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Thanks to the City Lights program, this design shop is saving an estimated 25,500 kilowatt-hours and $2,000 on electricity bills each year. | Photo Credit: City of San Antonio

Date taken: Tue, 05/24/2011 - 15:06

  • KBK to the Trade
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    KBK to the Trade

    Thanks to the City Lights program, this design shop is saving an estimated 25,500 kilowatt-hours and $2,000 on electricity bills each year. | Photo Credit: City of San Antonio

    Date taken: 05/24/2011 - 15:06

  • Gallista Gallery
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    Gallista Gallery

    Joe Lopez, artist and owner of the Gallista Gallery, received energy and money-saving lights through the City Lights program. “We compared our bills to last year and we have seen a decrease...They should have more programs like this... Small businesses need help. We struggle as a small business, every little bit helps.” | Photo Credit: City of San Antonio

    Date taken: 05/25/2011 - 15:02

  • Ronald McDonald House
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    Ronald McDonald House

    The Ronald McDonald houses in San Antonio serve as a home-away-from-home for families with children being treated at medical facilities in San Antonio. Pat Bivin, executive director of the Ronald McDonald House of San Antonio, says that any money the houses can save by being more energy efficient goes right back to the families that they are serving. City Lights saved the organization an estimated 105,500 kilowatt-hours and $8,600 on electricity bills each year. | Photo Credit: City of San Antonio

    Date taken: 05/25/2011 - 16:49

  • Magik Theatre
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    Magik Theatre

    Richard Rosen, executive director of Magik Theatre, says that the lighting upgrades have saved money, but more importantly send a message of energy conservation to the students who visit. City Lights is saving the theatre an estimated 11,700 kilowatt-hours and $960 on electricity bills each year. | Photo Credit: City of San Antonio

    Date taken: 05/25/2011 - 14:09

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    AJ's Fresh Line Up

    Richard Sanchez, co-owner of AJ'S Fresh Lineup, says he and his parter paid about $20 to have all the lights in their small barbershop replaced through San Antonio's City Lights program. The program is saving the barbershop an estimated 1,630 kilowatt-hours and $133 on electricity bills each year. | Photo Credit: City of San Antonio

    Date taken: 05/24/2011 - 16:31

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