Specifications include, but are not limited to: Designated Green Communities may submit a grant application to fund all, or a portion of the costs of, constructing and implementing energy efficiency and renewable or alternative energy activities, including but not limited to: • Energy conservation measures and projects • Demand side reduction initiatives • Hybrid, electric or plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles • Electric vehicle charging stations • Vehicular efficiency measures, such as idle reduction equipment and after-market hybrid retrofit kits • Financing the siting and construction of renewable and alternative energy projects on municipally-owned property • Building Operator Certification training for up to two staff members • Energy storage to address peak demand