WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Energy
employees arrived at the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware dressed in superhero capes and
accompanied by several local legislators and some well-known caped
crusaders. Superwoman, Mrs. Incredible, Spiderman and
Michelangelo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles scooped out
Direct Energy "lightning bolt" flavored ice cream and delivered a
corporate gift from Direct Energy to show their support for
families with seriously ill or injured children receiving medical
treatment at nearby hospitals. The team presented a $10,000 check to Pamela Cornforth, the President and CEO of the
Ronald McDonald House, and announced an ongoing partnership that
will include cash donations for each Delaware resident who switches their energy
supplier to Direct Energy.
The initial $10,000 donation will
be used to sponsor a guestroom in the house - The Direct Energy
Room -- in perpetuity.
"Direct Energy's mission is to make a difference in
people's lives," said Cullen
Hay, the General Manager for U.S. Energy at Direct
Energy. "This donation to the Ronald McDonald House will make a
difference in the lives of children and families in the
Delaware community where we serve
consumers electricity. We are thrilled to partner with such a
well-deserving and impactful philanthropic organization."
The State of Delaware formally
named Direct Energy as the "Electric Retail Supplier Exclusively
Contracted by the State of
Delaware" on June
22nd for its 315,000 residents and businesses in
the Delmarva territory and for Delaware Electric Cooperative's
84,000 customers. This is the first such program and designation
made in the United States.
It is estimated that residential customers may save on average
$15 per month with Direct Energy's
low fixed electricity prices, set at 10 to 18 percent below
Delmarva's current price to
compare. 1Other benefits are available
and both residential and small business customers can potentially
save a further 10 to 12 percent on their heating bills and about 15
percent on their cooling bills by receiving at no cost a Nest
Learning Thermostat.2 Small businesses can save 5
percent off of Delmarva's current price to
compare.3
As part of the program, Direct Energy provided the Ronald
McDonald House of Delaware with an
initial $10,000 charitable
contribution and then pledged an additional $5 donation for each online customer enrollment
and $2.50 for each offline customer
enrollment throughout the life of the two-year program. Under
this program, almost 400,000 customers are eligible to participate
in this program.
"On behalf of the Board of Directors, Volunteers, Staff and the
families we serve we thank Direct Energy for their commitment to
our Ronald McDonald House and our families," said Pam Cornforth, President of the Ronald McDonald
House of Delaware. "Companies such
as Direct Energy are critical to our mission of "keeping families
close."
The Delaware legislators in
attendance at the event were: Senators Harris McDowell, Colin
Bonini and Greg Lavelle and
Representatives Helene Keeley,
Mike Mulrooney and Debra Heffernan.
To learn more consumers can go to
DirectEnergy.com/Delaware.
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.
For more information on residential pricing and products in
Delaware, please visit:
https://www.directenergy.com/delaware or dial: 1-844-574-SAVE. For
more information on small business pricing and products in
Delaware, please visit:
www.directenergybusiness.com/Delaware or dial: 1-844-688-9822.
[1] The average savings statement is based on a comparison of
the utility's current price to compare and Direct Energy's current
offers as of August 4, 2016. Usage
utilized in the dollar savings calculation is based on forecasted
consumption data for a typical residential class customer in
Delmarva Power's Delaware
territory. Savings may vary and are not guaranteed.
[2] Based on independent studies by Energy Trust of Oregon and
Vectren. https://nest.com/blog/2015/02/02/the-nest-learning-thermostat-saves-energy-heres-the-proof/
[3] 5% savings based off of Delmarva's current Small General
Service (SGS) price to compare of $0.0806/kwh.
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