Siemens helping Mississippi county become more energy efficient

Over the 15-year contract period, work by Siemens should reduce electricity consumption by county buildings by 37 million kWh.

DeSoto County, earmarked as one of the fastest growing counties in the state and one of the top 40 fastest growing counties in the U.S., turned to Siemens to help it fast track critical upgrades to the county government's buildings.

Identified as the largest municipal performance contract of its kind in the state, Siemens teamed up with officials to secure $1 million in Recovery Act grant funding which the county leveraged to self-finance the overall project.