Thursday, November 26, 2009 — To promote energy efficiency and help save energy dollars for their members, Union Power Cooperative will send out a special mailer containing two complimentary compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL) to each of the cooperative’s members during the month of December.
“We will be mailing 116,000 compact fluorescent bulbs to 65,000 members throughout the five county area we serve,” Hal Setser, vice president of marketing and energy services said. “We expect our members to start receiving these packages the first part of December. The package will be easy to identify as it sports the theme ‘Do the Twist, Switch to CFL’s and Save.’”
As a North Carolina electric cooperative, Union Power Cooperative is promoting this project in part to comply with the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards legislation passed by the NC General Assembly in 2007. “Distributing these energy saving CFL bulbs is one way we are meeting the requirements of our state law,” Setser said.
Also included in each mailer will be a brochure detailing information about the CFLs and how using these bulbs can save members an average of $30 per bulb in energy costs. CFLs use 75 percent less energy than their standard incandescent counterparts, and they last 10 times longer. Information is also included on the proper disposal of CFLs and recycling locations.
Union Power Cooperative is a member-owned electric cooperative, which provides electric service to approximately 65,000 members in Union, Stanly, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus and Rowan counties.
