PPL Electric Utilities launches campaign to help customers save energy

PPL Electric Utilities stepped up its efforts to give electric customers tools to save money with the launch in June 2007 of a new “e-power” education campaign to promote energy efficiency and a new Web site that gives customers tools to help them take greater control of their electricity use.

“E-power is about building awareness and helping people understand just how much control they can have over their energy use,” said David G. DeCampli, president of PPL Electric Utilities.

“More and more, people are looking for ways to save energy and reduce their electric bills,” he said. “And we’re stepping up our efforts to give customers tools and information that they can use to make informed decisions that meet their needs.”

The Web site’s Energy Analyzer tool offers customers the ability to see detailed electricity-use information, understand where their homes use energy and compare the energy use of their homes with that of similar homes. Customers also will be able to create personalized home energy-use reports.

Customers can use the site to calculate how much energy they use for heating, cooling, lighting, refrigeration and other appliances, and how much energy they can save by replacing existing equipment and appliances in their home with more energy-efficient models.

An energy library offers detailed information about everything from compact fluorescent lights to attic insulation.

The Web site also has a bill analyzer tool that allows customers to take a closer look at why one bill was higher than another and understand how much weather or changes in the home may have affected the bill.

In addition, the new Web site offers an interactive electrical safety section with information, games, quizzes, activities and resources for children, parents and teachers.

PPL Electric Utilities will continue to look for new ways to reach out to customers and share messages that can make a difference. The company’s electricity customers may visit the new Web site at www.pplelectric.com to complete a home profile and learn more about ways they can save.

PPL Electric Utilities Corporation provides electricity delivery services to about 1.4 million customers in Pennsylvania.