City of San Jose Energy Efficiency Projects
$4M in EECBG funding has been designated for energy efficiency projects at municipal facilities. Planned projects include lighting retrofits, mechanical equipment replacements and heating, ventilation and air conditioning controls adjustments at over 50 municipal facilities by December 2012. These projects will help to reduce energy costs at municipal facilities and generate revenue for the City's Energy Fund to allow for the funding of additional energy-efficiency and renewable projects at municipal facilities.
energy.sanjose.gov

Cost Analysis Tool Helps Cities Switch to LED Lighting
The Retrofit Financial Analysis Tool, developed by the DOE Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium in collaboration with the Clinton Climate Initiative, provides municipalities, utilities, and other organizations a method of analyzing the cost and return-on-investment from lighting efficiency projects.
USDOE - The Retrofit Financial Analysis Tool

Ann Arbor officials tout latest LED street lighting project
Estimate annual savings of $5,600
annarbor.com/news

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2012 Energy Links & Resources
State, federal and partner company links with the up-to-date energy info for your community.

Article - PDF
Performance Contracting: A Tool for Capital Improvements without Up-front Costs
by: Leo McNeil of Trane

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Project Green Fleet
- Why Should I Make My Fleet Cleaner and Greener?
- School Bus Fleets & Other Diesel Fleets
- Resources & Downloads
Environmental Initiative Project

NYC MTA - Vehicle Fleet Operations: Going Green at MTA Bridges and Tunnels
Roadway sweeper truck uses cleaner bio-diesel fuel, as do all heavy-duty service vehicles in the agency's Fleet.
mta.info/news

President Obama visits UPS to discuss federal green fleet vehicles initiatives
"upside", the UPS blog
President Obama talked about the increasing importance of putting more alternative fuel vehicles on our nation's roads and acknowledged UPS for our involvement in helping to create natural gas corridors along our highways.

Modular Classrooms
Cutting-Edge, Green Modular Classrooms - online article
The Modular Building Institute (MBI)

Modular Classrooms
High-Performance Modular Classrooms - PDF
Building Design & Construction
www.BDCnetwork.com

Green Energy Magazine
News in Brief

The Center for Green Schools
U.S. Green Building Council

Eye on Energy 2012: A Realistic Look at Renewable Energy Technology
facilitiesnet.com

The municipal lease finance industry has been active and growing!

Municipal leasing has weathered the storm: According to Bob Neptune of the Equipment Finance Advisor, the municipal leasing industry is alive and healthy. "In other words, we have just come through one of the worst economic periods in our lives and municipal leasing losses have remained at numbers near zero. In the overall municipal bond market, 2010's $2.8 billion in defaults amounted to about .09 percent of the total outstanding. Meanwhile corporate bond defaults range from about 3 percent in good times to as high as 12 percent in bad times."   More details >

Leasing now a standard tool: According to Carolyn "Charlie" McNeil of 1st Source Bank, Fort Wayne, IA, "a municipal lease purchase appears to be the right financial tool with flexibility, low cost, minimal time and hassle, to use with a planned fleet management program."

New propane conversions available for fleets! Alliance AutoGas, through conversion equipment provider and cofounding partner American Alternative Fuel, is now EPA-certified to convert more than 200 vehicle types to propane autogas utilizing the Prins System. American Alternative Fuel privately funded these Environmental Protection Agency certifications to ensure fleet owners and managers nationwide can choose from a wide variety of vehicle makes and models when converting to clean-burning autogas.

The additions will make the Alliance AutoGas complete program an immediate fit for more fleets. New certifications include the latest model years for the popular Ford Crown Victoria and E-series vans, and additional certifications for several medium duty GM platforms. With more than 200 eligible vehicles, this is the largest privately financed portfolio of autogas vehicle certifications in the U.S. More details >