On Monday, Senator Coons joined United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu on the campus of Delaware State University. Secretary Chu’s visit marked DSU’s participation in President Obama’s national Better Building Challenge, a public-private partnership that will save billions of dollars in energy costs, promote energy independence and create tens of thousands of jobs in the hard-hit construction sector.
“We’re grateful to have Secretary Chu back in Delaware for the second time in just a few months,” Senator Coons said. “Energy efficiency is one of the most straightforward and effective ways we can save money and conserve energy.”
As a Better Buildings Challenge partner, DSU aims to reduce energy consumption by 25% in about two million square feet of building space by 2015. To do that, the university will decrease energy usage and update vital facility systems using a new and innovative financing option. New Castle County and the State of Delaware are also partners in the Better Building Challenge.
Chris is a longtime advocate of energy efficiency programs, dating back to his work on former Governor Ruth Ann Minner’s Energy Taskforce. He is currently a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Researches and is a co-chair of the Alliance to Save Energy.
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