024

Turning Point Domestic Violence Services on Friday announced a $10,000 gift from Arevon’s Swallowtail Solar Project, a 200-megawatt solar plant proposed in Bartholomew County that will generate enough energy to power the equivalent of more than 30,000 homes.

04/23/2024

"Columbus Community Solar Initiative (CCSI) will host free online Go Solar webinars about the benefits of installing solar power in homes on Wednesday from 8 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday, May 14 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m."


https://www.therepublic.com/2024/04/22/community-solar-initiative-to-host-solar-education-webinars/

04/23/2024

“The Indiana Community Action Association, Inc. on Monday was awarded nearly $117.5 million through the Solar for All Indiana (SFAI) initiative. The funding comes from $7 billion appropriated nationwide through the Inflation Reduction Act’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Columbus-based Energy Matters Community Coalition is part of the grant and hopes to receive upwards of $7 million for local solar installations.”



https://www.therepublic.com/2024/04/23/more-than-500-columbus-households-to-get-solar-assistance/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHW9KXdEyB1vRRU6BQADgzjgtx6cQU4u3Dwu10y0Qcw7HBdMkbMRv5aJbGA_aem_AXzqNezEkkO3itsuup_ZGvFi8w78NSi1RHGyw87JLZV4GWbGKSp9DY8vziOnNi8AD08

Hundreds of low-income households in Columbus will benefit from a surge of millions of dollars of investment in solar power as a result of a federal grant that was announced Monday.

04/22/2024

Exciting News!

"Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Indiana Solar for All coalition was awarded over $117 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program. The competition, created by President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act, seeks to enable low-income and disadvantaged households across America to access the benefits of low-cost, clean solar energy—benefits that include home energy savings, energy resilience, improved air quality, wealth building, and quality jobs.

The Indiana Solar for All Coalition, led by the Indiana Community Action Association, includes the Black Sun Light Sustainability in partnership with Indiana State Conference of the NAACP, the Indiana Energy Independence Fund, Energy Matters Community Coalition, Faith in Place, Solar United Neighbors of Indiana, Earth Charter Indiana, and the cities of Fort Wayne, Gary, and Indianapolis."


https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2024/04/inflation-reduction-act-delivers-millions-dollars-solar-all-funds-indiana?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2AL3ZD1MO-vH5ubzHp7qJHy-B0-qzCpi9n5QLjOvQvE8y9-shPXtnyjQc_aem_AWWPECU2xdJ5MGacS51cTxrCkOdrNpRl24HwJ_Ya1c8jkM0JQW9PpP4D3lDiOo6rSYipNLHCFwpfeadE4fcKvgoI

Indianapolis, IN – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Indiana Solar for All coalition was awarded over $117 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program.

03/15/2024

Energy Matters Community Coalition will hold a Green Drinks networking free event featuring special guest speakers at 6 p.m. Wednesday at El Nopal Restaurant, 3114 N. National Road in Columbus. The event is open to anyone interested in what’s happening locally to address climate change and the cle...

01/15/2024

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."

11/23/2023

Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!

09/18/2023

"ENTEK became the latest company to take advantage of federal and state government incentives in support of the burgeoning electric vehicle industry in Indiana when it announced in March that it would build a $1.5 billion lithium separator facility south of Terre Haute in Vigo County.

Earlier this month, ENTEK broke ground on the plant, marking the start of construction on a high-tech facility that the company says is its largest global investment so far. The company projects it will provide 650 “family wage” jobs at the plant by the end of 2027."

Terre Haute Tribune-Star