ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER IS IMPLEMENTING HIGHER ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR CITY BUILDINGS. UNDER THIS DIRECTIVE, NEW CITY BUILDINGS WILL BE SUBJECT TO A MORE RECENT ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE THAT KELLER SAYS WILL SAVE 20 TO 25 PERCENT IN ENERGY COSTS. THE CITY IS CURRENTLY USING THE 2009 NEW MEXICO ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE WHICH THE MAYOR’S OFFICE SAYS IS SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND NATIONAL STANDARDS.
KELLER SAYS GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS ARE SOME OF THE LARGEST ENERGY USERS, SO SWITCHING TO HIGHER ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS WILL REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS AND TAXPAYER COSTS.
