Princeton Borough and Township have received a $60,000 grant to study energy use and generation in local public buildings.
Awarded by The College of New Jersey's Municipal Land Use Center (MLUC), the Building Livable Communities grant is expected to be used over a period of 18 months under the guidance of a steering committee of the Princeton Environmental Commission's Sustainable Princeton initiative.
Part of the grant will be used to conduct an energy audit on Borough, Township and Princeton Regional School buildings to determine how to increase their energy efficiency. Funds from the grant will then be used to implement the audit's recommendations, which are expected to cut costs for the buildings' heating, cooling and lighting.
The grant will also fund attempts to educate the Princeton community about sustainability, with the steering committee creating a "living plan" to involve the community in promoting energy efficiency.
Created in 2005, Sustainable Princeton seeks to increase energy efficiency and lower energy costs, develop sustainable local purchasing practices and educate local officials and the public on sustainability issues.
The MLUC aids municipal governments' efforts to become more environmentally friendly. It is funded by a Federal Highway Administration grant secured by Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.), whose district includes Princeton.
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