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Ontario will spend $35 million to upgrade its energy infrastructure, a move expected to save the city $75 million.
The city obtained funding from multiple sources, including the California Energy Commission Energy Conservation Assistance Act, Southern California Edison utility rebates, California Self-Generation Incentive Program, and a tax-exempt municipal lease at low-interest rates, according to a statement on the city’s website.
“I am excited to see our community progress toward a greener, economically viable future,” said Mayor Paul Leon in the statement. “This is a tremendous milestone for the city, local businesses, and residents.”
Improvements will include streetlight conversions that include “smart” monitoring, high-efficiency heating, cooling, and ventilation equipment, temperature controls; interior and exterior LED building and park lighting and; solar PV structures at the Convention Center, Toyota Arena, and City Hall Annex.
Battery storage that will provide backup power to critical sites will also be installed.
The program, dubbed “Smart Ontario,” will cut utility and operational costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 10,000 tons annually, enough to power 1,322 Ontario homes in one year, according to the statement.
