Community Energy Challenge kick off celebration
On April 9, 2009, the community of Rothsay gathers in its school gymnasium to celebrate being selected for Otter Tail Power Company’s Community Energy Challenge. Watch as Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty expresses his appreciation for Rothsay’s dedication to serving as a model community. And hear State leadership and representatives from Otter Tail Power Company, the City of Rothsay, and Rothsay Public School address an energetic full house.
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota, commends Rothsay for taking on a "tangible, meaningful, nation-leading initiative."
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Bill Glahn
Bill Glahn, Executive Director, Minnesota Office of Energy Security, expresses enthusiasm for using the successes of this project as a "showcase for not just the rest of Minnesota but...the rest of the country."
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Chuck MacFarlane
Chuck MacFarlane, President and CEO, Otter Tail Power Company, reminds Rothsay residents about the goal of this challenge: to reduce the community's energy use by 10 percent to 15 percent.
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Chris Buckingham
Chris Buckingham, Rothsay City Councilman, announces that, thanks to a grant from the West Central Initiative, "...every eligible home in the community will get an energy audit free of charge."
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Paige Larson
Paige Larson, 2009 Sudent Council President, Rothsay Public School, talks about how "…Rothsay and its students are ready to step up and make a difference."
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Photos and videos
Check out our Community Energy Challenge photos and videos. Each major event has its own album.
Photo albums
- Energy-savings results event
- Solar collector pilot project
- Energy Fair
- SCEC team takes the field for RedHawks game
- Home Energy Makeover winner selection
- Celebrating energy savings
- Earth Day video premier
- A day at the capitol
- Community Energy Challenge kickoff celebration
- A taste of Rothsay
Video albums
- Energy-savings results night
- Home weatherization
- Gift of savings
- Home Energy Makeover winner announcement
- Make the change
- Day at the capitol
- Community Energy Challenge kick off celebration
- Odds and ends
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