Hoboken officials are boasting up to $300,000 in savings after completing energy efficient upgrades at 11 municipal buildings throughout the city.Â
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
This comprehensive project, which used incentives from New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program, saved taxpayers more than $200,000 on the capital costs of energy efficiency upgrades and will save approximately $100,000 on energy costs each year.
“Hoboken is leading the way in green initiatives that not only reduces our carbon footprint and impact on our local environment, but also saves energy costs and reduces the burden on taxpayers,†Mayor Ravi Bhalla said in a statement.
“Promoting smarter energy policies in our City buildings while saving taxpayers $100,000 each year is a win-win for Hoboken. Thank you to the Hoboken Green Team and Director Jen Gonzalez for helping initiate these positive changes for our City.â€
Energy upgrades were installed in City Hall, the Public Works Garage, Fire Engine Companies 1, 2, and 3, the Fire Exempt Hall/Fire Department Museum, Midtown Garage, Fire Engine Company 4, the Ambulance Corps and Parking Garages B, D, and G.
These upgrades include LED energy efficient lighting, as well as high-efficiency heating and cooling systems.
The upgrades were recommended by energy assessments completed by Lime Energy through the Direct Install program offered by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program, which makes investments in energy efficiency upgrades for local governments.
Furthermore, Hoboken also recently completed the installation of upgraded LED lighting in Church Square Park thanks to a Sustainable Jersey Small Grant funded by The Gardinier Environmental Fund.
All lights in Church Square Park were replaced with energy efficient LED fixtures, and are superior to traditional fixtures in efficiency, lifespan, durability, and maintenance.
LED lights last four times longer than traditional fixtures and have a 100,000 hour life span.
Hoboken residents and business owners can save energy and money by visiting www.njcleanenergy.com to learn about incentives for energy efficiency upgrades, and rebates for purchasing EnergyStar appliances or recycling old refrigerators.
WAY TO MUCH GOOD NEWS FOR HOBOKEN !
QUICK SOMEBODY FIND A WAY TO TWIST THIS INTO BAD NEWS !
Does this offset the no-show jobs in and out of Ravi Bhalla’s office?
Btw, the lights on Washington St. are awful. There’s third world cities lit better.
Totally lame but credit to you for giving it a try.
Why keep so many lights on? There’s no need for the no show jobs in the mayor’s office. When was the last time Ravi was seen in City Hall?
Still lame and even under another different name.
It’s time for HCV to dig in deeper on the Ravi Bhalla no show job scandal. Forget the puffery on light bulbs. How many mayor’s aides are riding around in that damn pimpmobile?
Psychotic ? More lame obsessed crazy hate under yet another name.
Why the lame coverup effort? Why are there two communications managers on the payroll? How many no-show jobs are there in the Hoboken mayor’s office?
This is good thing. No reason to bash Bhalla over this. If his opposition attacks him for doing god things it only hurts them, not the mayor.
Don’t be a Beth
What on earth does Beth have to do with anything. He’s just being a dimwit doofus as usual. You’ve always been a little smarter than the other two real doofuses of Hoboken, especially the club president, but don’t expect him to heed your advice.
Hi Stan. The tower down your block is going higher. I need more developer $$$ so hey, enjoy the construction. It’s only temporary. It’s going to be great.
Don’t call me, I’ll call you.
Love and kisses,
Ravi, the Developer’s Mayor