JERSEY CITY — On Monday, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez announced that Jersey City will receive $2,329,500 for energy efficiency projects awarded from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Program which he created as part of energy legislation in 2007.
“Creating jobs and saving energy is a win-win, and this federal funding will do just that for Jersey City and all of the New Jersey municipalities that are receiving it,” said Sen. Menendez. “Jersey City will benefit with additional jobs, lower energy consumption and budget savings that can be passed on to taxpayers.”
The City of Jersey City has slated the money for the following energy efficiency projects:
– $347,000 for city-wide energy audit to assess the energy consumption of public buildings including City Hall and other key city-owned facilities.
– $465,000 to create a Green Revolving Loan program to assist small businesses throughout the city with the costs associated with weatherization and retrofitting.
– $790,148 to furnish the city’s new Communications Center with MEP equipment, pavement, a green roof, sunshades, and other “greening” components of the building.
– $436,138 for solar compactors to reduce pollution by cutting down the frequency of trash collection trips.
– $291,214 to place 45 LED street lamps along Martin Luther King Drive. – RK