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SWEEP announces 2022 Leadership in Energy Efficiency Awards

[BOULDER, CO] – The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) announced its 2022 Leadership in Energy Efficiency Awards yesterday, selecting as awardees a member of the Nevada legislature, the Colorado legislature, and the New Mexico legislature, as well as the Town Council of Crested Butte, Colorado.

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