Schneider Electric pledges to reduce energy use

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, today announced its participation in the White House's Better Buildings Challenge, pledging a commitment to reduce the energy use of nine million square feet of its own building space, covering 40 different plants, by 25 percent.
A component of the Better Buildings Initiative launched by White House in February, the challenge calls upon chief executive officers, university presidents, and state and local leaders to create American jobs through energy efficiency. "This programme is a great example of public-private partnerships that will be integral in steering our nation toward a more efficient and secure future," said Chris Curtis, CEO Schneider Electric North America. "We are reducing energy, but we are also putting people to work - creating jobs through increased engineering and construction activity required to actively manage energy and create benchmarks. It's a win-win."-PR