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January17Inforum1 Million Thanks event planned Jan. 25 at Fargo Air Museum
FARGO—1 Million Thanks, an annual celebration that highlights local entrepreneurs and changemakers, will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Fargo Air Museum. Each year, Emerging Prairie and a selection board identify local community members and businesses to be celebrated with six awards at the event..... Read More
January24Carnegie Mellon UniversitySoA Doctoral Candidate Malini Srivastava Leads Win for City of Fargo in National Energy Savings Competition
Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture doctoral candidate Malini Srivastava, AIA, CPHC serves as the Project Lead of efargo, the group that won the Georgetown University Energy Prize (GUEP) competition for the city of Fargo, North Dakota this past month. efargo is a partnership formed between the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University, and the city’s utility companies in order to enter GUEP, a two-year competition in which fifty cities across the United States take innovative actions in the way they understand, use, and plan energy use reduction...... Read More
January1MPRNews1 Million Thanks: Recap
Emerging Prairie hosted the Fourth Annual 1 Million Thanks at the Fargo Air Museum on January 25th, 2018. Gratitude and celebration filled the room as the Fargo entrepreneurial community reflected on 2017. “Year after year, it is exciting to see the culture of Fargo’s entrepreneurial ecosystem multiply… people are taking risks, businesses are started, and the community embraces their ventures...... Read More
February5NDSU NewsFuture architects developing groundbreaking method to analyze energy efficiency
NDSU students Noor Abdelhamid and Benjamin Dalton are working on a groundbreaking project. They are developing a protocol that is the first step toward a more accessible way to assess the energy efficiency of buildings. The architecture field is well aware that outer walls of buildings can leak large amounts of energy, wasting money and non-renewable resources. New windows or insulation can help, but the most effective methods for analyzing energy efficiency require special tools and/or can be time-intensive. The cost and effort are deterrents for building owners.
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February7SpectrumEnergy Efficient Design
Two North Dakota State students are taking a new approach to energy efficient design.
Noor Abdelhamid and Benjamin Dalton are working on a protocol that uses architectural designs and geometries of a building to help identify its energy efficiency using existing technologies. Depending on the development of a protocol, development of their project is in the future. The goal, according to Abdelhamid and Dalton, is to provide a service and tool that will improve energy efficiency and save users money by identifying areas of improvement within a building.
The two care about energy efficiency because of their career choice of architecture. They are aware that “the building sector takes up 47.6 percent of energy consumption in the United States,” Abdelhamid said, and they wish to create a measure that can minimize that and make a positive contribution....... Read More
February26North Dakota Ag NewsFaculty-Led eFargo Project is Energy Contests Finalist
North Dakota State University students Noor Abdelhamid and Benjamin Dalton are working on a groundbreaking project. They are developing a protocol that is the first step toward a more accessible way to assess the energy efficiency of buildings...... Read More
March5Fargo
IncPhoto Recap: 1 Million Thanks“Social Impact” Award - eFargo (Malini Srivastava accepting) - 1 Million Thanks
“We received a large grant for the work we accomplished as a team … but we want to credit the Fargo community that allowed us to introduce our efforts to the community through their megaphone voices.”
If you know any of the people or organizations that received an award, reach out and congratulate them in person or on social media!
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April16KVRRLongfellow, Washington Elementary Compete in Energy Challenge
FARGO, N.D. — More than 80 fourth and fifth graders at Longfellow Elementary are figuring out ways to conserve energy at their school. Longfellow is in a competition with students at Washington Elementary to see who can save the most energy over the next three weeks. Students began the challenge this morning by first learning about energy with virtual reality headsets..... Read More
April16Fargo Public SchoolsLONGFELLOW STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ENERGY CHALLENGE
On Monday, April 16, more than 80 Longfellow Elementary students will begin their journey through the Energy Challenge 2018. This three-week Project-Based Learning (PBL) activity will teach students about how buildings and building occupants use and waste energy, and how that use and waste can be lowered...... Read More
April20elect williams.comFargo’s Working to Make Every Day Earth Day. North Dakota Not So Much
One one hand, North Dakota is known for a fairly harsh environment with weather extremes and for higher than average per capita energy use and emissions. When compared with our Minnesota neighbors and other states with effective energy efficiency programs we pale in comparison. Just this week a national rating service Wallethub rated North Dakota 47th in the country for energy efficiency....... Read More
April22InforumValuable lessons learned from tracking garbage output at home
During the last two years, the city of Fargo and area organizations encouraged energy conservation practices in an effort to reduce the city's energy usage and lower residents' energy bills. A partnership among the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University and the two utility companies in Fargo (Cass County Electric Cooperative and Xcel Energy) called efargo received the Georgetown University Energy Prize (GUEP) in December........ Read More
April22EVENTAParty for the Planet
During the last two years, the city of Fargo and area organizations encouraged energy conservation practices in an effort to reduce the city's energy usage and lower residents' energy bills. A partnership among the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University and the two utility companies in Fargo (Cass County Electric Cooperative and Xcel Energy) called efargo received the Georgetown University Energy Prize (GUEP) in December........ Read More
April22PeakNews 24Valuable lessons learned from tracking garbage output at home
During the last two years, the city of Fargo and area organizations encouraged energy conservation practices in an effort to reduce the city's energy usage and lower residents' energy bills. A partnership among the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University and the two utility companies in Fargo (Cass County Electric Cooperative and Xcel Energy) called efargo received the Georgetown University Energy Prize (GUEP) in December........ Read More
2017
Spring PublicationCity of FargoLower your energy bills and help Fargo win a $5m prize!
Fargo is currently ranked #3 in the Georgetown University Energy Prize competition. The community needs your help to get to the #1 ranking!....... Read More
July17KVRRClassrooms Competing to Save the Most Energy
FARGO, ND — Teachers are being put to the test to see who can save the most energy. They can make their classrooms more interactive in the process. It’s not your traditional classroom. “Part of project-based learning is to have real, authentic content that students can relate to outside of a school setting,” said Amy Soma, library and instructional resources coordinator.”.... Read More
November22WestFargo PioneerFargo among top 10 cities in national energy-savings competition
FARGO — Mayor Tim Mahoney said he wants the city to be No.1 in football and energy savings. On Wednesday, Nov. 22, the city leader announced Fargo was among the Top 10 community finalists in the Georgetown University Energy Prize, a nationwide energy-efficiency competition. The Energy Prize spans a two-year period and culminates with a $5 million award for the winning community. Fargo was named one of 50 semifinalists in 2015 and was ranked No. 3 in 2016..... Read More
November22KVRRFargo Makes Top Ten List In Georgetown University Energy Competition
FARGO, ND — Fargo is a top ten finalist out of 50 cities competing in the Georgetown University Energy competition. A $5 million prize will be awarded to the city that can show the most improvement in energy efficiency, sustainability and renewable efforts...... Read More
November22WDAY6Fargo among top 10 cities in national energy-savings competition
FARGO — Mayor Tim Mahoney said he wants the city to be No.1 in football and energy savings. On Wednesday, Nov. 22, the city leader announced Fargo was among the Top 10 community finalists in the Georgetown University Energy Prize, a nationwide energy-efficiency competition. The Energy Prize spans a two-year period and culminates with a $5 million award for the winning community..... Read More
November22WDAY6Fargo top 10 in Georgetown University Energy Prize Competition
FARGO—Fargo is being recognized nationally for its impressive energy saving ability. Fargo is among 10 finalists in a national competition. 50 different cities around the country took part in the Georgetown University Energy Prize competition.... Read More
December6NDSUNewsFaculty-led eFargo project is energy competition finalist
A national energy conservation competition has selected Fargo among its 10 finalists. Malini Srivastava, NDSU assistant professor of architecture, is the project leader for the “eFargo” partnership, which includes the city of Fargo, NDSU, Cass County Electric Cooperative and Xcel Energy...... Read More
December6Public.Faculty-Led EFargo Project Is Energy Competition Finalist
A national energy conservation competition has selected Fargo among its 10 finalists. Malini Srivastava, NDSU assistant professor of architecture, is the project leader for the 'eFargo' partnership, which includes the city of Fargo, NDSU, Cass County Electric Cooperative and Xcel Energy....... Read More
December6World NewsFaculty-Led EFargo Project Is Energy Competition Finalist
A national energy conservation competition has selected Fargo among its 10 finalists. Malini Srivastava, NDSU assistant professor of architecture, is the project leader for the 'eFargo' partnership, which includes the city of Fargo, NDSU, Cass County Electric Cooperative and Xcel Energy....... Read More
December9KFGOCity of Fargo wins $5 million in national energy saving contest
FARGO (KFGO) - The city of Fargo is the big winner in a national competition aimed at creating innovative solutions for saving energy. The $5 million prize follows a two year competion involving 50 cities nationwide, sponsored by Georgetown University. Fargo was one of ten finalists. It's estimated Fargo saved $2 million in gas and electric costs during the two year competition in which the city partnered with NDSU, Xcel Energy, Cass County Electric and the state Department of Commerce on a program called eFargo..... Read More
December9evensiHoliday Light Exchange!
Bring in your old outdated string of holiday lights and exchange it for one new solar powered LED holiday light! Please limit one per household. While supplies last...... Read More
December9where-eventHoliday Light Exchange!
Bring in your old outdated string of holiday lights and exchange it for one new solar powered LED holiday light! Please limit one per household. While supplies last...... Read More
December11North Dakota Ag NewsFaculty-Led eFargo Project is Energy Contests Finalist
A national energy conservation competition has selected Fargo among its 10 finalists. Malini Srivastava, North Dakota State University assistant professor of architecture, is the project leader for the "eFargo" partnership, which includes the city of Fargo, NDSU, Cass County Electric Cooperative and Xcel Energy..... Read More
December18GUEPFARGO WINS NATIONWIDE COMPETITION AIMED AT CREATING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION
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December18HeidiHeitkampHeitkamp Congratulates City of Fargo on Winning National Energy Efficiency Competition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today congratulated the City of Fargo on winning a two-year national competition to promote energy efficiency in small- to medium-size cities...... Read More
December18Bismark TribuneFargo bags $5 million prize for energy saving in national competition
FARGO – The city of Fargo has won a $5 million prize after two years of competing against 50 communities across the country in finding creative, effective ways to conserve energy and increase sustainability....... Read More
December18InforumFargo to Receive $5 Million Award for Energy Efficiency
FARGO, ND — Fargo is the $5 million dollar winner of a two-year national competition to promote energy efficiency in small to medium-size cities. The announcement was made earlier this afternoon in City Commission chambers. The Georgetown University Energy Prize competition selected Fargo’s energy efficiency initiative, eFargo, as the winner...... Read More
December18InforumFargo bags $5 million prize in national energy savings competition
FARGO – The city of Fargo has won a $5 million prize after two years of competing against 50 communities across the country in finding creative, effective ways to conserve energy and increase sustainability...... Read More
December18City of FargoFargo Wins Nationwide Competition Aimed at Creating Innovative Solutions for Reducing Energy Consumption
Georgetown University Energy Prize brought together 50 communities that competed in a two-year competition to increase energy efficiency, reduce municipal and household energy budgets, and create replicable, nationwide models....... Read More
December18WDAY6Fargo bags $5 million prize in national energy savings competition
FARGO – The city of Fargo has won a $5 million prize after two years of competing against 50 communities across the country in finding creative, effective ways to conserve energy and increase sustainability........ Read More
December19101.9 Jack.fmCity of Fargo wins $5 million in national energy saving contest
FARGO (KFGO) - The city of Fargo is the big winner in a national competition aimed at creating innovative solutions for saving energy. The $5 million prize follows a two year competion involving 50 cities nationwide, sponsored by Georgetown University. Fargo was one of ten finalists....... Read More
December19Grand Forks HeraldFargo bags $5 million prize in national energy savings competition
FARGO — The city of Fargo has won a $5 million prize after two years of competing against 50 communities across the country in finding creative, effective ways to conserve energy and increase sustainability....... Read More
December21NDSUNewsNDSU faculty member leads Fargo to win $5 million energy prize
Two years ago, Fargo had limited energy conservation programming and a community that said it wanted that to change. The city of Fargo, North Dakota State University, Cass County Electric Cooperative and Xcel Energy pulled together to improve the city’s energy efficiency and to compete in the Georgetown University Energy Prize competition, which offered a $5 million prize.
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December24INFORUMEditorial: Fargo's 'green city' efforts save energy and money
The city of Fargo and its partners in conservation have been working hard for years to increase efficiencies and curb energy use. Their comprehensive efforts were recently recognized when they won the $5 million Georgetown University Energy Prize, a two-year competition between 50 semifinalist cities throughout the nation. Over the two years, the city and its residents saved an estimated $2 million in energy costs....... Read More
December29EAPCNDSU Team Wins Two-Year Competition
After a two-year long competition, the city of Fargo has been awarded a $5,000,000 Energy Prize from Georgetown University. A partnership called efargo was born when a collaborative team of the city of Fargo, NDSU, and two utility companies in Fargo: Cass County Electric Coop, and Xcel Energy came together to enter Fargo into the Georgetown University Energy Prize, a two-year competition in which fifty cities across the United States sought to take innovative actions in the way they understand, use, and plan energy use reduction....... Read More
2016
January5MPRNewsDuluth, Fargo vie to be nation's most conservative city (on energy)
Fifty cities, including Duluth and Fargo, N.D., are among the finalists for a $5 million prize. The contest started last January and runs until the end of this year. The more a city can reduce its energy use over those two years, the better its chance of winning. Duluth and Fargo both want to win, although they are focused on different kinds of details to get there. Read More
January27NDSUNewsNDSU expert offers 10 ways for homeowners to save energy and money
A few small changes around the house can save homeowners money and contribute to a more energy-efficient community. Malini Srivastava, who teaches in NDSU’s architecture program, and her efargo team developed a list of 10 tips homeowners can use to save energy and money.
February13RenewNDFargo can win $5 million and we've already saved over $3 million
efargo’s moving on up! We’re in the hunt for the $5 million Energy Challenge competing with 60 quarter finalist cities across the country. Fargo’s the spotlight community on the Georgetown University Energy Challenge. Read More
February29EmergingPrairiePlay the game, make it rain: Energy-saving project launches new incentive
Srivastava is leading a project called efargo, a partnership between the City of Fargo, NDSU, Cass County Electric Coop and Xcel Energy, with a goal of cutting Fargo’s overall energy use by five percent. Read More
February29KVRRClick to Play efargo and be Energy Efficient!
Fargo comes in strong as a semifinalist in the Georgetown University Energy Prize competition. Fargo is currently ranked in fourth place. The city of Fargo and NDSU launches efargo today, a game to encourage the community to be more energy efficient. Read More
February29WDAY6New 'E-Fargo' game looks to entertain but also talk about energy efficiency
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - You can now win prizes for saving energy in Fargo, through a new game, featuring this purple character. The city unveiled it's new "e-fargo" game Monday. It features a character named "Waste-a-Watt" - who thrives off of wasted energy...... Read More
March1KFGOeFargo looks to improve city's energy efficiency and win $5 million
Malini Srivastava is leading the efargo effort to improve Fargo's energy efficiency. Through a partnership among the city of Fargo, NDSU, Xcel Energy and Cass County Electric Coop, a citywide contest began this week with the goal of educating the public on smarter energy use and reducing overall energy usage. Read More
March1GrandForksHeraldFargo residents offered prize incentives to improve energy efficiency
A citywide contest designed to encourage residents to improve their energy efficiency was officially kicked off Monday. Malini Srivastava, one of the leaders of the efargo effort to win a national prize as the most energy-efficient city, said residents and whole neighborhoods can win prizes but, even if they don't, they'll win by saving money. Read More
March1InforumFargo starts game to save energy and money
FARGO – A citywide contest designed to encourage residents to improve their energy efficiency was officially kicked off Monday. Malini Srivastava, one of the leaders of the eFargo effort to win a national prize as the most energy-efficient city, said residents and whole neighborhoods can win prizes but, even if they don't, they'll win by saving money..... Read More
March7NDSUNewsNDSU experts launches online game to help homeowners save energy
A citywide contest designed to encourage residents to improve their energy efficiency was officially kicked off Monday. Malini Srivastava, one of the leaders of the efargo effort to win a national prize as the most energy-efficient city, said residents and whole neighborhoods can win prizes but, even if they don't, they'll win by saving money. Read More
March14InforumFargo moves to No. 3 in national energy efficiency contest
The city has moved up a rank to No. 3 in a national energy-efficiency competition that will end with a $5 million prize given to one winner. Read More
March14Inforumefargo up to 3rd place in $5,000,000 Energy prize and $3,207, 242 saved already
WHOOP! WHOOP!! Our efargo team has just moved into 3rd place in the $5,000,000 Georgetown University Energy Challenge!! Working with Xcel Energy and Cass County Electric, we’ve established the baseline of energy used in 2013 and 2014 for residential and municipal electricity. Read More
April20HPREFARGO CELEBRATES EARTH DAY
HPR spoke with Malini Srivastava, Assistant Professor of Architecture at NDSU and the efargo project lead for NDSU to learn more about efforts to promote energy efficiency in the community. HPR: What is efargo? Malini Srivastava: efargo is a partnership between NDSU, the City of Fargo and the two utilities, Xcel Energy and Cass County (Electric Coop)..... Read More
April26City of FargoEfargo Energy Efficiency Initiative and Passive House Update
Malini Srivastava, Project Lead and Principal Architect, gave a presentation on the efargo
Energy Efficiency Initiative, which was selected as a finalist for the Georgetown University
Energy Prize. She noted the Georgetown University Energy Prize is a nationwide competition to
improve energy efficiency in cities and Fargo is in 3rd place out of 50 communities nationwide...... Read More
September6NDSU NewsNDSU faculty member leads Fargo’s effort to win energy competition
Fargo’s energy consumption is down thanks to the efforts of the eFargo partnership, which includes the city of Fargo, NDSU, Cass County Electric Coop and Xcel Energy. Their efforts have been so successful that Fargo is now in third place in the Georgetown University Energy Prize competition, which challenges cities throughout the country to find innovative ways to improve energy efficiency and offers a $5 million prize. Since January 2015, Fargo residents and organizations have saved more than $3.2 million in utility bills...... Read More
December20WDAY6Holiday light trade-in takes old lights for solar-powered LEDs
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - People in Fargo can trade in their old holiday lights for a new set of solar powered ones. eFargo collected old incandescent lights at Carlson Library today...... Read More
December20KVRRHoliday Lights Exchange - HOLIDAY LIGHTS EXCHANGE AT CARLSON LIBRARY
efargo is helping everyone cut electricity costs during its holiday light exchange. efargo was formed to enter Fargo into the Georgetown University Energy Prize, a two-year competition to reduce energy costs. People could bring their old electric incandescent light string in to the Downtown or Carlson libraries and get a new string of zero-energy, solar holiday lights. Holiday strings and LED bulbs were limited to one per household. Old holiday lights can waste energy in households...... Read More
December20RenewNDA local non-profit helping make Fargo more energy efficient
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) A local non-profit called E-Fargo was at the library to help make Fargo more energy efficient. The first twelve people who brought in their holiday lights got to trade them in for an LED strand of lights..... Read More
Winter PublicationRenewNDSeasonal Greetings with LED light bulbs
2015
January13Heidi Heitkamp Press Release"Heitkamp Congratulates City of Fargo for Becoming a Semi-Finalist in National Energy Efficiency Competition"
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today congratulated the City of Fargo for advancing to the Semi-finalist round of the Georgetown University Energy Prize competition to improve energy efficiency in the community, and for the chance at a $5 million prize....Read More
January14John Hoeven Press Release"Hoeven Congratulates City of Fargo for Being Selected as Semi-Finalist for $5 Million Energy Prize"
WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven today congratulated the City of Fargo as it advanced to the semi-finalist round of the Georgetown University Energy Prize competition, which will award $5 million to the winning community.....Read More
January18InforumFargo's energy-saving ideas
FARGO – City Hall has already taken steps to save energy, including buying hybrid buses, and it’s looking to get the whole city involved with an initiative called eFargo......Read More
January18Inforum"eFargo initiative urges residents to save energy"
Keeping up with the Joneses could take a different twist over the next 12 months with neighbors and whole neighborhoods competing to see who in the city can save the most energy. In an online game the city is proposing, households would track their energy use....Read More
January19Prairie BusinesseFargo initiative urges residents to save energy
FARGO - Keeping up with the Joneses could take a different twist over the next 12 months with neighbors and whole neighborhoods competing to see who in the city can save the most energy..... Read More
February14NDSUALA"Prof. Malini Srivastava presenting eFargo with the full team along with their corporate partners. Great start!"
Assistant Professor Malini Srivastava, AIA, in the Department of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, is Project Lead for the eFargo project. A collaboration with the City of Fargo, Corporations, and NDSU partners which were named as semi-finalists in the Georgetown University Energy Prize..... Read More
April17MinnKotaEnviro-servicesValley Earth Resource Group Celebrates Earth Week 2015
efargo is a partnership between the City of Fargo and North Dakota State University to enter the two-year Georgetown University Energy Prize competition which aims to reduce energy use in cities around the country. The efargo team is one of fifty semi-finalists for the two-year (2015 & 2016) competition period..... Read More
April21Green Ways 2GoThe eFargo initiative is off to a great start tomorrow April 22 at 3 PM
The eFargo community kick-off events are taking place during Earth Week (Wednesday, April 22 and Saturday April, 25). Locals are invited to join in the fun activities such as making a conservation pledge in a high tech photo shoot, playing Fargo’s first earth piano, creating the super villain Dr. Waste-a-Watt, learning the top-ten easy and affordable actions for reducing energy use, visiting the official website www.efargo.org and more!.... Read More
April22Valley NewsLiveValley Dedicated To Earth Day
Earth Day is a time when worldwide efforts are made to improve our environment, including right here in the valley. April 22nd 2015 will mark the 45th anniversary and a time to start making a change..... Read More
April22WDAYFargo Competes for $5M Prize in Emission Reduction Challenge
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV)-An effort to reduce energy use in Fargo, called "efargo," started Wednesday. The effort is a partnership between the City and NDSU to enter a two-year competition for a chance to win the $5 million prize..... Read More
April22KFGOefargo talks with KFGO on the Radio about efargo
Did you miss Malini and Mike on KFGO this morning? No worries, you can still listen to their Interview here! Read More
April22NDSUNewsCollaborating with the community to reduce energy use
NDSU’s Malini Srivastava has partnered with the city of Fargo to encourage energy conservation in the community. Srivastava, assistant professor of architecture, is project lead for eFargo, a partnership with the city to enter the two-year Georgetown University Energy Prize competition, which aims to reduce energy use in cities around the country..... Read More
April24KVRRArea College Students Celebrate Earth Day
The City of Fargo and NDSU partner to launch eFargo aiming to reduce energy consumption and increase renewables by 5% by 2016. eFargo Project Leader Malini Srivastava says, “That’s the goal we’re going for. We’re trying to do the impossible.”..... Read More
May12Highline NotesCollaborative Efficiency
The “e” in efargo isn’t a placeholder for just a single word. Rather, it represents many descriptors beginning with that letter: energy, efficiency, enterprising, education, entertaining, eventful, and many more. Read More
May12PrairieBusiness"The Fargo garden is part of the "eFargo" environmental initiative to encourage residents to conserve energy."
Fargo City Commissioner Mike Williams said the solar garden there will be built near the ground storage reservoir on 52nd Street South. Cass County Electric is still determining a timeline for when its 252 non rotating-panel garden will go up in south Fargo, but it will likely be built in the next year, officials said. Read More
May12Inforum SolarParks"Solar gardens coming soon to Fargo and Moorhead"
MOORHEAD—Utility leaders in Fargo and Moorhead are finalizing plans to offer solar garden programs for residents. Solar gardens are typically funded by customers who buy licenses for power output. Read More
July1NDCompassAsk a Researcherefargo: City Scale Sustainability
efargo is an University-City-Utilities partnership to reduce energy use in the City of Fargo while participating in the Georgetown University Energy Prize (GUEP)2 , a nationwide competition to improve the energy efficiency of small cities during a two-year competition period ending in 2016. Read More
November13KVRR PresseFargo on Pace to Win National Energy Prize
"The more every person does the better position we are to win this thing, and then in December we're releasing an eFargo game which every community member can play. This game reduces energy, saves money, and helps us win," says Malini Srivastava, Professor at NDSU. Read More
November13InforumPressGroup: Fargo saved $3.3M on energy as part of competition
Schools, the water treatment plant, government offices, the airport and street lights are among the top energy users among local government facilities. It's not known how much they can really cut, something eFargo members plan to investigate. Read More
November13WDAYPressFargo needs to improve energy use in order to win $5 million Georgetown prize
"If we had someone at the city which is a coordinator position, where we could look at things in a strategic manner in terms of energy use, it would really help us in our efforts and how we spend even our maintenance and operations dollars," eFargo Team Lead Malini Srivastava said.
November29Grand Forks HeraldCombatting carbon: Five Fargo residents lead pragmatic fight against climate change
"I can only impact one or two or three buildings that I'm doing at a time," she said. "Eighty percent of the buildings that will be around in 2050 are already out there. We're not engaged in making that efficient." These days, Srivastava is better known as a leader in the eFargo project, a citywide effort to increase energy efficiency and win the $5 million Georgetown University Energy Prize..... Read More
Winter PublicationCity of FargoTen Easy Ways to Conserve Energy & Lower Your Energy Bills!
"Ten Easy Ways to Conserve Energy & Lower Your Energy Bills!"..... Read More
Aug, 72014Georgetown Press Release52 Communities Competing for Energy Efficiency
Washington DC - The Georgetown University Energy Prize, a $5 million incentive competition to reduce America’s energy consumption, announced a list of 52 communities who have been selected to advance to the Quarter finalist round of the competition....Read More