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Article: United States : County, city to get more than half-million dollar energy grant.
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- October 28, 2009
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Thanks to the U.S. Department of Energy s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, 13 counties and 147 municipalities throughout Maryland will receive funding for cost-effective energy efficiency measures and renewable energy systems.
Both Allegany County and Cumberland will see a piece of the money. The county was allocated $417,000 while Cumberland was awarded $93,000.
We have not actually decided what we will spend this on since we have not received the actual paperwork yet, said City Administrator Jeff Repp. But most likely it will be used to retrofit existing city-owned street lights and lights at facilities ...