The greenest city in the State of Indiana is looking for the right person to help South Bend become more energy efficient.

In the same week in which South Bend was named the state’s Green Community of the Year for cities above 30,000 people by the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, the City began recruiting for the right candidate to fill a new Municipal Energy Director position.

Funded by a federal stimulus grant of more than $1 million ($100,000 of which for the Energy Office), the Municipal Energy Director will have lead responsibility for developing the South Bend Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy. The strategy will help South Bend reduce energy consumption costs citywide from $7 million currently to a goal of $5 million or less, enabling the position to be self-funding and make municipal government more cost-efficient.
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