City Program Provides Energy Savings To Neighborhoods

Some of the 2,000-plus homes retrofitted with energy-saving measures in the City of Houston's Residential Energy Efficiency Program are reporting monthly energy savings of up to 20 percent.

The first of the homes was fitted with energy-saving measures such as weather-stripping, insulation and energy-efficient light bulbs in January 2007.

The city footed the bill for the project, which targeted certain neighborhoods.