According to this press release from Hillsborough County:
Hillsborough County has been notified that it will receive $7,665,200 in federal stimulus funds to undertake energy efficiency and conservation projects on its facilities and vehicles. The award is the largest energy grant awarded to a County government in Florida to date. The funding comes from $2.7 billion set aside as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions by governments around the nation.
The County plans to use the grant money on the following improvement projects:
-A solar photovoltaic system on the original County Courthouse on Pierce Street, $1.307 million
-Energy-saving lighting retrofit to two County warehouse buildings on Falkenburg Road, $300,000
This article appears in Dec 2-8, 2000.
