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The City of Marietta received $785,000 in grant funds from the Department of Energy to conduct energy saving activities. Two of the four projects funded under the Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) will be getting underway in January. The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program provides grant funds to U.S. local governments, states, territories and Indian tribes to fund programs and projects that reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions to improve energy efficiency.

The Traffic Light Conversion to Light Emitting-Diode (LED) program will be the first city project to utilize the new federal funding. Metropower Inc has been contracted to install the new LED bulbs. The city will begin installing the LED's across eight intersections throughout the City in January. The first areas scheduled to receive the new lighting upgrades will be the intersections of South Marietta Pkwy at Cobb Pkwy and North Marietta Pkwy at Cobb Pkwy. When completed this conversion project will help decrease energy consumption, which will assist with reducing C02 emission levels throughout the City.

The Marietta Board of Lights and Water also received funding from the EECBG grant to assist Marietta small business owners save money. Marietta Power will be using grant funds to perform energy audits for local businesses. The audit program will provide participating companies with information on how they can reduce energy related costs. The Marietta Board of Lights and Water has engaged GeoThermal Energy Solution to assist them with conducting the energy audits. For more information on how you can have an energy audit conducted at your business please contact Marietta Power at (770) 794-5106.