Decatur and Atlanta are two of 15 southeastern cities sharing a $20 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to retrofit homes and businesses for improved energy efficiency.

I’m still digging around to find out the how much, the what and the when. I’ll update this post as I gather the gritty nitty.

UPDATE: Lena Stevens, Decatur’s Resource Conservation Coordinator, e-mailed some details. She doesn’t yet know the exact dollar amount Decatur will receive, but says the majority of the funding will go to residents and businesses for investments in energy conversation. Her entire note after the jump.

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Judy writes in with some kind words and wonders what downtown Decatur and its restaurants are doing for Earth Hour this Saturday (3/28) at 8:30p.

Well, the city recently posted its plans for the hour over on The Decatur Minute…

The City of Decatur has signed up to participate and will turn off lights on the MARTA Plaza as well as non-essential lighting in city buildings.

But I haven’t heard or seen anything about downtown business participation.  Anyone out there with a plan?

Perhaps an hour of mandated candlelight dinners?