Indy Office of Sustainability awarded $787K for energy efficiency 

The City of Indianapolis’s Office of Sustainability is taking steps to become more energy efficient.Funding from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program from the U.S. Department of Energy gave the office $787,040 to lower energy use and decrease overall utility costs in municipally owned buildings.The goal of the project is to reduce climate pollution and improve public health for all Indy community members through healthier air quality. The city owns over 200 municipal buildings, like the City-County Building on E. Washington Street. (Photo/McGuire Studios)“The generous funding from the U.S. Department of Energy will open up new opportunities for innovation and efficiency within the more than 200 city-owned structures throughout Marion County,” Mayor Joe Hogsett said. “This support from our federal partners is key in helping make sure Indianapolis can stay ahead of the curve when it comes to combating climate change and reducing carbon emissions locally.”The funding will support the following initiatives: A partnership with the Purdue University School of Engineering and Technology to deploy their learn-on-the-job workforce training program to perform energy audits on up to 200 municipal buildings. Utilization of energy management software to track internal energy benchmarking data. Building capacity with an energy manager who...