Steven Holt: “The topic here is the green schools program, and energy costs are the second highest operating expenditure for schools…”

“The topic here is the green schools program, and energy costs are the second highest operating expenditure for schools after personnel costs. About a third of those $8 billion annually that schools spend on energy could be saved. What this legislation does, it provides help for local schools and States to invest in energy-saving design and technology, which will provide not only better learning conditions but save billions of dollars. So this actually is beneficial from a fiscal point of view, as well as an educational point of view.”