File #: 23-497    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Procurements and Contract Status: Passed
File created: 10/27/2023 In control: CMAP Board
On agenda: Final action: 1/10/2024
Title: Authorization to enter into a three-year contract with National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to support the Reaching Net Zero: Transport-Energy Scenarios for Northeastern Illinois initiative for communities to access clean energy in the amount of $500,000
Attachments: 1. NREL - Memo

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Authorization to enter into a three-year contract with National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to support the Reaching Net Zero: Transport-Energy Scenarios for Northeastern Illinois initiative for communities to access clean energy in the amount of $500,000

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ACTION REQUESTED: Approval

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PURPOSE & ACTION: CMAP, in partnership with ComEd and the Respiratory Health Association, is a recipient of a grant award through the Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) partnership program. CMAP will receive $500,000 over a three-year span to refine tools and analyses to help reach net-zero transportation emissions by 2050. NREL will administer the project. Funding for this project is through an award to CMAP and its partners through the In Depth Technical Partnerships competitive program.

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