- Crystal Curtsinger and her daughter receive an energy efficiency kit donated by Empire Electric.
Tri-State member co-op Empire Electric Association (Cortez, Colo.) teamed with the Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency, Southwest Conservation Corps and AmeriCorps to enhance energy efficiency at the Por Dia daycare facility in Cortez on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day last week.
The organizations participated in a well-attended day of service in honor of the holiday, providing free weatherization services to increase safety and comfort for school children, while decreasing energy bills at the daycare facility.
Empire Electric donated 35 energy efficiency kits that were given out to the parents of the preschoolers for use in their homes. “This is a wonderful project coordinated by 4CORE to install energy saving measures at Por Dia Preschool and provide some energy education for parents and preschoolers,” said Bobbe Jones, Empire’s assistant member services manager. “EEA is pleased to be part of it.”
- Many energy efficient updates were made at Por Dia Daycare facility on MLK Day.
4CORE administers the Weatherization Assistance Program, which is a 34-year-old Department of Energy program that strives to increase the quality, safety and energy efficiency of residential, low-income housing through improving energy performance.
“This is a great opportunity for our school,” said Amy Long, owner of Por Dia Preschool. “With rising utility costs and several heating sources in our preschool, I think weatherization will really make a difference in keeping our children warm, safe and comfortable, at an affordable rate for us.”
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