CITIZEN POWER ALLIANCE

As energy costs keep going up and up, folks all over are looking for ways to save money.

Auburn school Superintendent Joseph Pabis said he's been thinking about the possibility of harnessing some of the wind near the high school and Owasco Outlet by putting up a windmill and solar panels at the school.

"We're just in the concept stage," he said Wednesday. "We're trying to get some vendors interested so we can move forward."

Pabis said he talked to some people at a recent energy forum in Auburn about the possible use of wind and solar energy at a school.

"I started a dialogue with one company, Larsen Engineers, and they are reviewing this," he said. Larsen is headquartered in Rochester, with an office in Syracuse.

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