Program Highlights • Achieves $4.7MM in net savings over 20 years • Generates clean, electric power and improves operational efficiency • Reduces electric utility purchases by 49% • Offsets greenhouse gas emissions by 324 metric tons, equivalent to the carbon sequestered annually by 974 acres of U.S. forests • Supports Gonzales Grows Green initiative and creates a sustainable model for other communities Technical Scope • Installed 426 kW of solar power at two sites • Upgraded all City-owned streetlights • Upgraded interior lighting at the Fire Station and interior/exterior lighting at the Corp Yard THE OPPORTUNITY In 2008, the City of Gonzales launched a long-term sustainability initiative, Gonzales Grows Green (G3), seeking to improve the economy, environment, and social eq

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