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NOW.
GREEN...
OFFICIALS ARE
LIGHTING...
AND MOTION SENSORS IN
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS - IN
ORDER TO SPEND LESS
MONEY ON ELECTRICITY.
VALLEY MOBILE
REPORTER T-J DEL SANTO
IS IN PAWTUCKET.
EFFICIENCY UPGRADES WILL
PAWTUCKET BUILDINGS,
ME. THE UPGRADES WILL SAVE
PAWTUCKET IS TRYING TO SAVE
SOME GREEN BY GOING GREEN.
THEY HAD AN ENERGY AUDIT
CONDUCTED BY RISE, AN
ENERGY SOULUTION PROVIDER.
THEY CAME BACK WITH A LOT
OF RECOMMENDATIONS...(26)
MOTION SENSORS.
THREE BUILDINGS HAD THE
ENERGY AUDIT...CITY HALL, THE
WORKS BUILDING AND THE
THEY ESTIMATE WE'LL SAVE
AROUND $25,000 ANNUALLY,
SWITCHES FOR THE THREE
BUILDINGS.
WORKS BUILDING WILL SAVE
OLDER LIGHTS ARE REPLACED
AND MOTION SENSING LIGHTS
UPGRADES TO THE THREE
BUILDINGS WILL COST 145
THOUSAND DOLLARS TO
COMPLETE.
PARTNER IN THIS PROGRAM,
THEY REBATE 70% OF THAT
COST.
WILL COME FROM RISE, SO THE
THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE
UPGRADES, A COST WHICH
MONTHS.
THIS SHOWS THE DIRECTION
TO TAKE TO REDUCE COSTS TO
THE TAX PAYERS AND TO MOVE
FORWARD TO A MUCH MORE
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
WAY.
AND THOSE INSTALLATIONS
WILL BEGIN IN 2-3 WEEKS. WITH
THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY
MOBILE NEWSROOM, I'M TJD,
EWN.
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