BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To help reduce energy use and help the environment, the City of San Leandro, Calif. recently approved a contract with Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., to build a 330-kilowatt cogeneration facility at the City's Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP). Expected to save 60 percent in plant energy use, the new power plant has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by 1,500 tons per year, or the equivalent of planting 1,500 new trees. The new facility represents a major step in helping the City meet its goal of reducing San Leandro greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent below 2005 levels by 2020.
