Georgia Power's ENERGY STAR(R) Program Wins National Award for Third Time
March 13 2009 - 11:02AM
PR Newswire (US)
ATLANTA, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have named
Georgia Power as a 2009 Excellence in ENERGY STAR Promotion Award
winner for its Lighting and Appliance program. This marks the third
consecutive year that Georgia Power has been named an award winner
in this category. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO ) "Each
year we strengthen our ENERGY STAR program to increase its
effectiveness with our customers, so the fact that Georgia Power
was selected again for this highly coveted award is both humbling
and extremely gratifying," said Lamont Houston, senior vice
president of customer service and sales for Georgia Power. "And
with the current economic conditions, now more than ever consumers
are looking to us to provide ways to be energy efficient and save
money. We're honored that EPA and DOE have chosen to recognize
Georgia Power's achievement." An ENERGY STAR partner since 2004,
Georgia Power has given away more than 330,000 compact fluorescent
light bulbs (CFLs) through its lighting program over the last three
years. The company promotes the "Change the World, Start with
ENERGY STAR" campaign which encourages consumers to pledge to
change at least one standard light bulb in their home to an ENERGY
STAR CFL. Georgia Power currently ranks second in the nation for
the number of pledges collected. Georgia Power's Lighting and
Appliance program included a multi-media advertising campaign,
in-store consumer and awareness events, retail sales associate
training, numerous community and corporate outreach events, as well
as a refrigerator recycling program. In addition, Georgia Power was
selected to host one of only six national stops for the ENERGY STAR
Home Tour in October 2008, gaining national exposure for the
southeast and escalating our customer outreach efforts. Lamont
Houston and Vicki Nichols will accept the award on behalf of the
company at an awards ceremony March 31, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
The Excellence in ENERGY STAR Promotion Award is given to a variety
of organizations to recognize their efforts to improve energy
efficiency and reduce pollution, resulting in significant cost
savings. Award winners are selected from more than 12,000
organizations that participate in the ENERGY STAR program. Georgia
Power encourages its customers to practice energy efficiency
year-round. Take the "Change the World" pledge online at
http://www.georgiapower.com/energystar/home.asp. For additional
energy saving tips visit our Web site at
http://www.georgiapower.com/save. To learn more about ENERGY STAR,
visit http://www.energystar.gov/. Georgia Power is the largest
subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the nation's largest
generators of electricity. The company is an investor-owned,
tax-paying utility with rates well below the national average.
Georgia Power serves 2.3 million customers in all but four of
Georgia's 159 counties. http://www.georgiapower.com/
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Georgia Power CONTACT: Lynn
Wallace, +1-404-506-7676 or 1-800-282-1696, Web Site:
http://www.georgiapower.com/
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