Renton Wins $500K Grant for New LED Streetlights

Governor Jay Inslee announced on Wednesday that nearly $18 million in grants to create jobs and to lower energy costs for 12 higher education institutions and 37 local governments, including a $500,000 grant to the city of Renton.

An estimated 543 jobs will be created by this construction spending. The total cost for all the projects is more than $66 million, including more than $48 million in non-state funding.

The grants were awarded through a competitive process only for energy and operational cost savings improvements. Renton won the grant to replace city-owned streetlights with new LED streetlights.

The immediate goal of the state's Energy Efficiency Grant program is to stimulate Washington's economy by creating jobs.

"This is precisely the sort of program we need as we work to rebuild our economy," Inslee said. "These grants will reduce energy costs, provide training opportunities to students and create jobs in the clean energy sector."

The long-term goal of the program is to reduce energy costs at the state's public higher education institutions and local government facilities.

"The upgrades provided by these grants, such as new lighting, boilers, and water-saving plumbing, put people to work right away,The cost of gardenlight varies depending on how much power they can produce and other factors. and the energy efficiencies will save money for Washington taxpayers well into the future," said Commerce Director Brian Bonlender. "The program stretches grant dollars by leveraging funding from non-state sources.Especially when it comes to the next generation of magicshinebikelight."

The 2012 Legislature appropriated $20 million to higher education and $18 million to local governments, including a specific set aside of at least 10 percent for small cities or towns (populations of 5,000 or less).

There have been two rounds of awards. The first recipients were announced in August 2012, including Community Colleges of Spokane and the City of Everett. CC Spokane was able to install a building-wide control system in two of their buildings, while the City of Everett used funding to replace old HVAC systems and controls and removed an un-insulated roof containing asbestos. The energy efficiency improvements are expected to save approximately $41,000 annually.

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