LED's Save Energy Winners

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Press Release

RMLD announces LED’s Save Energy campaign winners

June 9, 2016, Reading, MA – Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD) representatives congratulated the winning schools of its LED’s Save Energy campaign at the May 26 board meeting, presenting each winner with a $2,000 ENERGY STAR rebate. Congratulations to Reading Memorial High School, Wilmington Middle School, Lynnfield’s Summer Street School and North Reading’s E. Ethel Little School. These schools’ families purchased the most ENERGY STAR lightbulbs and surge protectors from RMLD’s online store in their respective towns.

Twenty-four public schools in Reading, North Reading, Wilmington and Lynnfield participated in this campaign which encouraged families to help change the world, one energy savings step at a time, all while supporting their schools.

Through this collaboration with the schools, the school families participated by purchasing energy efficient LED bulbs, which use 75% less energy than incandescent bulbs, and power strips available on its online store.

For immediate release 6-9-16

Photo: RMLD presents $2,000 ENERGY STAR rebate to RMHS

Reading, MA, June 9, 2016 – RMLD General Manager Coleen O’Brien (left) and the RMLD Board of Commissioners (l-r) Vice Chairman Phil Pacino, Chairman Tom O’Rourke, Commissioner Dave Talbot, Lynnfield Citizens’ Advisory Board Commissioner Dave Nelson and Commissioner Dave Hennessy present a $2,000 ENERGY STAR rebate to Reading Memorial High School (RMHS) Biology Teacher and Environmental Club Advisor Martha Moore. RMHS came in first place competing against all the public schools in Reading in RMLD’s LED’s Save Energy Campaign. RMHS families purchased the most ENERGY STAR bulbs and surge protectors from RMLD’s online store during the Campaign.