HOUSTON, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Reliant Energy will donate
up to $5,000 to tree planting efforts across the state, contributing $1 for
each customer who converts to online billing rather than receiving paper
electricity bills.
To kick-start the campaign, "Go Paperless for a Greener Texas," Reliant
Energy has organized a sweepstakes giving customers the chance to win a
$3,000 Reliant Energy bill credit or other prizes if they sign up for
paperless billing by Oct. 12.
-- Grand prize: $3,000 Reliant Energy bill credit
-- Second prize: Free home energy audit and a $500 Home Depot gift card
for energy efficiency supplies
For official sweepstakes rules, contest entry information and specific
instructions for converting to paperless billing, customers should visit:
http://reliant.com/paperless. The contest ends Oct. 12.
Reliant Energy will donate up to $5,000 to local non-profit
conservation organizations to be used for planting trees or $1 for each
customer who signs up for paperless billing through Dec. 17.
With paperless billing, customers manage their Reliant Energy bills
online, resulting in less mailbox clutter, no checks to write and no stamps
to buy. Customers also help the environment by cutting down on paper
consumption.
"More and more of our customers are taking advantage of paying bills
online, and the 'Go Paperless for a Greener Texas' effort allows our
customers the convenience of electronic payment while also helping to
protect the environment," said Gregg Hollenberg, vice president, Reliant
Energy Residential Markets. "We view this effort as another outgrowth of
our energy efficiency and environmental emphasis, as well as a
demonstration of our core value of caring for communities."
Reliant Energy, Inc. (NYSE: RRI) based in Houston, provides electricity
and energy services to retail and wholesale customers in the United States.
In Texas, the company provides service to nearly 1.9 million retail
electricity customers, including residential and small business customers
and commercial, industrial, governmental and institutional customers.
Reliant also serves commercial, industrial, governmental and institutional
customers in the PJM (Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland) market.
The company is one of the largest independent power producers in the
nation with approximately 16,000 megawatts of power generation capacity
across the United States. These strategically located generating assets
utilize natural gas, fuel oil and coal. For more information, visit
http://reliant.com.
SOURCE Reliant Energy, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.reliant.com/corporate
CONTACT:
Pat Hammond of Reliant Energy,
+1-713-497-7723
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