Public Power Week Trivia Contest now open to Wake Forest Power customers, three will win free electricity

The Town of Wake Forest and Wake Forest Power (WFP) are joining more than 2,000 not-for-profit utilities in celebrating Public Power Week October 2-8. Wake Forest and WFP are marking the occasion by offering a special online trivia contest and utilizing the Wake Forest Power Facebook page to celebrate the benefits of public power and salute the folks who keep our lights on. In anticipation of Public Power Week, WFP customers are encouraged to “Like” Wake Forest Power on Facebook.

Wake Forest Power residential customers can enter to win free electricity in October by participating in the Public Power Week Trivia Contest available at http://bit.ly/WFPublicPowerWeek. All the answers to the trivia questions can be found on the Town website. Every customer that answers all 10 questions correctly will be entered into a drawing for free electricity. On Friday, Oct. 7, at 3 p.m., the names of three winners will be announced via Wake Forest Power’s social media sites. The deadline to enter is 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5.  

Throughout Public Power Week, WFP will post on Facebook a variety of information on themes ranging from Wake Forest’s public power history to the responsibilities of the divisions and staff that comprise the Town’s electric department. Kids will also have the chance to download a variety of coloring pages related to public power.

For more information about Public Power Week activities, visit http://bit.ly/WFPublicPowerWeek or contact Customer Service Manager Andrew Brown, Jr. at 919-435-9466 or [email protected].

Wake Forest Power supplies electricity to approximately 5,000 residential and 1,300 commercial customers. A public power community since 1909, Wake Forest is one of 32 members of the North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency (NCEMPA). For more information about Wake Forest Power, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/wake-forest-power.