On Saturday April 27 the CSU chapter of The Energy Service Corps conducted an energy upgrade at the Rocky Mountain Raptor Center to help them save money and electricity while they care for various birds of prey. The energy upgrade included sealing RMRC’s front door for cracks and gaps, changing out incandescent light bulbs for CFL bulbs, and putting in power strips. 

The Energy Service Corps CSU crew was fortunate enough to have a member, Kelsi, who volunteers ar the Raptor Center and gave us a complete tour of the facility. We were also shown the RMRC’s one-winged Perigrine Falcon, as well as an American Kestrel. The facility thanked us for all our work and we hope to follow-up to see if our efforts made an impact on energy use at the Rocky Mountain Raptor Center.

As we reach the end of the fall semester, CoPIRG Energy Service Corps at CSU would like to share our semester accomplishments with you!  

K-12 Education: This semester, the CSU Energy Service Corps chapter taught over 225 K-12 students in the Poudre School District about renewable energy and energy efficiency. We built relationships with district administrators, teachers, and local youth organizations like the Girls Scouts of Fort Collins, and have scheduled educational events for over 2000 more PSD students this winter and spring! Let us know if you would like to join us for these upcoming presentations!

Community Surveys: Not only did we go into local schools to educate the next generation, we also helped over 200 Fort Collins residents make their homes more energy efficient for the winter by going door-to-door and providing effective tips to save residents up to 30% each month on their energy bills! (Especially important during these cold winter months!)

Campus Coalitions: The Energy Service Corps was given a great opportunity to partner with CSU’s Department of Sustainability to coordinate a highly successful CFL Swap event where students were able to bring in old incandescent light bulbs and exchange them for free, efficient CFL light bulbs. Hundreds of inefficient bulbs were taken off the grid through our efforts!

Campus Media: This fall, the CSU Energy Service Corps chapter was featured on the front page of The Rocky Mountain Collegian for our wonderful work in the community. Expect to see more of us in the news this spring! You can read more about our program in the article here.