Below is a press release from the Reading Municipal Light Department:
READING, MA — In celebration of National Public Power Week (October 3-9), Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD) invites customers to attend an Open House on Thursday, October 10, 2024, from 3pm to 6pm, at the RMLD Garage located at 218 Ash Street, Reading.
This fun and educational event will feature family-themed activities such as face painting, balloon art, a caricaturist, kid’s games and prizes, pumpkin decorating, a lineman dress-up activity, an electric vehicle showcase, touch-a-truck and more. RMLD staff will be on hand to educate attendees on electricity, electrical safety, energy conservation, and to share information about RMLD programs.
“As a locally owned and operated, not-for-profit public power utility, we’re proud to provide safe, reliable, and affordable electricity to the communities we serve,” said RMLD General Manager Greg Phipps. “We are grateful the opportunity to host this cherished
event, where we can interact with the public, provide family-friendly entertainment, and let our customers know about our ongoing decarbonization efforts.”
For event details and updates, visit rmld.com/OpenHouse2024.
Public Power Week is an annual national event to celebrate the more than 2,000 community-owned, not-for-profit utilities that provide electricity to 49 million Americans.
About Reading Municipal Light Department
Established in 1894, Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD) is a municipal electric utility serving over 70,000 residents in Reading, North Reading, Wilmington, and Lynnfield Center, Massachusetts. RMLD is the largest of the 41 municipal light departments
in Massachusetts based on electricity load, is not-for-profit and is locally owned and controlled. The RMLD is committed to serving our customers with reliable, low-cost, and increasingly non-carbon energy.
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