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PSE to help customers put green back into their wallets on Earth Day and every day

Energy conservation activities planned throughout Western Washington to help customers save energy, money and the earth

BELLEVUE, Wash. (April 21, 2009) – Puget Sound Energy will be helping customers throughout Western Washington take advantage of energy conservation giveaways and rebates at dozens of regional Earth Day events in the days surrounding April 22, 2009, and throughout the year.

“PSE is committed to helping our customers reduce energy costs and put green back into their wallets in this challenging economy and to continuing to help combat climate change,” said Cal Shirley, vice president of Energy Efficiency Services for PSE. “PSE representatives and Energy Advisors will be at more than 25 community events throughout our 11-county, Western Washington service area to mark Earth Day, reaching out directly to customers to show them how to save energy, money and the environment.”

Highlights of PSE’s Earth Day activities will include free compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb giveaways and expanded CFL recycling locations, free efficiency showerheads, information on easy, inexpensive ways to lower home energy use and rebates for home improvements, Green Power Program sign-ups and more.

“As a utility, we’re expanding our resources in wind power, solar power and other forms of renewable energy, and we want to help our customers as they make smart choices in how they will be using energy,” said Shirley. “Together, renewable energy and energy efficiency are a powerful combination.”

Below is a list of the places where PSE will be helping to mark Earth Day celebrations this week with the aim of helping customers put green back into their wallets as well as help save the earth.

PSE energy conservation activities for Earth Day 2009:

Last week, PSE participated in these events:

In addition to helping customers with easy, inexpensive ways to save energy without sacrificing comfort, PSE offers rebates for energy efficiency home improvements that can total as much as $7,000, which combined with federal stimulus package tax credits could total up to $8,500.

In 2008, PSE conservation programs saved customers a total of $30 million on their energy bills and supported 450 new jobs in Western Washington. PSE customers saved enough energy from conservation actions taken in 2008 to supply 23,000 local homes with electricity and 4,000 with natural gas, and the environmental benefit of their energy savings is the same as taking 38,000 cars off the road for a year. PSE predicts that its energy efficiency programs will save enough energy over the next 20 years to negate the need for building two additional mid-sized, 250-megawatt power plants.

To learn more about how homeowners can save energy and take advantage of PSE rebates, visit For Your Home at PSE.com or call a PSE Energy Advisor at 1-800-562-1482.

Contact

Rebekah Anderson, 1-888-831-7250

About Puget Sound Energy

Washington state’s oldest and largest energy utility, with a 6,000-square-mile service area stretching across 11 counties, Puget Sound Energy serves more than 1 million electric customers and nearly 750,000 natural gas customers. PSE, a subsidiary of Puget Energy, meets the energy needs of its growing customer base primarily in Western Washington through incremental, cost-effective energy conservation, procurement of sustainable energy resources, and far-sighted investment in the energy-delivery infrastructure. PSE employees are dedicated to providing great customer service to deliver energy that is safe, reliable, reasonably priced, and environmentally responsible.