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A quality home is the foundation of society & community

Rockford Housing Authority invests in solar panels, other efficiency upgrades

May 10, 2015

Sunday, May 10, 2015

By Lindsey Holden Rockford Register Star
Posted May 10, 2015 at 2:00 PM Updated May 10, 2015 at 9:15 PM ROCKFORD — The city’s public housing units will soon be more energy-efficient. The Rockford Housing Authority is completing a three-year, $7.2 million energy performance upgrade at nine of its 11 developments. Each site — aside from Fairgrounds Valley and Brewington Oaks, which are awaiting redevelopment — has gotten a new, more efficient system, including lighting, appliances, insulation, water, heating and cooling. The Housing Authority was able to make the upgrades through energy performance contracting. This U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development program allows agencies to borrow money to hire an energy contractor and then pay it back with money saved through more efficient systems. Read the full story here.]]>

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Within 5 years the RHA will re-establish itself as high performing agency that is a leader in housing and sustainable communities by developing additional, non-HUD revenue streams, increasing our asset base and offering state of the art resident initiatives.

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