Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency - Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency

 

 

 The BER FY18 Program is available in all of Lake and Cook Counties, most of St. Louis County and Itasca County and portions of Koochiching, Aitkin and Crow Wing Counties. Please see service area map attachment or vistit the IRRRB detailed website map link: http://mn.gov/irrrb/about-us/who-we-serve/

Advanced Program

The Advanced Business Energy Retrofit Program (BER) is designed to educate and help assist businesses with energy efficient decisions, working directly with the contractors and aid in financing the energy retrofit project to include estimated payback calculations. The BER Program will support and provide the business up to $20,000 in eligible retrofit expenses or 1/3 of the total project up to $60,000. A $500.00 application fee plus $900.00 audit fee will be required to participate in this program and processed at the time of a project closing.

**Advanced FY18 BER Program Description**

Standard Program

The Standard Business Energy Retrofit Program (BER) is designed to aid in financing the energy retrofit project. The BER Program will support and provide the business up to $20,000 in eligible retrofit expenses or 1/3 of the total project up to $60,000. A $500.00 application fee will be required to participate in this program at the initial inspection and processed at the time of project closing. 

**Standard FY18 BER program description**

 NEW FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2018

•  FY18 BER Applications are due by August 11th, 2017. After due date, it will become a first come, first serve basis.
•  Accepted eligible prevailing wage compliant bids are due within 30 days of initial inspection. 
•  50 employees or less unless approved by IRRRB.
•  Projects cannot be started or finished prior to AEOA's initial inspection. 

**FY18 BER Service Area Map**

**FY18 Ber Application & Release**

 

**FY18 BER Application & Release (Fillable)**