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COPEC, Inc. NOPEC Energized Community (NEC) Grant 2021 Program Policies NOPEC, Inc. and NextEra Energy have established the NOPEC Energized Community Grant Program, which provides grants to existing NOPEC member electric and gas communities. Existing member communities are defined as those with metered accounts enrolled in NOPEC's electric and/or gas aggregation during the previous calendar year. The new grant program year will begin on January 1, 2021, with the primary goal of providing funds to help communities implement energy savings or energy infrastructure measures. NEC grants are intended to be used by member communities primarily for energy related projects. Member communities will be permitted, on a case-by-case basis, to use grants for purposes other than energy efficiency or energy infrastructure improvements. The policies governing the grant program have been approved by the Board of Directors. The Economic Development Director (EDD) will have oversight and day-to- day management responsibility for the program. Deadlines: NOPEC member communities that wish to accept the grant award must have a completed and approved profile by June 30, 2021. All grant funds must be secured by October 31, 2021. Secured funds include applications approved to escrow funds or complete a project. Any grant funds not accepted, with an approved community profile by June 30, 2021, or secured through the application process by October 31, 2021, will be returned to the grant pool. Eligibility and Notification: Existing NOPEC member communities enrolled in both gas and electric on January 1 will be paid cash grants at the rate of [$4] per enrolled account for gas and [$6] per enrolled account for electric per year. Existing NOPEC member communities enrolled in the gas program only will be paid cash grants at the rate of [$3] per enrolled account. Existing NOPEC member communities enrolled in the electric program only will be paid cash grants at the rate of [$5] per enrolled account. Enrolled accounts will be determined based on an average, using Q2 and Q3, of metered accounts of the previous calendar year. If an existing community was not enrolled for both quarters of the previous year, an average of the metered accounts enrolled for a minimum of three consecutive months will be applied. The minimum community grant amount will not be less than $250.00, Member counties and regional council of governments (COG) will also receive grants r based on the communities and programs enrolled through the county or COG iaazias9vi