NEWS RELEASE

               CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION


For Immediate Release: November 16, 1994
For More Info Contact: Rob Schlichting, (916) 654-5159


            STATE LOAN PROVIDES CLOVERDALE WITH 
              ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS


The California Energy Commission today approved a $22,113 
low-interest loan that will allow the City of Cloverdale to 
install energy-efficient lighting and other energy-saving 
improvements in city buildings.

The loan, made through the Energy Conservation Assistance Act, 
will enable Cloverdale to replace outdated lighting fixtures in 
City Hall, the library, the police and fire station and the city 
park's recreation hall.  In some locations, time clocks, motion 
detectors and photocells will be installed to turn off lights, 
heat and air conditioning when not needed.  All told, the 
improvements should cut the city's utility bill by over $7,100 a 
year.  

"The projects were identified last year as part of the Energy 
Partnership Program, through which the state Energy Commission 
provides local governments with technical assistance in ways to 
cut energy waste," said Carol Giovanatto, Assistant to 
Cloverdale's City Manager.

Giovanatto said that some of the savings seemed surprisingly 
large.  "We discovered that, in the library alone, we can save 
over $100 a year in energy costs by replacing our old incandescent
exit signs with more efficient models," she said.

In addition to energy savings, Giovanatto said that Cloverdale's 
maintenance costs will also be reduced once the new lighting is 
installed. "The latest generation of energy-efficient florescent 
bulbs are longer-lasting.  That means additional savings, since we
won't have to pay to have them replaced as frequently," she said.

The state's Energy Conservation Assistance Act funds low-interest 
loans to local governments, schools and other agencies willing to 
invest in energy efficiency.  From the savings on its utility 
bills alone, Cloverdale should be able to repay the loan in just 
over three years.  

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Carol Giovanatto
Assistant to the City Manager, Cloverdale, CA (707) 894-2521

Energy Commission Contact: 
Rob Schlichting, Information Officer (916) 654-5159


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