Energy Division

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The CNMI Energy Office supports energy conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energy programs and practices, and is committed to understanding the energy issues of our island. The CNMI Energy Office is a line agency within the Executive Branch that implements energy programs for the benefit of the island community utilizing State Energy Program (SEP), Weatherization Assistance Progam (WAP) grants along with remaining Petroleum Violation Escrow dollars awarded by U.S. Department of Energy.

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L to R: Thelma B. Inos, CNMI Energy Director, Carole Gates, branch chief, Weatherization Assistance Program, Gov. Benigno R. Fitial, Cathy Iverson, Golden Field Office branch chief, State Energy Program and Eileen Yoshinaka of Lockheed Martin.

The CNMI Division of Energy, along with the ARRA Office, welcomed three visiting U.S Department of Energy officials who were here to check on how the Commonwealth was spending the energy grants it recently received.

They also visited some project sites that included the CNMI Legislature building, Saipan Southern High School, Joeten-Kiyu Public Library, Guma Husticia Judicial Building, and the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.’s Power Plant 1.

“The CNMI Division of Energy and the ARRA Office are pleased and welcomes any opportunity to showcase the progress on SEP/WAP-ARRA projects and the positive aspects of the funding had on the CNMI and its people. Furthermore, it strengthens our commitment in ensuring maximum transparency and accountability on all ARRA funding provided by the US DOE,”