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t’s been one year since the Bend City Council adopted its Climate Action Resolution, aimed at improving energy efficiency in the city. Some of the biggest sources of energy usage: electricity and natural gas.

An update issued Sept. 19 reported that over the “past few years,” the City of Bend achieved a savings of about $30,000 by reducing its electricity usage.

“We have achieved these results by fine-tuning our building systems and educating staff in energy efficiency practices, efforts that come at a very minimal cost,” Facilities Manager Grant Burke said in the release. The Bend City Council planned to update the public on the city’s progress—and outline its short- and long-term plans regarding energy efficiency and fossil fuel reduction—during its Sept. 20 meeting.

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City Trims $30,000 in Electricity Costs

by Nicole Vulcan, The Source - Bend, Oregon
September 20, 2017

<h1>City Trims $30,000 in Electricity Costs</h1> <p class="byline">by Nicole Vulcan, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />September 20, 2017</p> </p> <p> <span class="fdnDropCap">I</span> </p> <p> t's been one year since the Bend City Council adopted its Climate Action Resolution, aimed at improving energy efficiency in the city. Some of the biggest sources of energy usage: electricity and natural gas. </p> <p> An update issued Sept. 19 reported that over the "past few years," the City of Bend achieved a savings of about $30,000 by reducing its electricity usage. </p> <p> "We have achieved these results by fine-tuning our building systems and educating staff in energy efficiency practices, efforts that come at a very minimal cost," Facilities Manager Grant Burke said in the release. The Bend City Council planned to update the public on the city's progress—and outline its short- and long-term plans regarding energy efficiency and fossil fuel reduction—during its Sept. 20 meeting. </p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/city-trims-30000-in-electricity-costs-4037959/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=27954&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/city-trims-30000-in-electricity-costs-4037959/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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