GREENFIELD — Thanks to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER), upgrades to the heating and cooling system at the Police Station will be funded by a $125,593 Green Communities grant.
The city will replace the Police Station’s 30-year-old rooftop units with new high-efficiency models, resulting in reduced energy consumption and increased comfort for occupants, according to a Greenfield press release.
Mayor William Martin said the city is grateful to the DOER and the Baker-Polito Administration for the grant award and “for enabling Greenfield to continue to reduce energy use and save taxpayer dollars through projects that reinforce our commitment to sustainability.”
“Greenfield is excited to add this to a long list of accomplishments that have resulted in an energy reduction of over 25 percent across the municipality since 2008,” Martin said. “The city continues to leverage its opportunities for sustainability. With the changing schedule for a Public Safety Complex, the Police Department required a longer-term facility and this DOER grant provided the HVAC funding to meet that challenge.”
Greenfield’s grant is part of almost $15 million awarded to 91 Green Communities across the state, according to the release. Since 2012, when the city was designated a Green Community, Greenfield has received more than $780,000 to improve efficiencies.
“Greenfield also recently upgraded all the lighting at the Police Department to LEDs, a project fully funded through utility incentives,” added Greenfield’s Energy and Sustainability Director Carole Collins. “Once both projects are complete, annual savings will exceed $14,000 and maintenance costs will decrease dramatically as well.”