Make Your Water Heater Work for You, Plus a SNEW Project Highlight
May 18, 2023 No Comments
Learn about ways you can save energy and money through the WatterSaver program and how SNEW services are helping our community.
Sierra Healthy Refrigeration Program & Climate Planning
Sierra Business Council (SBC) and the High Sierra Energy Foundation (HSEF) are working together on the Sierra Healthy Refrigeration Program (SHRP), which will provide technical assistance for refrigeration rebate applications and access to free refrigeration units to bring healthy food options to low-access areas. SBC and the HSEF have been allies for nearly a decade on the Rural and Hard-to-Reach working group, sharing best practices and promoting the needs of rural ratepayers to the California Public Utilities Commission.
SBC and the HSEF are coordinating efforts to implement this program in 16 counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Lassen, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, Sutter, Tuolumne, and Yuba.
This grant program is funded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture Office of Farm-to-Fork (CDFA-F2F) and will award free energy-efficient refrigeration units to corner stores, food donation programs, and other small businesses in low-income or low-access areas throughout the state. These new refrigeration units are to be stocked with California-grown fresh produce, nuts, dairy, meat, eggs, and minimally processed and culturally appropriate foods.
Benefits of the SHRP include:
The CDFA will open the refrigeration grant program for application submission in one phase. The timeline of refrigeration grant applications is as follows:
SBC and the HSEF will assist interested applicants with the application process, as well as support the selection, procurement, and installation of refrigeration units.
If you, or anyone in your network, is interested in the Sierra Healthy Refrigeration Program, please reach out to us at info@sierrafridgegrant.org! For eligibility requirements and program information, please visit our website.
Learn about ways you can save energy and money through the WatterSaver program and how SNEW services are helping our community.
Please join Sierra Business Council at an upcoming workshop designed to collect important community feedback on broadband access and digital equity in the Sierra Nevada on May 12 from 10 am to 2:30 pm.
Make an impact in your community through the CivicSpark program! CivicSpark is an AmeriCorps program dedicated to building capacity for local governments in California, Washington, and Colorado to address emerging environmental and social equity resilience challenges such as climate change, water resource management, affordable housing, and mobility.