Apparently $109.5 million. From the aforementioned 100 Days, 100 Projects report:
The New York State Veteran's Home at St. Alban's, in Jamaica, New York, is using $109.5 million in Recovery Act spending to install more efficient motors, variable speed drive units, lighting, ballasts, lighting sensors, daylight sensors and to replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. All of these improve the energy efficiency of the facility, lower costs, and lessen its impact on the environment.
Just curious -- let's say the improvements cut the facility's power bills by half. How many years will it take ...
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