Improvements in local air quality
Energy management initiatives are among the most cost effective actions that local authorities can take to reduce the air pollution that causes serious environmental and health problems within their cities.
Financial savings
While many local authorities are faced with budget deficits, the appeal of saving money is often the starting
point for municipal energy management initiatives. Improved efficiency in municipal energy consumption
offer plentiful opportunities for reducing operating costs.
New jobs
Inefficient energy systems represent important investment opportunities in the community and such investments are among the most effective ways to create new employment. When energy management reduces expenditures on fuel and electricity, the savings can then be re-spent within the community.
Local economic development
The energy management industry itself is a growth industry and its promotion can be an effective component of local economic development strategies in the community. In addition, big business is increasingly considering the livability of a city an important factor in deciding where to locate – access to urban goods and transport efficiency (and so spatial development and public transport provision) are critical to creating livable cities.
New partnerships
Utilities, private enterprises, financial institutions and levels of government other than municipal are all pursuing energy management for various reasons. They have recognized that urban governments are well suited to deliver the type of integrated programmes often required to achieve energy-efficiency and renewable energy objectives.
Energy management initiatives are among the most cost effective actions that local authorities can take to reduce the air pollution that causes serious environmental and health problems within their cities.
Financial savings
While many local authorities are faced with budget deficits, the appeal of saving money is often the starting
point for municipal energy management initiatives. Improved efficiency in municipal energy consumption
offer plentiful opportunities for reducing operating costs.
New jobs
Inefficient energy systems represent important investment opportunities in the community and such investments are among the most effective ways to create new employment. When energy management reduces expenditures on fuel and electricity, the savings can then be re-spent within the community.
Local economic development
The energy management industry itself is a growth industry and its promotion can be an effective component of local economic development strategies in the community. In addition, big business is increasingly considering the livability of a city an important factor in deciding where to locate – access to urban goods and transport efficiency (and so spatial development and public transport provision) are critical to creating livable cities.
New partnerships
Utilities, private enterprises, financial institutions and levels of government other than municipal are all pursuing energy management for various reasons. They have recognized that urban governments are well suited to deliver the type of integrated programmes often required to achieve energy-efficiency and renewable energy objectives.
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