Pilot Objectives

• Encourage participation from Faith-based organizations (FBO) by providing free energy assessments, enhanced equipment upgrade incentives, and recruiting trade allies to perform the work.
• Provide the same services to the community-based organizations they partner with.
• Increase Focus on Energy presence by hosting events to educate the FBO’s congregation on energy saving opportunities and provide coupons for energy saving packs on the Focus on Energy Marketplace

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Why Participate?

The FOCUS ON ENERGY® Empowering Faith Communities Pilot will identify Houses of Worship ready to benefit from a little extra help with energy-efficient upgrades, including:

• FREE energy assessments conducted by an expert Energy Specialist. This assessment will identify the top energy-saving recommendations specific to your needs.
• A qualified list of Trade Ally contractors located in and around your community who can assist with your project upgrades.
• Step-by-step assistance from your Energy Specialist on obtaining quotes, performing upgrades, and understanding your savings potential.
• Elevated incentives of 75% of the first $20,000 in project costs and 50% of costs thereafter, up to $30,000 in total incentives.
• Information on no-cost energy-savings measures available for your membership base, along with additional services offered by Focus and Faith in Place to meet sustainability goals.

Participation Requirements

The Empowering Faith-Based Communities Energy Efficiency Pilot is designed to foster participation in energy efficiency initiatives among Houses of Worship and their affiliated members in Wisconsin.

Qualifications for participation:

• Customers must own their facility.
• Participants must have a 501(c)(3) designation (or an IRS self-declared House of Worship).
• Participants must be in operation for multiple hours, at least four days of the week.
• Participants must not have participated in the Focus on Energy nonprofit accelerator program.
• Participants must not have received more than $5,000 in funds from Focus on Energy in the last year.
• Participants must be willing to form a Faith in Place Green Team for ongoing coaching and support.

The Empowering Faith Communities Pilot is currently serving Houses of Worship and their associated nonprofit organizations in the southeastern quadrant of Wisconsin (between Madison and Milwaukee). Organizations outside the pilot area may submit an application as an expression of interest should the pilot expand.

Apply Today

If you are interested in participating in this pilot program in Wisconsin, please complete this interest form.

Learn More

https://www.faithinplace.org/focus-on-energy

Questions?

Please email laura@faithinplace.org with any questions regarding the program.