{"id":179829,"date":"2025-04-10T05:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T05:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alabama\/the-alabama-news-center-gov-ivey-awards-grants-for-energy-upgrades-at-local-government-nonprofit-facilities-throughout-alabama\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T05:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T05:32:09","slug":"the-alabama-news-center-gov-ivey-awards-grants-for-energy-upgrades-at-local-government-nonprofit-facilities-throughout-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=179829","title":{"rendered":"The Alabama News Center \u2014 Gov. Ivey awards grants for energy upgrades at local government, nonprofit facilities throughout Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AlabamaEnergyEffiencyFeature.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AlabamaEnergyEffiencyFeature-600x336.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-277392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By: Alabama News Center Staff<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded 16 grants totaling close to $700,000 to make upgrades to lighting, heating and air conditioning, and wastewater treatment systems at facilities operated by local governments, utilities and nonprofit organizations across the state.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of these State Energy Program grants is to reduce energy waste and lower utility costs by replacing outdated systems with equipment that is more energy efficient.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese grants provide a practical and long-term solution to high energy costs for public and nonprofit agencies that often operate with limited funds,\u201d Ivey said. \u201cThese upgrades will be a boon for budgets and in many cases will directly improve services the organizations offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Alabama Weather Blog is pleased to present an excerpt from a featured article in partnership with the Alabama News Center. For the full post including images, videos, and related links, please visit the article <a href=\"https:\/\/alabamanewscenter.com\/2025\/04\/08\/gov-ivey-awards-grants-for-energy-upgrades-at-local-government-nonprofit-facilities-throughout-alabama\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Alabama News Center Staff Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded 16 grants totaling close to $700,000 to make upgrades to lighting, heating and air conditioning, and wastewater treatment systems at facilities operated by local governments, utilities and nonprofit organizations across the state. 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