Citrus Heights Community Center. // SB Williams

By Sara Beth Williams–
The Citrus Heights City Council on Wednesday approved a $194,000 retrofit project to install energy-efficient lighting fixtures at the Citrus Heights Community Center.

According to the city, replacing current light fixtures in the Community Center with LED lighting will “provide significant energy savings,” and LED lighting will last longer. The project was brought forward to address strategic plan objectives that call for tackling multiple deferred maintenance projects at the Citrus Heights Community Center, which had been discussed at an annual planning meeting in March. The City Council voted to approve the project without comment.

The total contract cost for the project will be $193,800, with $137,000 of funds covered through an Energy Efficient grant allocation. $56,700 will be funded through General Capital Replacement Funds. This item was part of the consent calendar.

The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) is a federally funded program that helps states and local governments to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy use and emissions, according to the Department of Energy. The program is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and aims “to help communities achieve their clean energy goals.”

The city said it also hopes to also be eligible to receive $10,290 in rebates through SMUD’S Complete Energy Solutions program, but an alert notification on the utility’s website states that the company is “discontinuing incentives for new lighting upgrade projects.” All lighting project requests submitted after Aug. 15, 2024 “will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis” and must be completed by Sept. 30, 2024. No extensions will be granted beyond these dates, the website states.

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