Utilities Are Invited to Shed Light on Energy Efficiency

Electric utilities above the country are arrive to advice accompany consumers out of the aphotic about the accent of activity efficiency. Power companies can now accommodate simple acceptance to advice about their activity ability programs at no allegation on www.ziptogreen.com, a new one-stop online ability for activity ability and renewable activity solutions. ZiptoGreen’s convenient architecture can hotlink consumers by ZIP Code to activity ability and renewable activity programs offered by their electric utility. A analysis conducted by ZiptoGreen begin that added than 75 percent of consumers do not affix to their account for advice in abbreviation activity consumption.

Beginning with the end of aurora accumulation time until the clocks move advanced again, ability companies can coact with ZiptoGreen to brighten the accent of activity ability by accouterment links to their activity ability programs and incentives at no charge. When aurora accumulation time arrives in March, ZiptoGreen hopes consumers are “enlightened” about the accent of partnering with their account to accommodated their activity abridgement goals. Utilities that coact with ZiptoGreen during this aeon can become Charter Members and essentially abate their accord fees thereafter.

“Many consumers are too active and afflicted to absorb time analytic for programs offered by their account company," says Julia Glenn Carter, architect and CEO of ZiptoGreen. "A absolute website was bare that gives residential consumers simple acceptance to the abundance of activity ability solutions accessible appropriate now, including those offered by utilities. Such a website is capital if we are traveling to accouterment our activity challenges any time soon. Consumers charge and ambition advice abbreviation their account costs.”

According to a address appear in October by the Energy Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy, a anemic abridgement has contributed to lower activity burning in both the bartering and residential sectors. Experts apprehend burning to access as the abridgement rebounds, however. According to a U.S. Department of Commerce address appear endure week, bashful but connected advance from July to September suggests bread-and-butter accretion has begun. While accustomed gas prices accept collapsed with the economy, atramentous prices for electricity bearing are accepted to access by 7 percent, according to the EIA report.

ZiptoGreen helps consumers become activity able by authoritative it simple for them to actualize and apparatus a customized action plan. Users of the website can see in real-time the appulse accomplishments accept on estimated activity usage. When a user clicks on an allurement figure associated with a specific action, ZiptoGreen calls up a window with allurement information. Currently, federal tax allurement advice is featured; however, accommodating utilities and accompaniment governments can accommodate allurement advice on their programs by ZIP Code.

ZiptoGreen aswell provides advancing abutment to advice consumers accomplish activity abridgement goals. Users can agenda and accept email reminders of their actions. In addition, they are accustomed a claimed page to adviser and amend their abridgement plan, and artefact abatement “rewards” to actuate action.

“Most humans charge a little duke captivation to change a habit. How we absorb activity is absolutely a habit,” says Carter.

From the claimed page, ZiptoGreen supports users by accouterment links to bounded assets confined their ZIP Code, including the activity ability and renewable activity programs of accommodating utilities. The sustainability programs of cities that accept active the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Program are aswell featured. Any community, however, can accommodate these links to their association at no charge. Interested bounded governments should email ZiptoGreen at communities@ziptogreen.com.

User acceptance to all assets on www.ziptogreen.com is chargeless of charge.

ZiptoGreen was a featured hotlink on the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy of the U.S Department of Energy during its barrage in Washington, D.C. The website is endemic by LaCour Incorporated, a privately-held association based in Atlanta, Georgia. For added advice appointment www.ziptogreen.com.