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February 3, 2010
On February 3, 2010, the Northeast-Midwest Senate and Congressional Coalitions and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) held a briefing on how state governments have used funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to expand energy efficiency programs. State officials discussed how ARRA dollars have helped them create local jobs and reduce energy bills through the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), the State Energy Program (SEP) and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG). In addition, speakers gave their perspectives on state energy provisions – including WAP, SEP, EECBG and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) – in the administration’s FY2011 budget request.