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<br /> <br />E <br /> <br />NERGY <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 <br />Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Funds <br />? <br /> <br />Santa Ana was allocated almost $3.3 million for energy efficient improvements to City facilities <br />and community park lighting and heating/air conditioning systems. <br />? <br /> <br />These projects will reduce annual energy use by approximately 820,000 kWh, with a consequent <br />reduction in CO emissions of 565 metric tons each year. <br />2 <br />? <br /> <br />The projects will produce an annual energy savings of approximately $106,600. <br /> <br />Santa Ana Energy Leader Partnership with Southern California Edison <br />Small Business Direct Install Program <br /> <br />? <br /> <br />Since 2008, over 2,855 businesses have participated in the Direct Install Program. <br />? <br /> <br />These businesses received $3 million worth of energy efficient upgrades, saving an estimated 10.2 <br />million kWh annually- enough to power 1,700 homes each year. <br />Residential Programs <br />? <br /> <br />Lamp Exchange event held in 2008 helped residents exchange 7,584 inefficient lamps with <br />energy efficient lamps at a total value of $189,256. The annual energy savings is 596,387 kWh. <br />? <br /> <br />Residents have received free Home Energy Surveys and $50 for pick-up of used refrigerators. <br />The annual energy savings is 173,638 kWh. <br />? <br /> <br />Energy Efficiency Kits were distributed to 39,150 residents, saving 2,287,550 kWh annually. <br />? <br /> <br />Over 10,300 compact fluorescent lights were given out at public events, saving 361,375 kWh <br />annually. <br />? <br /> <br />Three Holiday Light Exchange events were held, providing a total of 4,600 strands of LED lights. <br />? <br /> <br />Fifteen schools and 1,472 students participated in the Living Wise Program where students <br />received free energy efficiency kits for their homes. The annual energy savings is 84,000 kWh. <br />LED Street Lights and Traffic Signals <br />? <br /> <br />The City replaced 253 street lights with energy efficient <br />light emitting diode (LED) technology. This is <br />approximately 10 percent of the total street lights. <br />? <br /> <br />LED streets lights save 74 percent or 287,119 kWh <br />annually. This saves the City $36,755 per year with lamps <br />lasting over 15 years, therefore reducing maintenance <br />costs too. <br />? <br /> <br />The City’s carbon footprint was lowered by 198 metric <br />tons of carbon dioxide, equivalent to removing 39 <br /> <br />passenger vehicles from the road. <br />? <br /> <br />A total of 290 traffic signals at all intersections were replaced with LED technology. <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />