Michigan’s Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund (EERLF) supports energy efficiency audits, retrofits, and upgrades for commercial and residential buildings within Michigan.
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) received more than $13 million from the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund Capitalization Grant to fund the MI EERLF for residential and commercial projects.
Grant and loan programs are currently in development.
Upgrades and retrofits must be recommended by a program compliant audit. Includes commercial mixed-use with multifamily across any number of stories.
Determine the overall consumption of energy of the facility of the eligible recipient
Identify and recommend lifecycle cost-effective opportunities to reduce the energy consumption of the facility of the eligible recipient
Identify the period and level of peak energy demand for each building within the facility of the eligible recipient and the sources of energy consumption that are contributing the most to that period of peak energy demand
Recommend controls and management systems to reduce or redistribute peak energy consumption
Estimate the total energy and cost savings potential for the facility of the eligible recipient if all recommended upgrades and retrofits are implemented, using software approved by the Department of Energy (DOE)
Upgrades and retrofits must be recommended by a program compliant audit.
Use the same evaluation criteria as the Home Performance Assessment used in the Energy Star program
Identify and recommend lifecycle cost-effective opportunities to reduce the energy consumption of the facility of the eligible recipient
Recommend controls and management systems to reduce or redistribute peak energy consumption
Compare the energy consumption of the residential building of the eligible recipient to comparable residential buildings in the same geographic area
Provide a Home Energy Score, or equivalent score (as determined by the Secretary), for the residential building of the eligible recipient by using DOE’s Home Energy Score Tool or an equivalent scoring tool
The Home Energy Score tool fully satisfies requirements #4 and #5 but does not fully satisfy requirements #1, #2, or #3.
To meet these requirements DOE recommends states have auditors use Home Energy Score and supplement the Home Energy Score report with:
For questions about Michigan’s Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund, contact Nick Dobkowski at DobkowskiN@Michigan.gov
