Mahoning commissioners seeking bids to cut electric bill

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County commissioners are seeking bids from electrical suppliers for the county’s major buildings in the hope of achieving substantial cost savings.

County Sanitary Engineer J. Robert Lyden said he hopes to save $150,000 to $200,000 from his department’s electric bill that totals more than $1 million.

The county’s total 2010 electric bill was $2,573,688, according to the county auditor’s office.

Because of its sewage treatment plants and pump stations, the sanitary engineering department is county government’s largest electric user.

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