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Fort Worth committee reviews energy strategy and DOE-funded streetlight retrofit
Summary
City staff told the Property Management and Environmental Services Committee that an EECBG-funded strategy document, a 1,650-streetlight LED retrofit and a resident outreach campaign aim to cut energy use across city facilities, with TPW projecting about $1.2 million in annual savings once retrofits are complete.
On Jan. 13 the Property Management and Environmental Services Committee heard a briefing from Jordan Balusic, environmental supervisor in the Environmental Services Department, on the city's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) work and the department's draft energy strategies for city facilities, systems and fleet.
Balusic said the EECBG award, granted by the U.S. Department of Energy in fiscal 2024, has three components: a strategies document being developed with contractor Ameresco; a grant-funded retrofit of 1,650 streetlights in partnership with Transportation and Public Works (TPW); and public education and outreach, including a postcard mailing and a new energy and sustainability website.
The strategies document,…
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