4/21/2009
DAVID CLOUSTON
Backers of a competition designed to reduce Salina’s energy use are inviting the public to get energized about lowering their utility bills.
Salina is competing against Quinter, Merriam, Mount Hope/Haven, Wellington and Kinsley in the Take Charge Challenge. The winner will be the community that, beginning this month, reduces its energy use the most over the course of a year.
The town that wins the challenge wins a $10,000 prize, in the form of a wind turbine to help power one of its schools, and solar panels for a civic building or cash to complete a civic energy efficiency project, such as installing energy-efficient windows.
To kick off the competition, an energy fair is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Salina Central High School gym. Agencies and businesses will have booths to demonstrate energy efficiency measures and give away items to help homeowners use less energy.


For more on this story, see Friday's Salina Journal.