HONOLULU — Forty-nine city parks will get upgrades that will make them more energy efficient, Oahu officials announced Wednesday at a news conference.
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Park improvements include 15,000 individual LED light upgrades, 1,000 efficient plumbing fixture installations, 14 on-site pool chlorine generation systems and 16 weather-based irrigation controls
Upgrades will help the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, minimizing water and electricity usage and reducing the use of harmful pool chemicals
The project is expected to save taxpayers $97 million over 20 years
It will also create 400 local jobs
The multi-year park improvement project was created through a partnership between the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation and NORESCO, an engineering consultant company.
