Whitley County awarded $46,763 grant to make lighting more efficient in the Whitley County Jail
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
Whitley County is among 37 Hoosier communities whose efforts toward energy efficiency in governmental buildings is being rewarded -- to the tune of $46,763 locally.
On Tuesday, Leutenant Governor Becky Skillman announced that Whitley County would be a recipient of one of 46 Energy Efficienct and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) awarded across the state. In all, $3.35 million in grant funds were awarded for upgrades to fund conservation and efficiency projects including LED traffic light conversion, facility lighting upgrades and non-lighting building retrofits. Communities were considered for the grants based on a competitive bidding process.
“These communities have stepped up and are leading by example by making sure public buildings and facilities are not wasting taxpayer dollars through inefficiency,” Skillman. “Grants such as these help Hoosier counties, cities and towns to be good stewards of public facilities by reducing energy consumption.”
Whitley County has been awarded the $46,763 grant to subsidize lighting retrofits for government-owned structures.
"This grant will retrofit or replace the lighting fixtures in the 23 year-old Whitley County Jail with energy efficient lighting," said Michael Schrader, Whitley County commissioner.
"This upgrade is estimated to save approximately $6,700 in energy costs at the jail annually," Schrader added.
Funded through the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) and administered in Indiana by the Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED), only cities and towns with populations of less than 35,000 people and counties with populations under 200,000 people eligible to apply for these grants.
The Indiana EECBG Program assists eligible entities in creating and implementing strategies to reduce fossil fuel emissions in a manner that is environmentally sustainable, reduce the total energy use of the eligible entities, increase energy efficiency, reduce energy consumption and reduce energy costs through efficiency improvements and create new jobs and increased productivity to spur economic growth and community development.
Skillman will officially present the grant awards on March 26 in Indianapolis.
Whitley County is among 37 Hoosier communities whose efforts toward energy efficiency in governmental buildings is being rewarded -- to the tune of $46,763 locally.
On Tuesday, Leutenant Governor Becky Skillman announced that Whitley County would be a recipient of one of 46 Energy Efficienct and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) awarded across the state. In all, $3.35 million in grant funds were awarded for upgrades to fund conservation and efficiency projects including LED traffic light conversion, facility lighting upgrades and non-lighting building retrofits. Communities were considered for the grants based on a competitive bidding process.
“These communities have stepped up and are leading by example by making sure public buildings and facilities are not wasting taxpayer dollars through inefficiency,” Skillman. “Grants such as these help Hoosier counties, cities and towns to be good stewards of public facilities by reducing energy consumption.”
Whitley County has been awarded the $46,763 grant to subsidize lighting retrofits for government-owned structures.
"This grant will retrofit or replace the lighting fixtures in the 23 year-old Whitley County Jail with energy efficient lighting," said Michael Schrader, Whitley County commissioner.
"This upgrade is estimated to save approximately $6,700 in energy costs at the jail annually," Schrader added.
Funded through the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) and administered in Indiana by the Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED), only cities and towns with populations of less than 35,000 people and counties with populations under 200,000 people eligible to apply for these grants.
The Indiana EECBG Program assists eligible entities in creating and implementing strategies to reduce fossil fuel emissions in a manner that is environmentally sustainable, reduce the total energy use of the eligible entities, increase energy efficiency, reduce energy consumption and reduce energy costs through efficiency improvements and create new jobs and increased productivity to spur economic growth and community development.
Skillman will officially present the grant awards on March 26 in Indianapolis.