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                CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION

                        NEWS RELEASE


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For immediate release: Friday February 17, 1995

For more information contact: Rob Schlichting (916) 654-5159



                   WOODLAND SAVES POWER, 
               EARNS ENERGY COMMISSION AWARD


The city of Woodland will be presented an award for "Outstanding 
Energy Achievement in Local Government" at the City Council 
meeting Tuesday evening, February 21.

The resolution from the California Energy Commission commends 
Woodland for "reducing energy use...saving revenue for public 
services, and setting an example for all businesses and 
residents in the community." 

"Woodland has shown a strong commitment to cut energy costs 
in city-owned facilities," acknowledged Commissioner Jananne 
Sharpless of the Energy Commission.  "Since 1993, city 
officials have worked closely with the Commission to reduce 
energy waste." 

Through the Commission's Energy Partnership Program, Woodland 
conducted a detailed survey of the energy use in a number of 
its buildings.  As a result, the city's public works department 
recently completed replacing or modifying 2,891 outdated lighting 
fixtures with high-efficiency fluorescent lamps and electronic 
ballasts at City Hall, Police Station, Library, Municipal 
Corporation Yard, Municipal Swimming Pool and Community Swim 
Center.  Motion sensors were also installed in many rooms to 
turn off lights when the rooms were unoccupied.

"We're proud to say we've made our buildings more comfortable, 
and we've achieved great energy savings in the process," said 
Woodland Project Manager Sherri Martin.  She estimated that the 
improved lighting would cut the city's annual energy bill by 
almost $40,000 per year.  

The energy efficiency project was funded with a low-interest 
loan from the Energy Commission.  It also qualified for a 
$33,000 energy rebate from the city's utility company, Pacific 
Gas and Electric Company.

"With the PG&E rebate shaved off of the $155,000 we spent on 
the project, the city could recoup our investment in a little 
over three years," Martin said.

Scott Matthews, the Commission's Deputy Director for Energy 
Efficiency, and Daryl Mills, Public Sector Project Manager, 
will join in making the presentation of the resolution on behalf 
of the Commission.



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For more information, contact:

Sherri Martin, Project Manager, City of Woodland, (916) 661-5955

Rob Schlichting, California Energy Commission, (916) 654-5159




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