EAST ISLIP, N.Y. - After the recent energy shortage and blackout events, East Islip School District announced that it has joined Operation Save New York's electric demand response program to help the grid by reducing electric usage during shortage periods, as well as continuing to replace old equipment with energy efficient units as part of a project started two years ago.
Energy Curtailment Specialists Inc. (ECS), the administrator of Operation Save New York, will pay East Islip approximately $20,000 annually for its participation. East Islip has been seeking out means of streamlining energy usage during a time in which the district is on a contingent austerity budget.