The Courier-Journal: LG&E rebates make energy-efficient appliances more affordable
Monday, December 17, 2012
One of our many energy efficiency programs made headlines over the weekend.
Namely, our Home Energy Rebates program was profiled in Sunday's edition of The Courier-Journal.
Check out reporter Chris Otts' full story, here.
We're often asked why -- as a company that's in the business of selling elecricity and natural gas -- we encourage our customers to use less of our products.
For us, the answer is simple.
Over the years, customers have expressed their desire to become more energy efficient, and we've responded by offering a variety of programs that allow you to become a better energy manager of your home or business.
There are two major factors that contribute to your monthly energy use: the weather and your individual energy-use habits. We want to provide you with the tools and resources you need to help better manage energy usage and reduce energy consumption.
In turn, reducing energy usage offsets annual customer energy demand growth that can help delay the need for additional generation and help ensure power reliability during times of peak energy usage (like on the hottest days in summer and the coldest days of winter).
Our portfolio of energy efficiency programs is designed to help you use energy wisely.
For example, with our Home Energy Rebates program, we'll provide $50 to $300 to help offset the purchasing costs of certain ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators, clothes washers, dishwashers, freezers and heat pump water heaters, as well as certain high-efficiency HVAC systems and window film.
According to ENERGY STAR®, refrigerator models manufactured 30 to 40 years ago use nearly two times the amount of energy each year compared to today's high-efficient ENERGY STAR® certified refrigerators, which use approximately 500 kilowatt-hours annually (about half of one-month's usage for a typical residential customer).
Upgrading to a new energy-efficient model can help you save energy, we want to help make energy-efficient options more affordable.
We officially launched our Home Energy Rebates program this year, and customers’ interest in the program has been phenomenal.
We’ve also worked hard to develop relationships with the locally-owned and national retailers across our service territories.
So, if buying an energy-efficient appliance is on your holiday shopping list, check out our program and learn more.
We're here to help.
Until next time, keep using energy wisely.
Namely, our Home Energy Rebates program was profiled in Sunday's edition of The Courier-Journal.
Check out reporter Chris Otts' full story, here.
We're often asked why -- as a company that's in the business of selling elecricity and natural gas -- we encourage our customers to use less of our products.
For us, the answer is simple.
Over the years, customers have expressed their desire to become more energy efficient, and we've responded by offering a variety of programs that allow you to become a better energy manager of your home or business.
There are two major factors that contribute to your monthly energy use: the weather and your individual energy-use habits. We want to provide you with the tools and resources you need to help better manage energy usage and reduce energy consumption.
In turn, reducing energy usage offsets annual customer energy demand growth that can help delay the need for additional generation and help ensure power reliability during times of peak energy usage (like on the hottest days in summer and the coldest days of winter).
Our portfolio of energy efficiency programs is designed to help you use energy wisely.
For example, with our Home Energy Rebates program, we'll provide $50 to $300 to help offset the purchasing costs of certain ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators, clothes washers, dishwashers, freezers and heat pump water heaters, as well as certain high-efficiency HVAC systems and window film.
According to ENERGY STAR®, refrigerator models manufactured 30 to 40 years ago use nearly two times the amount of energy each year compared to today's high-efficient ENERGY STAR® certified refrigerators, which use approximately 500 kilowatt-hours annually (about half of one-month's usage for a typical residential customer).
Upgrading to a new energy-efficient model can help you save energy, we want to help make energy-efficient options more affordable.
We officially launched our Home Energy Rebates program this year, and customers’ interest in the program has been phenomenal.
We’ve also worked hard to develop relationships with the locally-owned and national retailers across our service territories.
So, if buying an energy-efficient appliance is on your holiday shopping list, check out our program and learn more.
We're here to help.
Until next time, keep using energy wisely.
