Middleborough Gas & Electric is spreading a few bright ideas to the Robbins Museum of Archaeology to help the volunteer-run facility cut costs from its energy bills.

While not old compared to the treasures inside of the museum, the former manufacturing building at 17 Jackson Street is showing signs of age. Not on the outside perhaps, but in its utility bills as antique wiring, old windows and a dozen other little things consume more energy than is strictly necessary to keep the place running.

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