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For business/finance administrators concerned about energy efficiency on campus and the impact of rising energy costs, here’s a low cost training opportunity offered by The Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center at the University of Louisville. Seminars will be held in Louisville (Apr. 12), Lexington (April 19), and Bowling Green (May 3). For more information and to register, visit KPPC’s Web site, www.kppc.org, and click on the “KEEPS Energy Management Seminars” hyperlink; or call Libby Clem at (502) 852-0965.

From the KPPC release:

The Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center (KPPC) is offering Energy Management Seminars for School Administrators that will provide information about saving money through energy efficiency (E2) and the Kentucky Energy Efficiency Program for Schools (KEEPS). These seminars are designed for school administrators, such as school board members, college administrators, principals, superintendents, facility managers and finance officers.

KEEPS is a voluntary program that provides training and expertise to help school districts and universities keep education dollars from blowing out the window. KEEPS helps identify and implement low-cost/no-cost energy-savings measures with short payback periods, plus the technical expertise to finance and implement more complex energy-savings measures with longer payback periods.

The one-day Energy Management Seminars for School Administrators will provide information on key elements of a district-wide energy management plan; an overview of energy savings performance contracting; and low-cost/no-cost ideas to save money now.

The seminars will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Seminar locations are:

April 12 -University of Louisville
Shelby Campus Burhans Hall, Room 207
9001 Shelbyville Rd., Louisville, KY 40292

April 19
Fayette County Extension Office
Conference Room B
1140 Red Mile Place, Lexington, KY 40504

May 3
L.D. Brown Agricultural Expo Center
Meeting Rooms 133/134
406 Elrod Rd., Bowling Green, KY 42104

Registration for the KEEPS Energy Management Seminars for School Administrators is $15 per person. Scholarships are available upon request. Seating is limited, and preregistration is required. Registration forms must be submitted no later than three days prior to each seminar. Walk-ins may be accepted provided that space is available on the day of the seminar.

For more information and to register, visit KPPC’s Web site, www.kppc.org, and click on the “KEEPS Energy Management Seminars” hyperlink; or call Libby Clem at (502) 852-0965.