FARGO, N.D. (AP) _ The city of Fargo has advanced in a national competition among cities to reduce America's energy consumption.
Fifty cities from 27 states have been selected to continue for the Georgetown University Energy Prize, which provides a $5 million award for the winning city.
Cities will be judged in the next two years on reductions in energy use, innovation of approach and community participation.
Fargo City Commissioner Mike Williams says the competition is ``generating a spirit of cooperation'' for the city's project, known as eFargo.
Communities with a population between 5,000 and 250,000 are eligible to compete for the prize. That includes about 8,900 cities.