Kern County is committed to helping its community save energy. Several County buildings received upgrades including chiller replacements, a cooling tower media retrofit, numerous variable frequency drive and variable air volume motors, boiler replacement, and a new energy management system. In total the County has reduced its energy use by 15% since 2006, saving over 1.5 million kWh and $712,000. By the end of the year, Kern County intends to complete 11 more projects which are expected to save over 3.2 million kWh.