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ANAHEIM PUBLIC UTILITIES SHARES BENEFITS OF SOLAR POWER WITH A FREE WORKSHOP FOR RESIDENTS
ANAHEIM, CA (September 29, 2005) - Solar energy . . . What is it? How does it work? What are the costs? What are the benefits? How does a homeowner get a system installed? Anaheim homeowners interested in getting answers to these questions are invited to attend Anaheim Public Utilities’ free Solar Power Workshop for Residents on Saturday, Oct. 8. Residents will learn about the fundamentals of solar power systems, how to determine power needs and how to equip their homes with solar power.
The workshop will be held from 9 a.m.-noon at the Downtown Community Center, 250 E. Center St. Anaheim residents who attend will each receive a free information packet that includes summaries of solar power technology and details on available incentive funds for installing residential solar power systems.
A slide presentation will take attendees on a virtual tour of the solar power systems installed in the City of Anaheim and share the basic principles of solar energy. An Anaheim resident will also discuss personal experiences with the home solar power system. For more information or to enroll in the workshop, please call 765-4182. Reservations are required.
### ABOUT ANAHEIM PUBLIC UTILITIES For more than 100 years, Anaheim Public Utilities has served Anaheim water and electric customers with low rates and reliable service. Anaheim Public Utilities is Orange County's only publicly owned water and electric utility.
ABOUT ANAHEIM The City of Anaheim, founded in 1857, is one of the nation’s premier municipalities and is California’s 10th most populous city. Anaheim covers 50 square miles with more than 345,500 residents and more than 2,100 City employees. The municipal corporation’s annual budget is $1.3 billion. Anaheim supports a thriving business community with companies such as CKE Restaurants, Inc., L-3 Communications, Pacific Sunwear, and Disneyland Resort. Successful sports franchises call Anaheim home, including Angels Baseball, Anaheim Ducks, Anaheim Arsenal, and the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal winning USA Men's Volleyball team. Anaheim also boasts world-class meeting and entertainment venues with the Anaheim Convention Center, the largest on the west coast, Honda Center, The Grove of Anaheim, Anaheim GardenWalk, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Annually, Anaheim welcomes millions of visitors to the city, truly making it where the world comes to live, work and play. For more information, please visit www.anaheim.net.
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