FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 17, 2007
CONTACT: Tony Benson
Communications Coordinator
507-280-1534
tbenson@rpu.org

RPU puts over $52,000 back in the pocket of the Rochester Public School District

ROCHESTER, MN— Rochester Public Utilities (RPU) presented the Rochester Public School District with a rebate check of over $52,000 at last night’s school board meeting for installing energy efficient equipment at two district buildings through RPU’s Conserve & Save rebate program in 2006.

The two projects that RPU and the Rochester Public School District partnered on were both lighting projects that included the installation of energy efficient lighting at John Marshall High School and the Edison Building. Both projects included installing new energy efficient fixtures and bulbs. The new lighting will have a longer bulb life and will yield on-going energy savings for the district.

By partnering with RPU, the Rochester Public School District will save over approximately 500,000 KWh annually on the lighting project at John Marshall High School alone.

(Pictured l-r: Patty Hanson RPU, Jan Blevins RPU, Jim Kelly Rochester Public School District)

“The rebate check is just the beginning of the savings that the Rochester Public School District will see. The district will see energy savings each year now that they have installed new state-of-the-art, energy efficient lighting in the two buildings, said Jan Blevins, RPU Sales Specialist.

RPU’s Conserve & Save rebate program is available to both residential and commercial customers that make qualifying energy efficient upgrades. Qualifying upgrades include Energy Star® appliances, lighting, geothermal heat pumps, and air source heat pumps. A complete list of qualifying purchases can be found on the RPU web site www.rpu.org.

About Rochester Public Utilities

As the municipal utility of Rochester, Minn., for more than 110 years, RPU provides high-quality and reliable electricity to over 45,000 customers. Water customers number more than 34,000. RPU continually investigates innovative technologies to help customers realize the best value from the services they receive. Current initiatives include fuel cell research, wind power, and photovoltaic offerings.

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