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DPW to give away free compact fluorescent light bulbs
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Posted on Jan 07 2009
The Department of Public Works’ Energy Division will be giving away free compact fluorescent light bulbs on Friday, Jan. 16, at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center from 9am to 4pm. The Energy Division will give away two fluorescent light bulbs per consumer as part of their “Energy Star” Awareness Project and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’ participation in the “Change the World, Start with ‘Energy Star’” national campaign.
The cornerstone of this campaign is the “Energy Star” – Change a Light Pledge, which encourages everyone to participate by taking small steps that make a big difference and by challenging people to “do more” to help fight global warming with more energy-efficient choices at home and at work
This promotion is available to all residential paying customers of the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. and therefore must provide a copy of their CUC utility bill to receive the two free CFL’s.
Energy Division director Thelma Inos encourages everyone to be a part of the solution in protecting the environment by simply changing at least one Energy Star-qualified CFL. By making one change, you can save about $30 or more in electricity costs over the bulb’s lifetime. The Energy Star-qualified CFL bulbs use about 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and last up to 10 times longer.
For more information regarding the free CFLs, call the Energy Division at 664-4480/1. If you need more information about Energy Star, visit the website at www.energystar.gov/changetheworld.
This project is made possible through a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, State Energy Program. [B][I](PR)[/I][/B]
