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Yonkers Wastewater Plant Equipped To Save Money |
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Posted by Westchester.com
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Thursday, 04 September 2008 |
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 White Plains, NY - Westchester County is expected to save about $225,000 annually as the result of a recently completed project to make the Yonkers Joint Wastewater Treatment Facility more energy efficient.
“Not only does this project save our taxpayers money, but it is important to the environment,” said County Executive Andy Spano of the collaborative project between the county and the New York Power Authority. “The plant will use less energy as a result of better equipment technology that allows for less run time per day and the use of high efficiency motors. It is part of our overall effort to save tax dollars and reduce the county government’s carbon footprint.”
The project involved replacement and relocation of pumps, piping and other equipment to improve the performance of the facility, which treats an average of 94 million gallons per day of wastewater. It is the largest such facility managed by DEF.
“This project demonstrates how local energy efficiency projects result in savings for municipalities and in advancing the goals of the Governor’s ‘15 by 15’ Plan to reduce electricity use by 15 percent below forecasted levels by 2015,” said Gil C. Quiniones, NYPA acting chief operating officer. “What this project is able to achieve is less energy usage from the electric power grid, for lower electric bills, reducing demand on power plants and enhancing air quality.”
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