Entergy employees volunteer to help neighbors in need by making low-income
family homes in Lake Charles area more energy efficient
BATON ROUGE, La. – With a focus on
the energy savings, community outreach and the environment, employees of Entergy
Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. are joining Rebuilding Together Calcasieu on
Thursday, Oct. 11, to help make 20 Lake Charles homes more energy-efficient. The
energy-efficiency home improvements, which are being funded by a $20,000 Entergy
Charitable Foundation grant to Rebuilding Together Calcasieu, will help
customers reduce energy use in their homes and lower energy costs.
The force of employee and community
volunteers will be caulking around windows, installing weather stripping around
external doors, replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent
ones, changing air conditioner filters, insulating attics and making other
energy-efficiency improvements.
“This volunteer effort is about our
employees giving back to the community where they live and work by making a
lasting difference in these neighborhoods and in the lives of some of our most
vulnerable homeowners,” Entergy Gulf States Louisiana President and Chief
Executive Officer Bill Mohl said. “We hope to spread the message that energy
efficiency will help all of our customers save money and the environment while
helping improve our customers’ lives by providing much-needed financial benefits
in these tough economic times.”
Entergy’s participation in the
project is part of a month of employee volunteerism efforts focused on helping
customers save energy and money with a series of energy-efficiency initiatives
across the state.
According to Entergy Gulf States
Louisiana Customer Service Vice President Steven Scheurich, there are many
simple steps, tools and technologies that can reduce energy use and lower energy
costs. “The ones we’re implementing inside these Lake Charles-area homes will
make a significant difference in these families’ lives,” said Scheurich.
For example, he explained that air
infiltration from the outside is a huge energy loser. In a drafty home, the air
may "turn over" several times an hour, meaning that the home''s entire volume of
air must be reheated or re-cooled that often. A tight house sees a complete air
exchange only once every two to three hours. “Saving money on your energy bill
is easier than you think,” Scheurich said. “Following a few tips to reduce the
amount of energy used in your home can significantly reduce your overall monthly
bills. Spending a little time to make changes today can help you reap the
rewards for years to come.”
“Energy-efficiency is as much about
helping our customers save money as it is about promoting our support for a
clean environment,” Mohl said, “and both are commitments to our community and to
Louisiana’s future that we take to heart.”
In May, Entergy introduced the “Save
Money” program to provide customers with more resources and tools to help lower
energy costs. At
entergy-louisiana.com/savemoney, step-by-step videos and printouts on
energy-saving home projects energy-saving calculators and more help customers
manage energy costs more effectively year-round.
Entergy’s Louisiana utility companies
serve more than one million customers through the operating companies Entergy
Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. With operations in
southern, central and northeastern Louisiana, the companies are part of Entergy
Corporation’s electric system serving 2.8 million customers in Louisiana,
Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas.
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