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Free portable stoves, butane on Tinian
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Posted on Aug 16 2022
The Division of Energy of the Department of Public Works will be giving away portable gas stove and butane gas canister to residential households on Tinian on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Tinian Youth Center, from 9am to 4pm.
The distribution event, called the “2022 Tinian Energy Educational Awareness and Community Outreach Program Campaign Drive-Thru Distribution Event,” will be done with the Office of Grants Management and is intended to promote energy conservation to encourage implementation of energy measures to help reduce energy use and save money.
To avail of the portable gas stove with butane gas canister, residential homeowners on Tinian must present a copy of a valid government-issued identification card and a copy of a most recent Commonwealth Utilities Corp. utility billing with the same name on the ID and CUC account.
Residents that are tenants of apartments, rental properties, etc., and not named as the CUC account holder, must provide a copy of a lease or rental agreement. If the residential homeowner with the CUC account holder’s name is unable to make it, please provide a letter of authorization along with a copy of the ID matching the CUC account name to avail of the said distribution item. Businesses, rental property owners, and/or landlords are not eligible to receive the portable gas stove with the butane gas.
With limited supply for this event, items will be available for distribution on a first-come, first-served basis throughout the specified time only, while supplies last.
Staff from the Weatherization Assistance Program will also be available on Tinian to assist anyone interested in applying for program services.
Due to the continuing threat of COVID-19, the public is required to observe and comply with all health and safety protocols. Masks are required at all times during the program event hours of operations. All vehicle operators and passengers must remain in their vehicles at all times and must follow all posted event signs and obey all event traffic flow signs.
For additional questions or information regarding this event, contact Maile Iakopo, reporting specialist, at 664-4480/4. (PR)
