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Keystone College has received a $200,000 state grant to fund a campus-wide lighting project designed to save energy and reduce electricity costs. The grant is part of the Pa. Conservation Works project sponsored by state Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Energy and Technology.
Keystone will use the funding to replace lighting throughout the campus with energy-efficient lighting systems and to install motion sensors and energy-efficient emergency exit signs throughout campus. Work on the new lighting systems will begin this spring.
The project is expected to yield significant long-term cost savings by reducing energy consumption, resulting in a minimum 25 percent increase in energy efficiency on campus.
“Keystone is committed to conserving energy in order to preserve our on-campus environment and reduce costs whenever possible,” said Keystone College president Dr. Edward G. Boehm Jr. “The funding we have received will enable us to further build upon the many environmental initiatives we have undertaken in recent years as a member of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment.””