Efficiency Vermont is providing compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs and advanced power strips to the Vermont Foodbank, the state’s largest hunger relief organization at an event Thursday at the Barre Aud. Distributed with boxes of food, the energy-saving devices will be delivered directly to clients of the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, a federal program administered by the Vermont Foodbank to Vermonters who are both age and income eligible. Clients pick up their food box each month at the Barre Auditorium.
‘For every CFL and advanced power strip used, Vermonters save money on their energy bills ‘ that’s extra money they then can use to buy other essentials they need,’ said John Sayles, CEO of the Vermont Foodbank.
Efficiency Vermont will provide an assortment of styles and sizes of ENERGY STAR®-qualified CFLs that use up to 75 percent less energy and can last 6-10 times longer than incandescent bulbs. Replacing just one traditional incandescent bulb with a CFL can save $42 or more in energy costs over the life of the bulb.
Advanced power strips help control energy use by automatically shutting down power to all plugged-in devices that otherwise would be in ‘stand-by’ or ‘sleep’ mode but are still consuming electricity. In the United States, more than 50 percent of the electricity used to power electronics ‘ the so-called ‘vampire’ or ‘phantom load’ ‘ happens when consumers think the devices are turned off. Visit the Efficiency Vermont website to learn more about how advanced power strips work: http://www.efficiencyvermont.com/for_my_home/ways-to-save-and-rebates/ho...
‘The Vermont Foodbank recognizes that energy-efficient products make homes more comfortable and less costly to operate,’ noted Lara Bonn, retail efficient products program manager at Efficiency Vermont. ‘We’re grateful to the Vermont Foodbank for sharing our commitment to saving energy, saving money and reducing our impact on the planet ‘ all while serving those in our community.’
Efficiency Vermont began donating CFLs to the Vermont Foodbank in 2009. This year, Efficiency Vermont has provided approximately 150,000 bulbs through the Vermont Foodbank’s network of more than 280 sites located in all 14 counties.
Who:
John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
Judy Stermer, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Vermont Foodbank
Lara Bonn, Retail Efficient Products Program Manager, Efficiency Vermont
Where:
Barre Auditorium (Vermont Foodbank truck to be located on the back side of auditorium)
25 Auditorium Hill
Barre, VT
When:
Thursday, October 20, 2011
8:30-10:00 AM
Efficiency Vermont, Vermont Foodbank team up in Barre Thursday
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