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Municipal Energy Manager (MEM) Program | Municipal Climate Change Action Centre (MCCAC)

March 31, 2026

Value

Year 1: 80% of MEM salary up to a maximum of $80,000 per year; Year 2: 40% of MEM salary up to a maximum of $40,000 per year.

Description

The Municipal Energy Manager Program offers staffing grants to municipalities in Alberta to offset the salary of an energy manager. The
energy manager will work for a municipality to develop an energy management plan, implement energy saving opportunities and realize
energy savings. Additional funding is also made available to support the implementation of energy management initiatives.

Eligible Applicants

The following are eligible to participate in the MEM program:

• Municipalities: designated Municipalities within the province of Alberta with population sizes below 150,000 residents (as per the 2016 Alberta Population Census) are eligible to participate in the MEM program. As per Section 1(s) of the Municipal Government Act, a “Municipality” is defined as:

  • a city, town, village, summer village, municipal district or specialized Municipality;
  • repealed 1995 c24 s2;
  • a town under the Parks Towns Act;
  • or a Municipality formed by a special Act; or, if the context requires, the geographical area within the boundaries of a Municipality described in sub-clauses (i) to (iii).

Eligible Expenses

Eligible expenses consist of direct salaries, or wages paid by the Municipality to the MEM for time worked on energy savings/GHG reduction activities and in accordance with the Municipality’s pay scales as regular salary excluding overtime pay and bonuses.

Deadline Date

Application deadline: March 2026

Contact

Contact Name: Municipal Climate Change Action Centre

Phone Number: 780-433-4431 or 310-2862 (Toll Free)

Website: https://mccac.ca/programs/municipal-energy-manager-program/

Industry:

Energy & Environment, Municipalities

Location:

Alberta

Tags:

ABmunis

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