SPPC Distributes Grants to Nonprofits
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Sierra Pacific Power Company will be awarding more than $75,000 in grants to 16 nonprofit organizations in northern Nevada to fund weatherization and energy-efficient retrofit projects at the agencies' facilities. The grants are part of Sierra's GO-43 demand-side, energy conservation programs.

Representatives from the agencies will receive the grant checks in a ceremony today at the Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada headquarters in Reno. Jeff Ceccarelli, president, Sierra Pacific Power Company, and Bob Balzar, director of energy efficiency and conservation, will conduct the presentation.

Now in it's third year, this program funds projects like the installation of windows, appliances and heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, insulation and replacement of inefficient lighting fixtures. By reducing their energy costs, these organizations are able to devote more of their financial resources to their mission, their clients and their community.

"This program is just one of a series of programs we've developed at Sierra Pacific and Nevada Power to help our customers better manage their utility costs and at the same time, help our company to decrease the total amount of energy we need to purchase on the market or produce in our own power plants," said Balzar.

Agencies receiving grants include: