SustainableBusiness.com Newswire
01/17/2011 01:58 PM ET
News from: Carbon Solutions America
Ft. Lauderdale Residents Earn $1,000 Rebates
Heike Lueger
Carbon Solutions America (CSA), headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Florida created an energy efficiency framework for the city of Fort Lauderdale called Smart Watts.
Smart Watts includes an energy efficiency rebate program where residents may qualify for up to a $1,000 in cash rebates for energy efficient improvements. CSA's program is aimed at improving energy efficiency, protecting the environment and lowering monthly energy bills.
Rebates will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis for the purchase and installation of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC), solar or gas on-demand water heaters, solar panels, Energy Star windows or doors and insulation. The program provides a 50% match of up to $1,000.
CSA has been hired as the City's Energy Manager and is assisting the City in setting up the next stage of the Smart Watts program which includes a revolving loan fund and a home energy savers program. Both initiatives will educate and provide incentives to the residents of Fort Lauderdale to conserve energy.
"The City of Fort Lauderdale must be congratulated for initiating a bold program that will help the residents understand energy conservation now and in the future. The City has now officially subscribed to a more sustainable development in South Florida." -Heike Lueger, Chief Environmental Scientist/ Carbon Solutions America
CSA is s a project development, asset management and climate change engineering and advisory firm which specializes in greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction projects that have the potential to create environmental attributes such as carbon, renewable energy or energy efficiency credits. CSA also specializes in conducting carbon footprints and overseeing the design and implementation of greenhouse gas reduction/sustainability plans.
CSA is partners with the Florida Center of Environmental Studies, the EPA Energy Star program, a founding reporter of The Climate Registry, registered with the World Bank Carbon Finance Unit, a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, the Climate Action Reserve, SWANA, and an EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Partner.
For more information please contact:
Nick Loeb Managing Partner
Carbon Solutions America
561-953-8960
dligotino@emailcsa.com
www.carbonsolutionsamerica.com
