DECATUR, Ga., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power and Senior
Connections in DeKalb County will team up to provide free compact
fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and energy efficiency information to seniors
during visits to several neighborhood senior centers.
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Georgia Power's energy services team in DeKalb County will visit Senior
Connections' five centers and Lou Walter Senior Center to distribute 1,000
CFLs to seniors participating in the events. While there, the team will
also discuss the benefits and cost savings associated with switching from
standard light bulbs to CFLs and get participants to take the ENERGY STAR
Change A Light pledge.
"Educating our customers about the cost savings and environmental
benefits of compact fluorescent light bulbs has been an important part of
Georgia Power's energy efficiency campaign," said David Purcell, Georgia
Power's assistant to the region manager for Atlanta and DeKalb County and
board chair of Senior Connections.
The Change A Light campaign encourages consumers to take a pledge to
change at least one standard light bulb in their home to an ENERGY STAR
qualified compact fluorescent light bulb. By changing one incandescent bulb
to an ENERGY STAR qualified CFL, customers can save as much as $30 on
energy costs over the life of the CFL.
In addition to long-term cost savings, CFLs reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and produce 75 percent less heat than standard light bulbs, so
they're safer to operate and can reduce energy costs associated with home
cooling.
"These events help us empower our senior customers with an effective
and easy energy efficient solution they can implement themselves to save
energy and money," said Vicki Nichols, Georgia Power's product manager.
WHAT: Georgia Power CFL giveaways at DeKalb County senior centers
DATES AND LOCATIONS:
Tuesday, Feb. 26 - South DeKalb Center - 11 a.m.
1931 Candler Road
Decatur, GA
Wednesday, Feb. 27 - Lithonia Center - 10 a.m.
2484 Bruce Street
Lithonia, GA
Thursday, Feb. 28 - Scottdale Center - 10 a.m.
3262 Chapel Road
Scottdale, GA
Friday, Feb. 29 - DeKalb-Atlanta Center - 11 a.m.
25 Warren Street
Atlanta, GA
Tuesday, March 11 - Lou Walker Senior Center
2538 Panola Road
Lithonia, GA 30058
Over the past two years, through promotion of the Change A Light
campaign, Georgia Power has distributed more than 200,000 compact
fluorescent light bulbs to consumers across Georgia who have pledged to
change at least one standard light bulb in their home to a compact
fluorescent bulb. As a leader in the nation for ENERGY STAR Change A Light
pledges, Georgia Power received the 2007 Excellence in ENERGY STAR
Promotion Award.
Georgia Power encourages its customers to practice energy efficiency
year- round. To take the Change A Light pledge, call 1-800-306-5261 or
pledge online at http://www.georgiapower.com. For additional tips on how to save
energy and money, call Georgia Power - The Energy Expert(R) at
1-800-524-2421 or visit our Web site. To learn more about ENERGY STAR,
visit http://www.energystar.gov .
Georgia Power is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the
nation's largest generators of electricity. The company is an
investor-owned, tax-paying utility with rates well below the national
average. Georgia Power serves 2.3 million customers in all but four of
Georgia's 159 counties.
SOURCE Georgia Power
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