Viewing Grant Proposal: Kalamazoo Nature Center Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan

I support this project. The stated goal of the EIED grant program is to develop low carbon energy infrastructure, and the MI Healthy Climate Plan calls for Michigan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, with a prioritization on actions that will provide the most rapid gains in GHG reductions. Additionally, many local governments here in Michigan have set even more ambitious goals that will help move our state to carbon neutrality in an equitable manner. But achieving these goals can be difficult for these local governments and other similar entities as they do not have the financial resources that are available to larger entities, such as large corporations that report profits in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Therefore, funds from this grant should go towards projects like this one. Through this project, the Kalamazoo Nature Center will be able to significantly reduce their carbon emissions as they transition to zero carbon operations by installing solar PV, and EV charging infrastructure. This is something greatly needed, and will also help others as a case study for what they can do to improve their own operations. This is perfectly in line with the stated goal of the EIED grant program, and thus should strongly be considered for funding.

I am strongly in support of this proposal. Both state and local governments have set ambitious goals for carbon neutrality, but achieving these goals can be difficult for many local governments due to a lack of financial resources – whereas large corporations that report profits of hundreds of millions of dollars should already have the funding for this work. Therefore, I strongly believe that funds from this grant program, the goal of which is to develop low carbon energy infrastructure, should go towards projects like this one. Funding this project would provide financial support to Kalamazoo in achieving their own plans for low carbon infrastructure. This will lead to deeper and more equitable emissions reductions than will many of the other proposals up for comment.

A community doing the work to advance green infrastructure. I support!

I am in support of this project. Expanding renewables, adding EV charging infrastructure, moving to fully decarbonize all align well with the stated goal of the EIED grant program to develop low-carbon infrastructure. Therefore, this project should be strongly considered for funding.

We fully support this project and applaud the Kalamazoo Nature center for their work decarbonize their footprint. This is the type of project these grants should fund.

I am supportive of this proposal. Electrification of vehicles is necessary to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions, and is directly in line with the goal of the EIED Grant program and the MI Healthy Climate Plan.