BGE Encourages Customers to Kick Off Spring Cleaning with a $50 Reward for Recycling Old Appliances through the BGE Smart Ene...
March 19 2015 - 10:22AM
Business Wire
Through the program, residential customers
can receive $50 for recycling old working refrigerators or freezers
and $25 for recycling old, working room air conditioners and/or
dehumidifiers
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) reminds customers that
spring cleaning season is a great time to not only clear out home
clutter, but also reduce waste, save money and take advantage of
recycling rewards from the BGE Smart Energy Savers Program. BGE’s
Appliance Recycling Program helps customers remove their old and
inefficient, but still working, refrigerators, freezers, room air
conditioners and dehumidifiers for recycling. Customers who
participate can receive a $50 reward when they recycle a
refrigerator or freezer and get an additional $25 bonus if they
recycle a room air conditioning unit and/or dehumidifier at the
same time.
A spare refrigerator or freezer in a basement or garage wastes
up to 1,200 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy and as much as $100 in
electric costs every year. By recycling these old appliances, BGE
customers save energy and money. In addition, through BGE’s
Appliance Recycling Program, more than 95 percent of each appliance
is recycled and disposed of properly, preventing usable materials
from entering a landfill and decreasing the demand for raw
materials, such as steel, aluminum, copper, glass and plastic.
Appliance recycling also leads to a substantial reduction in
emissions of ozone-depleting substances and greenhouse gases. Since
its inception, the program has recycled more than 32,460
inefficient refrigerators, 6,011 freezers and 1,615 room air
conditioners, saving more than 59.5 million kilowatt-hours of
electricity use, the equivalent of removing the greenhouse gas
emissions of over 8,600 cars from the road for a year.
BGE makes it easy for customers to recycle their old appliances.
Customers contact BGE to schedule a pickup and BGE will haul away
the old appliances at no additional cost. Each household is limited
to recycling two refrigerators or freezers through this program.
Appliances must be in working (cooling) condition and measure 10 to
30 cubic feet, which is the standard size for most refrigerators
and freezers. Room air conditioning units and dehumidifiers may
also be recycled through this program but only if picked up at the
same time as an eligible refrigerator or freezer. Appointments are
required and can be scheduled at BGERecycleMyOldFridge.com or by
calling 866.898.1901.
The BGE Smart Energy Savers Program is a suite of programs that
enable customers to control energy use, leading to more efficient
use of electricity and lowering energy bills from where they
otherwise would be. Collectively, the programs help contain the
cost of energy and improve reliability. The programs also help to
reduce peak demand and slow the growth in energy consumption to
lessen the need for more power plants. BGE offers energy-saving
solutions for renters, homeowners, large and small business
customers, nonprofits and institutional customers. More information
is available at bgesmartenergy.com. These programs support the
EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act.
BGE, headquartered in Baltimore, is Maryland’s largest natural
gas and electric utility, delivering power to more than 1.25
million electric customers and more than 650,000 natural gas
customers in central Maryland. The company’s approximately 3,200
employees are committed to the safe and reliable delivery of
natural gas and electricity, as well as enhanced energy management,
conservation, environmental stewardship and community assistance.
BGE is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s
leading competitive energy provider, with 2014 revenues of
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Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE)Rachael Lighty,
rachael.lighty@bge.comBGE Media Hotline: 410-470-7433
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