Staff reductions in Erie County government, fewer coal - fired power generation, energy conservation projects in county office buildings and other measures allowed the county to meet the Paris accord's 26 percent reduction goal in greenhouse gases more than a decade ahead of schedule, according to an inventory County Executive Marc Poloncarz unveiled. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Along with the increase in Prop. 98 funding, the LAO says $ 2 billion that had been earmarked for specific purposes, including spending on energy conservation projects, will be freed up, bringing the total of «new» Prop. 98 money to $ 5.2 billion. (edsource.org)
«But it's definitely cheaper to put the LEDs in,» says Stephen Prey, who coordinates energy conservation projects for the California Department of Transportation. (newscientist.com)