Program can help cut up to $150 a year in energy costs
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Jan. 18, 2013) – More than 550 low-income customers in Eastpoint, Fla., will soon receive a much-needed boost from Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy.
Through the company’s innovative Neighborhood Energy Saver program, the homes and apartments of qualified customers will receive a complimentary energy makeover, which includes the installation of up to 16 energy-saving improvements.
The company will also educate customers about the behaviors and other factors that contribute to their energy bills.
“Progress Energy is committed to help our customers better understand and manage their energy use,” said Alex Glenn, president of Progress Energy Florida. “Through the Neighborhood Energy Saver program, we provide customers the tools to help reduce their energy bills, and the information needed to make long lasting positive change.”
The Neighborhood Energy Saver program benefits low-income customers living in select, census-defined communities. Eastpoint is the first city Progress Energy’s program has expanded to in 2013. Since the program’s inception in 2006, the company has implemented the program in more than 30 communities across the state. In just five years, Progress Energy has installed more than 250,000 energy-efficiency improvements in more than 14,000 low-income customers’ homes.
The Progress Energy Neighborhood Energy Saver program kickoff will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Jan. 22, 2013, at the Eastpoint Volunteer Fire Department Community Room located at 24 6th St.
Eligible customers will learn about the program and the energy-efficiency improvements, that, when used in conjunction with energy-saving practices, can help save up to $150 a year in energy costs.
In partnership with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and the Franklin County Government, Franklin’s Promise and the Seafood Association, Progress Energy plans to install energy-efficient improvements in 572 homes and at no cost to residents.
Progress Energy Neighborhood Energy Saver team members will install improvements beginning Jan. 23, and will conclude by early May. Each participant will receive up to 16 energy-efficiency improvements at no cost, including:
· water heater wraps and insulation for water pipes
· low-flow faucet aerator and low-flow showerhead
· refrigerator coil brush and refrigerator thermometer
· wall plate thermometer
· HVAC winterization kit
· water heater temperature check and adjustment
· HVAC filters and a filter-change calendar
Progress Energy Florida also helps reduce energy loss through the installation of door sweeps, caulking, foam insulation, weather stripping and clear patch tape. In addition, the company provides up to five compact fluorescent light bulbs.
The Eastpoint program targets homes and apartments with the following boundaries:
- North on School Road to Tip Road;
- East on Tip Tucker Road to 4th Street to Hwy. 98;
- West on Hwy. 98 to School Road to include Old Ferry Dock Road, Wilderness Road and Ridge Road.
A flier showing the eligible area is available upon request.
Federal and state guidelines and census data are used to objectively select communities where the program would be most beneficial.
The Neighborhood Energy Saver program began as a pilot project in 2006 in St. Petersburg’s Palmetto Park community.
The program was so successful, the company has conducted the outreach in 32 communities statewide, including Altamonte Springs, Apopka, Avon Park, Clearwater, Crystal River, DeLand, East Orlando, Eatonville, Haines City, Inverness, Jasper, Madison, Perry, Plymouth, Sebring, Trenton and several St. Petersburg neighborhoods.
The Southeastern Electric Exchange awarded the project the 2007 Industry Excellence Award in the Rates & Regulation category.
Since 1981, Progress Energy Florida has helped its customers save more than $1 billion through its energy-efficiency programs – a savings that represents enough electricity conserved by customers to power more than 900,000 homes for a year.
These programs have helped eliminate more than 8.3 million tons of CO2 (equal to removing more than 1.8 million cars from the road every year).
“Energy efficiency is critical to meeting our state’s long-term energy needs,” Glenn said. “It is the quickest, easiest and most environmentally-friendly way to reduce energy use.”
During the next decade, the utility anticipates these measures will avoid the need for an additional 1,500 MWs of new generation.
For more information on energy efficiency tips that all homeowners can benefit from, visit https://www.progress-energy.
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