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Billings School District 2 offers $1M deal for saving energy. Energy Education Inc. promises to save district $3.7M over 5 years. (Why not in all schools including the University System?)

January 20, 2008 /

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Billings School District 2 trustees are going beyond just turning off lights and adjusting the thermostat to save energy.

The board has decided saving energy is worth $1 million and on Friday offered a tentative five-year contract to Energy Education Inc. http://www.energyeducation.com/

The company, based in Wichita Falls, Texas, specializes in energy conservation management for schools and promises to save the district at least $3.7 million in energy costs over five years.

By LAURA TODE
Of The Gazette Staff

Full Story: http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/01/19/news/local/31-sd2.txt