{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-celebrates-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-grant-help-kansas-install", "Davids Celebrates Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Grant to Help Kansas Install Energy Efficient Street Lighting", "2024-03-11", "2024", "2024-03", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Representative Sharice Davids celebrated a new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant for the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC). The $1.9 million award will help local governments replace traffic signals and street lighting with new energy efficient technology. Davids was the only member of Kansas\u2019 congressional delegation to vote for the bipartisan infrastructure law, which created this award.\n\n\u201cI voted for the bipartisan infrastructure law to modernize Kansas\u2019 infrastructure, ensuring it lasts for many generations to come,\u201d said Davids. \u201cThis new grant from that law will help cities and local governments update their traffic signals and streetlights, cutting both energy use and future maintenance costs.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis funding will play a key role in facilitating much-needed energy infrastructure improvements in rural Kansas communities,\u201d said Governor Laura Kelly. \u201cBy updating traffic signals and street lighting with modern, efficient technology, we\u2019re building safer and more cost-effective Kansas cities.\u201d\n\n\u201cMany publicly owned facilities in Kansas communities are aging and inefficient, incurring high costs for energy and maintenance,\u201d said Rick Pemberton, KCC Energy Division Director. \u201cBy replacing streetlights and traffic signals with more energy efficient lighting, local governments have the opportunity to significantly cut energy use and maintenance costs while improving light quality and output for their residents.\u201d\n\nThe award is sponsored by DOE\u2019s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, which helps local governments decrease energy use, reduce fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency. The KCC will prioritize awards to rural, underserved, and disadvantaged communities. Many publicly owned technologies in these communities are outdated, burdening residents with high costs for energy and maintenance. Replacement of streetlights and traffic signals with more energy efficient lighting can significantly cut energy use and maintenance costs while improving light quality and public safety.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:32:04Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-celebrates-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-grant-help-kansas-install"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9438460692763329, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}