Tuesday, January 12, 2010 1:04 PM
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story by the Associated Press appeared January 6, 2010.
RALEIGH - The National Governors Association hopes that North Carolina will become a laboratory for finding the best ways to make state buildings more efficient.
The association, a public-policy organization based in Washington, said January 5 that North Carolina and five other states will help refine the most cost-effective ways to update public buildings to make them more energy-efficient.?The findings will be used to help states design larger-scale programs for retrofitting buildings.
Gov. Bev Perdue's office announced January 5 that eight small towns will share $330,000 in federal stimulus money to help with energy-efficiency efforts. The grants are the first distribution of the money; a second round is coming before spring.
