By Gemma Q. Casas
Variety News Staff

THE chairman of the House Committee on Public Utilities, Telecommunications and Communications is asking the Division of Energy to set up a booth at the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. to inform the public about how they can save on their utility bills.
Rep. Francisco S. Dela Cruz, Covenant-Saipan, told Energy Director Thelma B. Inos to consider having a booth at CUC’s office to reach out to more people.
Inos’ office is located on Capital Hill while CUC’s offices, including its payment branch, are at Joeten Dandan.
According to Dela Cruz, “The people of the commonwealth need education in energy conservation practices and available forms of energy assistance programs to assist them through these hard economic times.”
He added, “May I recommend that your office set up a temporary booth at the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. in Dandan to provide assistance and information regarding energy conservation and energy assistance programs from your office.…”
The lawmaker also disclosed that Inos’s office has found federal grants that can be used to “retrofit the lighting fixtures at the… administration building.”
He asked Inos to educate other government agencies about retro fitting their lighting fixtures, particularly the Public School System, which continues to be plagued with budget problems.