ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS LOOKING TO SAVE MONEY IN OTHER WAYS AFTER VOTERS REJECTED THE DISTRICT’S LATEST BID AT THE POLLS FOR A MILL LEVY AND BOND ISSUE. THE DISTRICT IS NOW REDUCING ITS ENERGY USE TO SAVE MONEY … AND IT’S AT 4-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS RIGHT NOW. APS WATER AND ENERGY COORDINATOR TELLS KOB TV THEY’RE CURRENTLY AT 98 PERCENT IN THEIR 10 YEAR GOAL THAT STARTED FIVE YEARS AGO.
LAZAR ALSO SAYS APS WANTS TO CHANGE HOW STUDENTS THINK ABOUT SAVING ENERGY. TWENTY ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE ENERGY TEAMS RIGHT NOW THAT FORMED TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO WAYS TO ELIMINATE WASTE AT BOTH HOME AND AT SCHOOL.
