[Press Release] : Rebates for energy saving light bulbs

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 29, 2006
 
CONTACT: Connie Kacprowicz
Communications Specialist
or 
Tina Worley
Utility Services Manager
(573) 874-7325

Holly Jensky, Hoffman York                       
(414) 225-9552
hjensky at hyc.com 

Rebates for energy saving light bulbs

	(Columbia, MO) -- Columbia Water & Light is partnering with
state and federal agencies to provide cash-back rebates on the purchase
of energy saving compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). CFLs use up to
66 percent less energy and last 10 times longer than incandescent light
bulbs.  
	From Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2006, Columbia Water and Light and
the Missouri Department of Natural Resources are offering cash-back
rebates for ENERGY STAR qualified CFL purchases of six or less. With the
instant rewards, the CFLs will sell for as little as 99 cents each at
both Westlake Ace Hardware locations and HyVee, while supplies last.
Columbia Water and Light customers are urged to switch to compact
fluorescent bulbs in their home’s five most frequently used light
fixtures. In the average home, the most frequently used fixtures are:
kitchen ceiling dome light, living room table 
lamp, living room floor lamp, bathroom vanity light and outdoor porch
or post lamp. By making this change, a household can save more than $60
a year in energy costs.  
	The compact fluorescent rebate program is being held in
conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S.
Department of Energy’s (DOE) national ENERGY STAR “Change a Light,
Change the World” campaign. The Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance is
coordinating the rebate program through regional utility companies and
hardware stores.  
	“Switching to energy efficient light bulbs and fixtures is a
simple way to do your part to reduce the pollution that causes global
warming. If we all simply changed the five lights we use most to ENERGY
STAR qualified ones, we’d keep more than one trillion pounds of
greenhouse gases out of the air,” said Wendy Reed of the ENERGY STAR
program with the EPA.
	Lighting products that earn the ENERGY STAR also offer extra
safety and convenience features. CFLs generate approximately 70 percent
less heat than standard incandescent lighting, which means they are
cooler to the touch while helping reduce household cooling costs at the
same time. With the wide variety of shapes, sizes and styles available,
CFLs can be used throughout the home. Choosing ENERGY STAR qualified
lighting for the home is a simple way to save time, energy and money
while preserving our environment for future generations.  
	Information about participating entities:
*	Columbia Water and Light: 573-874-7325 or www.GoColumbiaMo.com 
*	Missouri Department of Natural Resources: www.dnr.state.mo.us 
*	The Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance: 888-476-9548 or
www.mwalliance.org/cal2006 
*	ENERGY STAR: www.energystar.gov 

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