Gov. Jim Doyle signed an executive order Tuesday requiring all state-owned Wisconsin buildings to conform to energy efficient standards.
In a statement, Doyle said the order put Wisconsin at the forefront of energy efficiency.
This executive order will make sure that our state buildings are a model for the rest of the state in energy conservation, and save us millions in the process,\ Doyle said.
The governor's ""green building"" standards require state buildings to use renewable energy sources and recycled materials in their construction.
According to Doyle, the standards will cut more than $30 million from the state's annual budget that would have been spent to power state buildings.
""In Wisconsin, we are on the cutting edge of energy innovation—with the most forward-looking and balanced energy policy anywhere in the Midwest,"" Doyle said.
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