What: Puget Sound Energy and Sound Transit are partnering to remind riders about energy conservation during October, which is ENERGY STAR®’s Energy Awareness Month [1]. PSE will give away energy-saving compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs to Sound Transit riders during the morning commute as part of PSE’s Rock the Bulb™ campaign.
When: Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 7 to 11 a.m.
Where: Downtown Bellevue Transit Center, 10850 N.E. Sixth Street, Bellevue
Media Visuals:
A PSE backed magician will perform tricks that highlight energy-saving light bulbs at the Downtown Bellevue Transit Center, as Sound Transit passengers board commuter buses.
The magician will then ride the 564/565 bus routes through South King County, continuing the light bulb legerdemain (show of skill) while giving free CFLs to passengers on-board and at stations in Renton, Kent, and Auburn.
PSE Rock the Bulb volunteers will hand out energy conservation information to Sound Transit passengers in support of ENERGY STAR®’s Energy Awareness Month.
Why:
* The CFL bulbs distributed through PSE’s Rock the Bulb Tour will save $2.5 million in combined energy costs each year.
* Lighting accounts for up to 20 percent of the average home’s energy consumption and using more efficient products can lower household energy bills.
* ENERGY STAR [2] qualified CFL bulbs use up to 75 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs while providing the same amount of light.
* The CFL bulbs distributed through PSE’s Rock the Bulb Tour will prevent the greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking almost 2,000 cars off the road.
Background:
* PSE’s Rock the Bulb Tour [3] -- Unplugged events are part of an innovative effort this summer and fall to promote home energy efficiency across PSE’s electric service area. It includes these components:
o PSE’s Rock the Bulb Tour – Unplugged: Sixteen weekend bulb exchange events held throughout PSE’s Western Washington service area. PSE is offering residential electric customers a choice of six different types of CFLs, in a first-of-its-kind event. Remaining events will take place in Auburn, Puyallup, Lacey and Olympia.
o Project Porchlight Puget Sound [4]: PSE is distributing 275,000 free ENERGY STAR qualified CFL bulbs directly to customers through door-to-door volunteers and community event outreach. For event dates or to sign-up to volunteer, visit porchlight.org.
* Since the Tour kicked off in July 2009, PSE has exchanged nearly 350,000 incandescent bulbs for CFL bulbs, an energy savings of more than 80 million kWh or $15 million in energy bills over the life of the bulbs.
For more information, visit rockthebulb.pse.com, follow us on Twitter: @PSERockthebulb, email rockthebulb@pse.com [5] or call 1-888-362-0363.
About Puget Sound Energy
Washington state’s oldest local energy utility, Puget Sound Energy serves more than 1 million electric customers and nearly 750,000 natural gas customers in 11 counties. A subsidiary of Puget Energy, PSE meets the energy needs of its growing customer base through incremental, cost-effective energy conservation, procurement of sustainable energy resources, and far-sighted investment in the energy-delivery infrastructure. PSE employees are dedicated to providing great customer service and delivering energy that is safe, reliable, reasonably priced, and environmentally responsible. For more information, visit www.PSE.com [6].
Puget Sound Energy
Rebekah Anderson, 1-888-831-7250
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- source: EarthTimes.org [8]