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Energy Conservation Assistance Act (ECAA)

Metadata Updated: July 24, 2025

The California Energy Commission’s Energy Conservation Assistance Act (ECAA), authorized by the California Public Resources Code Section 25410, et seq., established the State Energy Conservation Assistance Account (1979) authorizing the California Energy Commission to provide loans to public schools, local governments, and public institutions for energy conservation measures.The ECAA Education (ECAA-Ed) program provides zero-interest loans to public school districts, charter schools, county offices of education, and state special schools. Loans finance energy efficiency and energy generation projects. The maximum loan is $3 million unless the project involves EV charging infrastructure or battery energy storage energy measures which increases the maximum to $5 million.The ECAA (ECAA-Reg) program provides low-interest loans to cities, counties, special districts, public colleges and universities, public care institutions, public hospitals and California Native American Tribes. Loans finance energy efficiency and energy generation projects. The maximum loan is $3 million.Energy Conservation Assistance Act (ECAA) | California Energy CommissionLast Updated: November 2023Column Descriptions:Recipient - Full name of entity approved for ECAA loan.Project Type - Loan approved as ECAA-Ed loan or ECAA-Reg loan.Project Status - Project is either in construction (active) or complete and achieving energy savings (completed). Approved Loan Amount - Loan amount at time of approval. Note: Loan amount can change after approval via amendments and this may not be reflected on map data.Estimated Savings ($/yr) - Projected annual utility savings in dollars.Annual Electric Savings (kWh) - Projected annual electric savings in kilowatt hours.Lighting - Project involves lighting as an energy measure.HVAC - Project involves heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) as an energy measure.Solar - Project involves solar as an energy measure.Battery Storage - Project involves battery energy storage as an energy measure.EV Infrastructure - Project involves electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure for public fleets as an energy measure.Other - Project involves an energy measure that is not lighting, HVAC, solar, battery storage or EV infrastructure. Some examples include: controls, pump retrofits and transformer upgrades.Project Summary - Brief description of project details.Utility - Name of utility company that serves loan recipient.Type of Utility - Loan recipient's utility company is either an Invester Owned Utility (IOU) or Publicly Owned Utility (POU).DAC - Loan recipient is either located in (yes) or not located in (no) a Disadvantaged Community (DAC).Disclaimer: The ECAA GIS Analysis Map Tool is available for informational purposes only and shall not to be used for ECAA eligibility screening, determinations, or claims thereof.  It has been created by the California Energy Commission (CEC) based on publicly available data.  The CEC does not guarantee the accuracy of the Tool or data contained therein and is not responsible for any misuse or misrepresentation of the Tool or data contained therein.  All ECAA program eligibility determinations will be made by CEC pursuant to applicable program requirements, including program guidelines.

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Metadata Created Date July 23, 2025
Metadata Updated Date July 24, 2025

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Harvested from State of California

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Metadata Created Date July 23, 2025
Metadata Updated Date July 24, 2025
Publisher California Energy Commission
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