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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Department of Capital Planning and Policy
Grantee: County of Cook
Grantor: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: Make energy efficient improvements to equipment at Stroger Hospital campus facilities.
Grant Amount: $554,878.00
Grant Period: 6/1/2014 - 5/31/2015
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Accounts: N/A
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: Illinois' DCEO Public Sector Energy Efficiency Program, Illinois Energy Now, provides incentives for projects that increase the energy efficiency of local government facilities located in the service territories of ComEd and Peoples Gas. As per program guidelines, rebates over $150,000 require a grant agreement with the Department (DCEO). The Bureau of Asset Management's Department of Capital Planning & Policy has applied for and received approval for incentives for energy efficiency upgrades at Stroger Hospital campus buildings (Stroger Hospital, Hektoen Building, CORE Center, and Stroger Hospital Powerhouse) completed between 6/1/2014 and 5/31/2015. Cook County will receive $554,878 incentive for electric saving projects (Grant Agreement 15-420011).
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