The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Energy Loan Program has awarded a low-interest loan of $135,104 to assist the Leeton R-X School District with an energy efficiency project. The district will install energy efficient lighting and make HVAC improvements.

The project is anticipated to result in annual energy savings of approximately $17,830. In addition, the project is expected to reduce electricity use by more than 176,572 kilowatt hours (kWh), avoiding nearly 164 metric tons of carbon dioxide pollution, which equates to removing 38.3 passenger cars from the road for a year.

Since the Energy Loan Program’s inception in 1989, the department’s Division of Energy has awarded more than 630 loans representing more than $120 million in completed energy efficiency projects and more than $235 million in estimated cumulative energy savings. You can click here to learn more about the Energy Loan Program.