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SECONDARY Second, the City of Elk River as Energy City offers its residents' rebates, grants, and loans to help households become energy efficient and sustainable. The rebates, grants, and loans are offered through both of the City of Elk River's energy companies and the City of Elk River Municipal Utilities. Specifically, residents can participate in the High 5 Program, which awards households that complete eco-friendly actions to earn points that accumulate to financial savings. These eco-friendly actions consist of waste management; electricity conservation and lighting; heating, ventilation, and cooling systems; water conservation; employee or household initiatives; and purchasing (Energy City, 2016). The rebates, grants, and loans periodically get promoted through news publications. Specifically, in Finance and Commerce there was an article about Energy City's initiatives and the promotion of rebates. The article emphasized that Energy City's initiatives are important for energy efficiency, but many City of Elk River residents are unaware that they exist (Johnson, 2006). Similarly, in the Minneapolis Star Tribune there was an article about Energy City's initiatives and the lack of awareness,impact,and adoption in the community(Levy, 2008). Third,the City of Elk River and the Energy City Commission created SustainER,which is a youth sustainability group that will assist the Energy City Commission with energy efficiency, sustainability, and youth issues in the community. The group allows students between grades 5- 12 to join,and it meets monthly during the school year (Energy City, 2016). Fourth,the City of Elk River and the Energy City Commission participate in the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's GreenStep Cities program. Specifically, the GreenStep Cities "is a voluntary challenge, assistance and recognition program to help cities achieve their sustainability 0 Page 8 UNIVERSITYof$T.THOMAS EN-ERGYCITY Opus College of Business