{"id":220841,"date":"2010-01-24T03:29:42","date_gmt":"2010-01-24T08:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagopressrelease.com\/?p=12163"},"modified":"2010-01-24T03:29:42","modified_gmt":"2010-01-24T08:29:42","slug":"gov-quinn-announces-grant-to-improve-energy-efficiency-for-large-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/220841","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Quinn announces grant to improve energy efficiency for large customers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Energy Program at UIUC Funded by Federal Recovery Dollars<\/h3>\n

\"\"Gov. Pat Quinn today announced that the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is the first recipient of a Large Customer Energy Efficiency Grant to help large energy users reduce the amount of energy they expend.<\/p>\n

The program is one component of Illinois’ Energy Plan, the most comprehensive effort to date to address the state\u2019s energy production.<\/p>\n

UIUC will receive more than $848,000 for a campus-wide energy efficiency initiative that will save $1 million per year in energy costs. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGreen energy projects like this one on the U of I campus are one of the wisest ways we can invest our capital funding,\u201d said Gov. Quinn.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only are we lowering our energy costs and reducing our dependence on foreign oil, we are putting people to work in the green economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

UIUC’s project will generate savings totaling more than $1 million. These savings are approximate to the amount of electricity, coal and gas energy used by over 1,000 homes annually.<\/p>\n

In addition to the energy efficiency savings, officials estimate the project will create 18 construction and installation jobs and will help retain 36 jobs based on the annual savings.<\/p>\n

The university will implement a number of energy-saving measures, including energy wheels in several new and renovated buildings, thermal pipe insulation, Variable Air Volume hoods and controls for the Chemical Life Services Building A, Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning Controls in the Krannert Center for Performing Center\u2019s Mezzanine, exhaust controls in the Levis Facility, and geothermal systems for several buildings at the Allerton Park and Retreat Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ARRA-funded State Energy Program will help organizations, businesses and consumers become better stewards of the earth and help put money back into the economy through green job creation,\u201d said DCEO Director Warren Ribley.<\/p>\n

The Large Customer Energy Efficiency Grant Program is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and administered by the Illinois Energy Office in the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.<\/p>\n

For additional information about the State Energy Program, please visit illinoisenergy.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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