Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grants Program (EECBG)

Capacity-building planning grants for local governments

Washington received funding to pass through $2,046,501 in federal formula funding for the federal EECBG program to cities and counties that are not eligible to receive allocations directly from the federal Department of Energy. These grants support communities that work with consultants to develop plans and strategies for the following pre-construction activities:

1. Financing, purchasing, and installing energy-efficient equipment, renewable energy infrastructure, and zero-emission transportation and associated infrastructure.
2. Energy audits that are conducted on commercial and residential buildings.

The final group of EECBG-funded grants were finalized in July 2025. All available funds have been awarded. This program is now closed.

2025 awardees

• $102,350 to the Bremerton Government Center Association for an energy audit, life cycle cost analysis, and operations and maintenance plan for the Norm Dicks Civic Center.
• $73,471 to Clark County PUD to conduct an energy audit of a Tier 1 building and development of an operations and maintenance plan.
• $19,402 to the City of Gig Harbor to conduct a benchmarking study and develop an energy management plan and operations and maintenance plan for the civic center.
• $75,000 to the City of Port Angeles for an energy audit, energy plan and operations and maintenance plan for a Tier 1 building.
• $64,450 to the City of Sequim for an energy audit, benchmarking and development of an energy management plan for the civic center.
• $17,321 for the City of Tumwater to conduct benchmarking, calculate energy use and develop energy management and operations maintenance documentation.
• $184,961 for the Lake Stevens School District for energy audits and benchmarking at three Tier 1 schools, including strategies to improve energy efficiency.
• $231,978 for the North Mason School District to develop energy audits and operations and maintenance plans developed for two Tier 1 schools, with some energy improvement measures for other schools.
• $75,000 for the Spokane School District to develop operations and maintenance plans for multiple schools.
• $44,000 for Stevens County for an energy audit, benchmarking and operations and maintenance plan.

2024 awardees

The initial Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funds were awarded to:

• $98,488 to Chelan County for a greenhouse gas emissions inventory to inform a regional climate resilience plan.
• $51,912 to City of College Place for a strategic energy plan that supports city buildings including City Hall, a fire station and public works.
• $160,000 to City of Des Moines for an environmental and economic analysis as well as community engagement activities to support a planned electric ferry.
• $15,563 for the City of Maple Valley to support an energy audit of public works facilities with the goal of retrofitting to reduce emissions.
• $20,000 for the City of East Wenatchee to conduct an energy audit of City Hall systems.
• $21,680 to City of Tukwila for energy audits to support later electrification to reduce emissions at the city hall, community center and recreational facilities.
• $317,325 to Island County to support an energy audit and system update planning for the county’s Law and Justice building and Juvenile Detention Center.
• $110,000 to Kittitas County to support an energy audit for the courthouse/jail complex.
• $110,000 to Jefferson County to promote a C-PACER program and increase industrial energy efficiency.
• $253,000 to Jefferson County to create energy-efficient stock house plans that reduce emissions and lower costs of homebuilding in their community.