HOUSTON, Oct. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct
Energy® now offers new Give Brighter electricity and natural
gas plans to customers in its United
States' markets. The fixed plans leverage a partnership with
MPOWERD, the company behind Luci® light, a solar inflatable light.
Each time a customer signs up for a new energy plan, they will
receive an inflatable, solar Luci light, and one will be donated on
their behalf to someone who lives without electricity.
The Give Brighter plan has been available to Texas electricity customers since June. Within
the first three months of the product launch, more than 2,000
lights have been sent to MPOWERD's partners. These lights will go
to school children in Malawi,
families in South America, and
women entrepreneurs in South
Sudan.
"This program has been so well-received by the Texas market, we wanted to extend the
opportunity to all our customers in the
United States to give back," said Cullen Hay, General Manager - U.S. Energy,
Direct Energy. "We hope that this program not only helps the 1.5
billion people living without electricity, but also helps to bring
an added value to our customers."
Created by MPOWERD, Luci lights offer a safe, reliable light
source for any situation. Luci lights use solar power and can
brighten a room for up to 18 hours after charging in the sun for 8
hours. MPOWERD works with non-profit community partners to
distribute the lights to people in need in countries including
Kenya, Haiti, Nepal
and the Philippines. The lights
enable people to continue their day past sunset, so children can
study, entrepreneurs can keep working, and health clinics can stay
open.
"Not only has Direct Energy's ongoing contribution to our Give
Luci program been heartwarming, but it has bolstered our global
efforts in distributing light to those who don't have access to
clean energy. They've led the way and set the moral standard around
the imperative for corporations to materially participate in
solving global issues," said John
Salzinger, Co-Founder and Chief Business Development
Officer, MPOWERD.
The Give Brighter plan is available to residents in New York, New
Jersey, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Washington, D.C. To learn more about this
program, please visit www.directenergy.com/givebrighter.
About Direct Energy
Direct Energy is one of North
America's largest energy and energy-related services
providers with nearly five million residential and commercial
customers. Direct Energy provides customers with choice and support
in managing their energy costs through a portfolio of innovative
products and services. A subsidiary of Centrica plc (LSE: CNA), one
of the world's leading integrated energy companies, Direct Energy
operates in 50 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia and 10 provinces in
Canada. To learn more about Direct
Energy, please visit www.directenergy.com.
About MPOWERD
MPOWERD is a New York
City-based B Corp that works hard every day to make clean
energy products that are affordable, easy to use and good for the
earth - that's why they created Luci inflatable solar lights.
MPOWERD wants to empower the 1.5 billion people in low-income
countries still living without electricity by delivering Luci
lights at prices they can afford. The more lights sold, the greater
the impact, so every purchase makes a difference.
www.mpowerd.com.
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