Fund-It Fast Chats: Back to School | Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade Energy Efficiency Program (KTEP) 

It's back-to-school season, and while everyone's shopping for pencils and backpacks, we're talking about something schools need just as much: funding to fix aging buildings. 

In this episode of Fund-It Fast Chats, we break down the Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade Energy Efficiency Program (KTEP) — a California Energy Commission loan program offering 0% interest loans to help public school districts, charter schools, county offices of education, and state special schools upgrade lighting, HVAC, water heating, insulation, solar, and EV charging infrastructure. 

In just a few minutes, you'll learn: 

  • What KTEP is and how the loan gets repaid through energy savings 

  • Who's eligible to apply 

  • What projects qualify (and which ones don't) 

  • Why you may already have what you need — the energy audit requirement 

  • How and where to submit an application 

If your district has a maintenance list nobody's gotten to, this one's worth five minutes of your time.  

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