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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#538135">Tim Czerwienski, AICP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#538135">|</span></b> 525 Canton Avenue | Milton, Mass. 02186
<b><span style="color:#538135">|</span></b> 617-898-4847<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Community Development via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 15, 2024 2:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bernard Cahill <bcahill@mrpc.org>; MassPlanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] Solar Implementation/Installation Grants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Bernard,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Town of Orange recently secured an MVP grant to install solar on the roof of our elementary school (along with BESS for backup). We tied the project into a larger scope including educational opportunities
for students and community members. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:#548235">Walker Powell (she/her) </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Orange, MA 01364 </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bernard Cahill via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:MassPlanners@masscptc.org">MassPlanners@masscptc.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Solar Implementation/Installation Grants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I’m reaching out to see if any municipality in Massachusetts has ever applied for a grant (state or federal) to fund the installation of rooftop solar on a publicly owned building
like a library, town hall, fire station etc.? If you have, what was the name of the grant and the granting agency?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I could find a couple of grant opportunities to fund feasibility or scoping studies for solar installation, but I am not finding grants that fund municipalities for the actual
construction and installation of solar on public buildings. I’ve looked through CommBuys and Grants.gov, but any additional recommendations or actual would be greatly appreciated.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Funding the installation of rooftop solar on public buildings seems like such low hanging fruit that I’m a little surprised at the dearth of installation/implementation grants
out there. Unless, of course, I’m just looking in the wrong places (totally possible!).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks in advance!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Bernard Cahill, Principal Planner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Montachusett Regional Planning Commission<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">464 Abbott Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Leominster, MA 01453<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Phone: 978.798.6180<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:bcahill@mrpc.org"><span style="color:blue">bcahill@mrpc.org</span></a></span></u><span style="color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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