Topeka, KS – The Climate and Energy Project and the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) congratulated the Take Charge Challenge communities of Baldwin City, Colby, Fort Scott, and Manhattan as winners of four regional $100,000 grants for efficiency or renewable energy projects. These grants are provided by the Kansas Corporation Commission, using some of the Recovery Act funding they received from the Department of Energy. These winning communities have been part of a nine-month, 16-community competition to save energy and money for Kansans.   

In total, the communities of the Take Charge Challenge saved:

  • 110.2 billion BTUS of gas and electricity with an annual value of $2,341,025;
  • 22 million kilowatt hours of electricity
  • 19,002 barrels of oil from being imported
  • 22 million pounds of CO2 emissions from being released

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NorthWest Region:
  Colby
Goodland
Hoxie
Oakley
WaKeeney
University Region:
  Manhattan
Lawrence
NorthEast Region:
  Baldwin City
Gardner
Ottawa
Paola
SouthEast Region:
  Chanute
Fort Scott
Iola
Parsons
Pittsburg


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110,214
TOTAL MMBTU's SAVED
in all categories of the Challenge

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  1,269,417
TOTAL DOLLARS SAVED
(320,196 Lighting Switches To Date)
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Climate & Energy
Efficiency Kansas
Efficiency Kansas is a low-cost loan program that helps Kansans like you make energy-efficiency improvements to your home, rental unit, or small business.
DOE's Energy Savers
Department of Energy has launched the Stay Cool, Save Money Web site. This educational tool can help consumers be more energy efficient by implementing simple, cost-effective, energy saving solutions this spring and summer.
EPA Energy Star CFL facts
Some quick facts for on CFLs for consumers
EPA for CFL Clean Up
How to clean up and dispose of broken CFL's
Iola Fight's the Energy Hog
Check out the "Fight the Energy Hog Festival" in Iola, Kansas, held May 21, 2011.Find out how Iola plans to win the big bucks, with comments from volunteer, Becky Nilges, city administrator Judy Brigham and Climate + Energy Project's Jeff Risley. See what basketball has to do with saving energy, and much more.
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