Business Energy Retrofit Program (BER) - Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) - Business and Commercial Services

702 3rd Avenue South, Virginia, MN 55792

Eligibility

Businesses located in: - All of Cook and Lake counties - Most of Itasca and Saint Louis counties - Portions of Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Koochiching counties

Required documents

Application/registration form prevailing wage compliant bids from local contractors

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

(612)235-6762

Fax

(218)780-8061

Voice

https://www.aeoa.org/business-energy-retrofit

Application process

Call for application form

Service area

Aitkin County, MN
Cook County, MN
Crow Wing County, MN
Itasca County, MN
Koochiching County, MN
Lake County, MN
Saint Louis County, MN

Other Information

Program Fees

No Fee

Description

Educates and helps assist businesses within the Taconite Assistance Area with energy-efficient decisions and aids in financing the energy retrofit project. The Business Energy Retrofit Program (BER) will support and provide the business up to $20,000 in eligible retrofit expenses or one-third of the total project up to $60,000. Applicants are required to obtain prevailing wage complaint bids from local contractors and submit them with the AEOA's application.

Last Assured

09/03/2025

What's Here

Funding

Providing organization

Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) - Business and Commercial Services

Offers programs for businesses, including the Business Energy Retrofit Program and Downtown Building Rehabilitation Program