Leaders in Augusta highlight energy-efficiency efforts

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – On Wednesday morning, state and local leaders announced new investments for Augusta in energy efficiency.

In the coming months, the city will roll out programs to make our public transit system energy-efficient.

At the Augusta-Richmond County Library on Wednesday, state Sen. Harold Jones II and Augusta Commission member Jordan Johnson were joined in a presentation by the Weatherization Assistance Program and other local contractors helping to make the green push.

“Two million Georgians will be eligible. You’ll have your disabled and elderly persons who will be eligible and that’s the infrastructure. Which can apply across the board,” said Jones.

The goal was to showcase the benefits of energy-efficiency technologies.

In addition to touting the tangible benefits realized in these laws, speakers urged federal leaders to reject efforts to scale back investments in climate and to further expand on them in order to reduce carbon pollution.

In addition to Jones and Johnson, the event featured Joe Savage, owner and president of Doc Savage Heating and Air; Henry Gibson, quality control inspector at the CSRA Economic Opportunity Authority; and Chris Hall, executive director of Sustainable CSRA

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