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Bomke announces clean energy grants
LCHS set to improve lighting this summer
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[May 12, 2007]
SPRINGFIELD -- More than $325,000 has
been provided by the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation to
school districts and communities in the 50th Senate District,
according to state Sen. Larry Bomke, R-Springfield. The funding is
provided through a grant program administered by the Illinois Clean
Energy Community Foundation to complete projects that reduce
pollution, save energy and increase energy efficiency.
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 Most of the grant money will be used for energy-efficient lighting
upgrade projects at schools."The schools are going to see
much-needed relief in their utility bills from the use of these
grants," Bomke said. "And the money that goes to the IMEA (Illinois
Municipal Electric Agency) will [help] to keep our area's power
costs low." =
The primary function of the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency is
to provide wholesale electricity to municipalities that own and
operate their own electric generation or distribution system. The
agency's goal is to keep the utility prices low for communities and
to insulate them from the high prices that are increasingly common
in the short-term power market.
The grant money will be distributed to school districts and
communities listed below from Bomke's 50th District.
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Auburn CUSD 10
School lighting upgrade project -- $37,362
May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2008
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Montessori
Children's House of Springfield
School lighting upgrade project -- $2,405
May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2008
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Pawnee CUSD 11
School lighting upgrade project -- $11,016
May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2008
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Rochester CUSD 3A
School lighting upgrade project -- $12,684
May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2008
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Springfield Public
School District 186
School lighting upgrade project -- $13,074
May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2008
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St. Patrick
Catholic School
School lighting upgrade project -- $3,348
May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2008
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Tri-City School
District 1
School lighting upgrade project -- $56,161
May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2008
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Williamsville CUSD
15
School lighting upgrade project -- $48,660
May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2008
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Lincoln CHSD
404
School lighting upgrade project -- $33,242
May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2008
The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, an independent
foundation established in December 1999, has awarded more than $128
million in grants. The foundation's goal is to provide financial
support for projects that advance energy efficiency, expand the use
of renewable energy resources, and preserve and enhance natural
areas and wildlife habitats throughout Illinois.
More information on the foundation is available at
www.illinoiscleanenergy.org.
[Text from news release sent on
behalf of
Sen.
Larry Bomke and received from
Illinois Senate Republican staff]
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