June 8TH, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are sharing some of their recent work together to show communities and cities throughout the country how integrated clean energy solutions can be used on a large scale.
Among the recent success stories they are using as examples are ones in the New Orleans area.
After Hurricane Katrina, the agencies united to provide a push for the area to embrace energy efficiency standards during the rebuilding process. So far, the message seems to have worked.
The city has built schools that are 30 percent more efficient than code, and the Regional Transit Authority added 39 biodiesel buses to their fleet in New Orleans and Kenner. These projects were made possible by the DOE, NREL and the Southeast Louisiana Clean Fuel Partnership.
Recently, the New Orleans area was selected as one of 25 Solar America Cities by the Department of Energy.
Greensburg, Kansas, is also being used as an example of an energy efficiency leader based on the area’s rebuilding process after a 2007 tornado that destroyed 95 percent of the city.
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