CPRG Selected Applications by Sector - Electric Power
Electric power is generated through various technologies that use fossil fuels, nuclear fuels or renewable energy.
- About 60% of U.S. electricity comes from burning fossil fuels, mostly coal and methane.
- In 2022, electric power generation produced the second largest share of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).
The following selected applications include proposed projects in the electric power sector:
General Competition Selections
- Central Midlands Council of Governments (South Carolina)
- City of New Haven (Connecticut)
- City of New Orleans (Louisiana)
- Colorado Energy Office
- Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
(Coalition Members: City of Cleveland, City of Painesville) - Hudson Valley Regional Council (New York)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
- Metroplan (Arkansas)
(Coalition Members: City of Fort Smith, Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission) - Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
- Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
- Nez Perce Tribe
- Utah Department of Environmental Quality
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
(Coalition Members: Virginia Energy)
Tribes and Territories Competition Selections
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
- Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island
- Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
- Bay Mills Indian Community
- Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
- Fort Independence Indian Community
- Hopi Utilities Corporation
- La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians
- Narragansett Indian Tribe
- Native Village of Eyak - Capital Projects Department
- Nez Perce Tribe
- Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
- Pueblo of Sandia
- Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
- Spirit Lake Tribe
- St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
- Tule River Economic Development Corporation
View or download the CPRG Infographic: Electric Power (pdf) or view the text version.
About CPRG
Authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program provides nearly $5 billion in grants for states, local governments, Tribes, and territories to develop and implement ambitious plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution.
Additional Resources
- Refer toCPRG Implementation Grants: General Competition Selections information and CPRG Implementation Grants: Tribes and Territories Competition Selections.
- Refer to the listing of selected applications.
- To learn more about greenhouse gas emissions, please refer to EPA's Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions.