City of East Lansing Invests $213,200 of Federal Funds in Energy Conservation

The City of East Lansing is using $213,200 in federal funds to update lighting in city owned buildings and reduce energy consumption.

According to excerpts from the article:

“Given the amount of money we got, we decided to go with a relatively modest capital improvement,” East Lansing Community Development Analyst Tim Schmitt said.

Of the seven city-owned buildings, the funds will be able to set up new lighting in five, said Tim McCaffrey, East Lansing’s director of Parks, Recreation and Arts.

“The grant isn’t going to allow us to do all of the buildings,” he said.

McCaffrey said the city will save an estimated 293,998 kilowatt-hours per year, which could reduce the energy bill by almost $30,000. In 2008-09, the city spent $421,825 on building operating costs, which include maintenance and energy use. The city’s 2009-10 budget plans for operating costs to be $488,075.

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