Dayton Power and Light Awards Two $50,000 Environmental Grants to Beautify Area Cities
April 29 2016 - 10:19AM
Business Wire
Successful Right Tree, Right Place program
returns this fall for a second year
The Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L), a subsidiary of
The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES), awarded two $50,000 grants to the
communities of Centerville and Sidney as part of the Right Tree
Right Place program to beautify city parks and public spaces for
residents.
The Tree City USA communities of Centerville and Sidney each
will receive a $50,000 grant to plant utility-friendly trees and
enhance the landscape for their residents to enjoy for many years.
Both communities applied for the environmental grants through
DP&L’s Right Tree, Right Place program, an effort to educate
customers to plant trees a safe distance from power lines. DP&L
is committed to protecting the environment for our residents, so we
have partnered with local businesses and organizations to encourage
smart and safe tree planting in the Miami Valley.
“Centerville is thrilled that DP&L selected us to be an
Environmental Grant recipient,” said Centerville City Manager Greg
Horn. “We are receiving our 30th consecutive Tree City USA
award this year and strive to maintain a healthy urban
forest. Following DP&L’s ‘Right Tree, Right Place’
guidelines, the grant funding will be used to remove 27 trees
located under power lines and replace those with 27
utility-friendly trees plus plant approximately 80 more trees along
various city thoroughfares.”
“On behalf of the citizens of Sidney and the thousands who visit
our community every year, I am truly grateful to DP&L for this
generous grant,” said Sidney Mayor Mike Barhorst. “Primarily as a
result of the Emerald Ash Borer, we have had to remove more than
1,600 trees from our urban forest since 2008 – both street trees
and park trees – some more than 100 years old. We still have
several hundred more trees that we will need to remove in the next
two years. DP&L’s grant will enable us to begin planting
replacement trees at a much faster pace than would otherwise be
possible. Our community will benefit today and for years to
come.”
The environmental grants successfully complete the first year of
Right Tree, Right Place, which kicked off last fall with the
giveaway of 150 utility-friendly trees to DP&L customers
through participating local nurseries. This spring, DP&L
volunteers planted 100 cherry trees in two Dayton neighborhoods, in
partnership with Operation 1000 Cherry Tree Project. Once both
Centerville and Sidney complete their projects, DP&L will have
donated more than 560 trees during the inaugural year of the Right
Tree, Right Place program.
“DP&L is heartened by the enthusiastic response towards our
environmentally essential Right Tree, Right Place program. Going
forward, this program enables DP&L to gift the Miami Valley
with utility-friendly trees in the fall; beautiful, blooming cherry
trees in the spring and more attractive, usable public spaces
year-round for entire communities,” said President and CEO of
DP&L Tom Raga. “Through smart planning and cooperation, Right
Tree, Right Place demonstrates how we can all enjoy the beauty of
nature without compromising the safe and reliable electricity we
depend on to power our daily lives.”
Right Tree, Right Place returns this fall. Visit our website for
upcoming tree giveaway opportunities and other programs to enhance
the communities we serve.
About The Dayton Power and Light Company and AES
The Dayton Power and Light Company is the principal subsidiary
of DPL Inc. (DPL), a regional energy provider and an AES company.
DPL’s other significant subsidiaries include AES Ohio Generation,
LLC (AES Ohio Gen), Miami Valley Insurance Company (MVIC), and
Miami Valley Lighting, LLC (MVLt). The Dayton Power and Light
Company, a regulated electric utility, provides service to over
515,000 customers in West Central Ohio; AES Ohio Gen engages in the
operation of merchant peaking generation facilities; MVIC, a
captive insurance company, provides insurance services to DPL and
its subsidiaries, and MVLt maintains outdoor lighting to
governments and businesses. DPL, through its subsidiaries, owns and
operates approximately 3,000 megawatts of generation capacity, of
which 2,000 megawatts are coal-fired units and 1,000 megawatts are
solar, natural gas, battery storage and diesel peaking units. For
more information about the company, please visit www.dplinc.com.
Connect with DP&L at www.twitter.com/dpltoday,
www.linkedin.com/company/dayton-power-and-light, and at
www.facebook.com/DPLToday.
The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) is a Fortune 200 global power
company. We provide affordable, sustainable energy to 17 countries
through a diverse portfolio of distribution businesses as well as
thermal and renewable generation facilities. Our workforce of
21,000 people is committed to operational excellence and meeting
the world’s changing power needs. AES’ 2015 revenues were $15
billion and AES owns and manages $37 billion in total assets. To
learn more, please visit www.aes.com. Follow AES on Twitter
@TheAESCorp.
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