Switch & Save Promotion

For the second year in a row Nebraska Public Power District and its wholesale customer utilities--including Southern--will kick off a campaign Wednesday, October 1, to encourage energy efficiency achieved through the installation of compact fluorescent lamps.

"The 'Switch and Save' campaign involves working with local retailers and providing them with in-store coupons customers can use to purchase compact fluorescent lamps at a discounted price - compliments of NPPD and its wholesale customer utilities," said NPPD Energy Efficiency and Solutions Manager Ken Curry. "The program had a great start last year with over 30,000 CFLs being purchased by our customers."

Customers can select either a $1 off coupon for a single compact fluorescent lamp or a $3 off coupon for a package of two or more lamps, but the package must be identified as ENERGY STAR® qualified.

The Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR® program encourages the installation of compact fluorescent lamps that use 75 percent less energy than equivalent incandescent light bulbs and have a rated life often 10 times longer or more. CFLs also come in various sizes and shapes for use in the home.

"Electrical usage in the service area of NPPD and our wholesale customer utilities continues to grow, which is contributing to the increased use of existing power generation facilities and the expected need for additional power generation facilities in the future," said Ron Asche, NPPD President and CEO. "The collective impact of even the smallest individual actions to reduce electric consumption can make a big difference overall."

If every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR® qualified lamp, there would be enough energy saved to light more than three million homes for a year, reduce annual energy costs by more than $600 million, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.

This campaign, which is funded through NPPD's Domestic Energy and Research Initiative, will run through the end of December or until all coupons are redeemed. A list of retail businesses participating in the “Switch and Save” campaign is available on NPPD's website, www.nppd.com.

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