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San Francisco Mayor Announces $4 Million for Energy Efficiency Programs

March 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Today, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will be announcing a major chunk of funding for the city’s commercial and residential energy efficiency program, called SF Energy Watch. Since it began in 2007, the program has been successful in creating 150 green collar jobs through services like free on-site assessments of energy usage.

Why do energy efficiency programs matter? To date, SF Energy Watch has reduced energy usage by 6 megawatts, which is about the amount it takes to power 6,000 San Francisco homes.

SF Energy Watch provides jobs for the green collar workforce of San Francisco and the Bay Area. As we move forward, energy efficiency will be increasingly important and in the national mainstream thanks to President Obama and his advocacy on the issue. I want to ensure that San Francisco has the base of workers to meet the need.

-Mayor Newsom

For more information on this announcement, see Mayor Newsom’s post on CleanTechnica.com, and watch the following video from the SF Energy Watch website:

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About Clayton B. Cornell

Clayton B. Cornell was formerly a professional blogger as Lead Writer for Gas 2.0, Important Media’s blog covering the future of sustainable transportation, and was covering biofuels and green car technology for Important Media (formerly GreenOptions.com) since the beginning of 2007. Before GO, Clayton ran the training program for one of the EPA’s largest public toxicology information libraries at Oregon State University, which was fulfilled under a $2-million Federal grant. He became a biodiesel enthusiast after experimenting with small-scale biodiesel production in OSU’s chemical engineering lab, and has extensive hands-on experience with diesel cars and trucks, including the practical use of biodiesel and straight-vegetable-oil (SVO) as alternative fuels. Clayton graduated from the University of Utah with honors, receiving a degree in Biology and Chemistry. On the side, Clayton likes to spend his time at the beach or in the mountains. He’s been a professional river-guide, amateur beer judge, and world traveler, and currently lives in San Francisco.

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