Thursday, September 9, 2010

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PSE’s Rock the Bulb Tour comes to Puyallup, offering customers a free, fun, family-friendly energy efficiency festival, including up to 10 free CFL bulbs

Residential electric customers to join PSE area-wide effort to save energy, money and the environment

BELLEVUE, Wash. (Oct. 8, 2009) - Puget Sound Energy:

What:		Puget Sound Energy will present a first of its kind, family-friendly energy efficiency festival where PSE residential electric customers can exchange up to 10 incandescent bulbs for energy efficient compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs (with six different types to choose from) and to learn about home energy efficiency tips through fun activities for all ages.
Days/time:		Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m
Dates/locations:		Oct. 17-18 Puyallup Lowe’s Store 301 37th Ave SE, Puyallup, WA 98374
Media Visuals:		Estimated 800 people per day exchanging light bulbs Five-foot-tall transparent box filled with hundreds of old incandescent light bulbs PSE Energy Advisors discussing energy conservation tips Which Bulb is an Energy Rock Star? Compare lamps and guess which bulbs are CFLs. Children participating in energy efficiency games The Power Bike – compare how much energy it takes to power a CFL bulb vs. an incandescent light bulb.
Why:		The CFL bulbs distributed through PSE’s Rock the Bulb Tour will save $2.5 million in combined energy costs each year. Lighting accounts for up to 20 percent of the average home’s energy consumption and using more efficient products can lower household energy bills. ENERGY STAR qualified CFL bulbs use up to 75 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs while providing the same amount of light. The CFL bulbs distributed through PSE’s Rock the Bulb Tour will prevent the greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking almost 2,000 cars off the road.
Background:		PSE’s Rock the Bulb Tour — Unplugged events are part of the Rock the Bulb Tour, an innovative effort to promote home energy efficiency across PSE’s electric service area. It includes: PSE’s Rock the Bulb Tour – Unplugged: Sixteen weekend bulb exchange events held throughout PSE’s Western Washington service area. PSE is offering customers a choice of six different types of CFLs, in a first-of-its-kind event. Project Porchlight Puget Sound: PSE will distribute 275,000 free ENERGY STAR CFLs directly to customers through door-to-door volunteers and community event outreach. For event dates or to sign up to volunteer, visit porchlight.org.

For more information, visit rockthebulb.pse.com, follow us on Twitter: @PSERocktheBulb, email rockthebulb@pse.com or call 1-888-362-0363.

About Puget Sound Energy

Washington state’s oldest local energy utility, Puget Sound Energy serves more than 1 million electric customers and nearly 750,000 natural gas customers in 11 counties. A subsidiary of Puget Energy, PSE meets the energy needs of its growing customer base through incremental, cost-effective energy conservation, procurement of sustainable energy resources, and far-sighted investment in the energy-delivery infrastructure. PSE employees are dedicated to providing great customer service and delivering energy that is safe, reliable, reasonably priced, and environmentally responsible.

Contact information:

Rebekah Anderson, 1-888-831-7250