SEVEN OHIO PROJECTS TO RECEIVE GRANT MONEY TOTALING $421,000 TO IMPLEMENT ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 19, 2005

Columbus, OH -- Lieutenant Governor Bruce Johnson has awarded seven Energy Loan Fund (ELF) grants totaling more than $421,000 to implement distributed energy resource (DER) technologies. The grant program is administered through the Ohio Department of Development’s (ODOD) Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE).

“This money will assist grantees in implementing a variety of energy technologies that reduce energy consumption and help them effectively manage their energy use,” said Johnson, who also serves as Director of the ODOD. “These awards represent a mix of energy technologies showing the many advanced options available for Ohioans today.”

Distributed energy resource projects locate power generation close to where it will be used. This on-site generation reduces some of the efficiency lost when power generated in one place must be transmitted and distributed to another. The latest round of funding consists of two clean burning projects featuring combined heat and power or landfill/biomass methane technologies for businesses. In addition, five renewable energy projects feature solar photovoltaic and/or wind turbine technologies for businesses.

Project/Applicant
Project Type
Amount Awarded

Athens County Commissioners (Athens County)Photovoltaic/Wind
$34,348

Bexley Greenbelt Foundation(Franklin County)Photovoltaic/Wind
$9,526

City of Wooster(Wayne County)
Combined Heat & Power
$150,000

Malabar Farm Foundation(Richland County)Photovoltaic/Wind
$18,970

Judith Anne Royer(Montgomery County)
Wind
$9,450

Thermotech 21 LLC(Cuyahoga County)
Photovoltaic/Wind
$50,000

Toledo Lucas County Convention & Visitors Bureau(Lucas County)
Combined Heat & Power
$149,524

The ELF was originally established in 1999 to provide an incentive for Ohioans to proceed with energy- efficiency and renewable-energy projects through low-interest loans from participating banks. In 2003, legislation was amended to authorize up to 10 percent of ELF receipts to be awarded as grants. In 2004, OEE awarded $ 1.4 million to projects through ELF grant programs. The ELF program is funded through electric utility riders paid by customers of Ohio’s five investor-owned utilities (AEP, CINergy, Dayton Power & Light, First Energy, and Monongahela Power). Details about the ELF are available online at www.odod.state.oh.us/cdd/oee/ELFGrant.htm