Emerald People’s Utility District About Us News & Events Press Releases EPUD Offers $40,000 Energy Grant to Community Organizations Your Utility Board of Directors News & Events Careers Bids, Contracts, & Proposals Public Notices Resources EPUD Offers $40,000 Energy Grant to Community Organizations April 12, 2019, 7:00 am Press Releases Community organizations in Emerald People’s Utility District’s (EPUD's) service area have an opportunity to reduce their electric bills and support renewable energy through a $40,000 GREEN grant. GREEN stands for Giving Renewable Energy to Emerald Neighborhoods. “We accomplished two goals with this grant,” said DeAnna Townsend, executive director of MidLane Cares. “We lowered our monthly electricity bill significantly and we are getting closer to reducing our carbon footprint. It was great to work with EPUD and we were impressed with the professionalism shown by the solar system installers.” Saving money for local nonprofits with clean energy is what this grant is about, said Patty Jo Angelini, EPUD public relations coordinator. “Our project helps community groups save money on electricity costs, freeing up funds that could be used to provide additional community services. Since some of these organizations rent office space we’ve made sure they also can receive these grant funds.” Customers enrolled in Emerald PUD’s GREEN program fund these grants. “Our customers choose to pay an additional amount on the kilowatt-hours used each month,” Angelini said. “It is heart-warming to see customers dedicate $5 to $10 per month to help the environment and support renewable community projects.” GREEN program supporters also help keep the air clean. Every year, the average residential GREEN participant avoids releasing more than 708 pounds of greenhouse gas (CO2-e) into the air and pollution from driving the average car more than 787 miles. Organizations can apply for the GREEN grant online or submit a paper application. The deadline to submit completed applications has been extended to Monday, July 8. GREEN participants will vote on which project to fund. To be grant eligible, an organization must be an Emerald PUD customer-owner and a non-profit organization, academic institution, or a public institution. Previous winners include Mid Lane Cares in Veneta, Creswell Food Bank, Pleasant Hill School District, and Lost Valley Education and Event Center in Dexter. The GREEN grant is part of Emerald PUD’s long-standing commitment to our communities and to renewable energy. Examples include solar electric installations on Emerald PUD’s building and in several high schools the utility serves. EPUD also has supported wind power and biomethane energy production with the Short Mountain Methane Power Plant. For more information, email Rob Currier or call at (541) 744-7402. STAY CONNECTED Main Address 33733 Seavey Loop Road Eugene, OR 97405-9614 View Directions to Main Office Customer Service Hours Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Friday through Sunday Contact Phone: (541) 746-1583 Toll-Free: (800) 422-4086 Fax: (866) 284-7953 Do Not Sell My Info Equal Opportunity Employer Non-Discrimination Statement Privacy Policy Terms of Use Website Accessibility A Powerful Creation © 2021 Emerald People’s Utility District Selecteer een taal Nederlands Afrikaans Albanees Amharisch Arabisch Armeens Azerbeidzjaans Baskisch Bengaals Birmaans Bosnisch Bulgaars Catalaans Cebuano Chichewa Chinees (traditioneel) Chinees (vereenvoudigd) Corsicaans Deens Duits Esperanto Ests Fins Frans Fries Galicisch Georgisch Grieks Gujarati Haïtiaans Creools Hausa Hawaïaans Hebreeuws Hindi Hmong Hongaars Iers Igbo IJslands Indonesisch Italiaans Japans Javaans Jiddisch Kannada Kazachs Khmer Kinyarwanda Kirgizisch Koerdisch Koreaans Kroatisch Lao Latijn Lets Litouws Luxemburgs Macedonisch Malagasi Malayalam Maleis Maltees Maori Marathi Mongools Nepalees Noors Odia (Oriya) Oeigoers Oekraïens Oezbeeks Pashto Perzisch Pools Portugees Punjabi Roemeens Russisch Samoaans Schots Keltisch Servisch Sesotho Shona Sindhi Sinhala Slovaaks Sloveens Soendanees Somalisch Spaans Swahili Tadzjieks Tagalog Tamil Tataars Telugu Thai Tsjechisch Turkmeens Turks Urdu Vietnamees Wels Wit-Russisch Xhosa Yoruba Zoeloe Zweeds Mogelijk gemaakt door Translate