ATLANTA, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- What do art and refrigerators have in
common? In many households, the refrigerator is a place for grade school
artwork, but usually not the stuff that wins national acclaim. However, in
an effort to bring attention to energy conservation, Georgia Power took its
vision of decorating a recycled refrigerator to a new level, creating
artwork that got noticed.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO )
Displayed August 25 to September 2 at the National Building Museum in
Washington, D.C., during the Department of Energy's ENERGY STAR(R) The Art
of Recycling exhibition, Georgia Power won "Judges Choice" in a nationwide
call for old refrigerator units that have been recycled and converted to
very creative works. Georgia Power Product Manager Vicki Nichols accepted
the top award on behalf of the company at a ceremony September 2 in
Washington, D.C.
As part of the U.S. Department of Energy's ENERGY STAR Recycle My Old
Fridge Campaign, Georgia Power's "slot machine fridge" was selected among
artwork submitted by students, institutions, utility companies, private
organizations, and individual artists across the country.
"Georgia Power's old recycled refrigerator was decorated using vinyl
vehicle decals on the sides, brush aluminum framing on the front with black
acrylic signs," said Nichols. "There is an actual slot machine metal token
tray at the bottom with slot tokens in the tray. It seemed a fitting design
as Georgia Power is promoting a 'jackpot' of energy savings worth more than
$100 a year."
Visit http://www.recyclemyoldfridge.com/artfridges.aspx to view Georgia
Power's winning entry.
The ENERGY STAR Recycle My Old Fridge Campaign encourages every
American who owns an old, inefficient refrigerator to save money, energy,
and help the environment by recycling old refrigerators and, when a
replacement is needed, buying a new ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerator.
Georgia Power predicts its customers have approximately 235,000
secondary refrigerators more than 10 years old. Most of these secondary
refrigerators are old, inefficient models and typically use 75 percent more
energy than newer ENERGY STAR models. If every household recycled that
second refrigerator, the annual energy savings would be as much as 250
million kilowatt-hours each year.
For more information, visit
http://www.georgiapower.com/energystar/refrigerators.asp .
The refrigerator recycling pilot campaign is one of 18 demand response
and energy efficiency programs in which Georgia Power will invest $43
million annually. This includes six new programs recently approved by the
Georgia Public Service Commission. These programs are expected to reduce
electricity demand by 1,000 megawatts by 2010.
Among the programs Georgia Power currently offers are free in-home
energy assessments, Power Credit, real-time pricing, weatherization
assistance for low-income customers, promotion of ENERGY STAR appliances
and new homes, and energy efficiency customer education.
New programs include Power Credit Multifamily, ENERGY STAR Lighting and
Appliance Program, Home Performance with ENERGY STAR, electric water heater
insulation blanket program and a refrigerator and freezer recycling pilot
program.
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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Related links:
http://www.georgiapower.com
http://www.recyclemyoldfridge.com/artfridges.aspx
http://www.georgiapower.com/energystar/refrigerators.asp
Photo Notes:
NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
CONTACT:
Lynn Wallace of Georgia Power,
+1-404-506-7676, +1-800-282-1696, corpcomm@georgiapower.com
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