An aggressive campaign to increase the number of energy-efficient school buildings in the Polk County School District resulted in a Top 10 ranking from the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program.
The program releases an annual list of the Top 25 cities with the most Energy Star-efficient building.
This year's list ranks Lakeland at 7th based on 120 buildings that met the requirements for Energy Star labeling—119 of which were the direct result of the School Board of Polk County's Energy Management Division. The estimated cost in savings for 2009 is $8.3 million.
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