The City of Mount Pleasant will be receiving the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) from the Texas Energy Conservation office as part of federal stimulus funding.
The grant received is a 100% grant with no local match in the amount of $57,576. Funding will be used to purchase and install a HVAC control system for the Municipal building which houses City Hall, the Police department and Municipal Court and replace an A/C unit at the Civic Center with a new energy efficient 10 ton split system condensing unit. .
“These projects will save a projected 38,183 Kwh annually, at no cost to the City for improvements” says Mike Ahrens City Manager.
The new system at the municipal building will include many features that will reduce energy usage. Features include web capabilities for remote access and control of HVAC equipment making it possible to start and stop system while viewing status, a graphical user interface for intuitive usability and ease of control, scheduling capability, and real time Kwh consumption data which will facilitate consumption reduction.
[The Daily Tribune, Mount Pleasant]