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Want to improve the quality of your public lighting and save money and energy? Get inspired by Zagreb!

Due to these measures, the city of Zagreb is currently benefitting from financial savings summing up to 79.500 € per year and is consuming 1,018,838 kWh per year less energy. The city is also saving 17.800 € per year for servicing public lighting (...)

By Kinga Kovacs, on 27 March 2009 | 16h16 | 461 visits
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Paris climate protection plan

The Paris Climate protection Plan, adopted by the City Council in October 2007, is the result of both a community expression of views and the thorough assessment of economic players, various local institutions and city administration departments. As such, it bears witness to a strong and (...)

By Sylvie Lacassagne, on 25 March 2009 | 12h00 | 584 visits
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In York citizens can now go to the library to borrow smart meters

Over 600 households in York have taken advantage of the opportunity to borrow smart meters for free from their local library in just a few weeks since the smart meter library scheme was launched at the beginning of January. Over 150 people are on the waiting lists after York residents (...)

By Ian Turner, on 25 March 2009 | 11h52 | 398 visits
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City networks & EREC request the re-inclusion of Smart Energy Cities in the EU Recovery Plan

In order to achieve short-term economic stimulus and widespread job creation, we ask for some adjustments of the Commission proposal to set the foundation for sustainable long-term recovery. On 28 January 2009, as part of this overall plan, the Commission proposed a € 5 billion investment (...)

By Blandine Pidoux, on 19 March 2009 | 11h29 | 509 visits
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Energy Commissioner Piebalgs inaugurates Covenant of Mayors Office

In his speech, Mr. Piebalgs congratulated the assembled CoMO staff for the excellent start, referring to the successful signatory ceremony in the European Parliament last month. He also highlighted the need to keep this pace and to put pressure on the signatory cities for meeting their (...)

By Miriam Eisermann, on 10 March 2009 | 12h04 | 524 visits
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