NEWS RELEASE
November 10, 2009
UNION GAS PARTNERS WITH SEARS CANADA TO OFFER A FREE ENERGY SAVING CLINIC IN CAMBRIDGE
Information and demonstrations provided by energy experts plus free energy saving products give consumers the power to take control and manage energy use
CAMBRIDGE, ON – Union Gas is hosting a free drop-in Energy Saving Clinic at Sears Canada located in the Cambridge Centre on Saturday November 14, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
At the clinic, energy specialists will share simple energy conservation solutions to help consumers reduce heating costs, including insulation and weather stripping tips, caulking advice, draft-proofing demonstrations and more.
Participants will receive a free Wise Energy Guide which contains 40 pages of practical steps to improve a home’s energy efficiency and a checklist that can get consumers started on a Home Energy Reducing Plan.
Free Union Gas Energy Saving Kits and $15 rebate coupons for programmable thermostats will also be available. Each kit contains a number of do-it-yourself items customers can easily install in their homes. Combined, these items can reduce household energy costs up to $200 a year -- ongoing savings that can be used for other household needs.
"Taking steps now to improve the energy efficiency of your home is the best way to reduce your energy costs this winter," said Mel Ydreos, vice-president of marketing and customer care, Union Gas. "Energy conservation is an investment that keeps on giving because the savings and environmental benefits continue year-after-year. With the utility’s rates at their lowest level in ten years, natural gas continues to be the best energy choice for consumers."
For more information on the Union Gas Energy Saving Clinics and locations, visit uniongas.com/energyefficiency.
Union Gas offers these tips to save energy:
About Union
Gas
Union Gas Limited is a
major Canadian natural gas storage, transmission and distribution
company based in Ontario with nearly 100 years of experience and service
to customers. The distribution business serves 1.3 million residential,
commercial and industrial customers in more than 400 communities across
northern, southwestern and eastern Ontario. Union Gas's growing storage
and transmission business offers premium storage and transportation
services to customers at the Dawn Hub, the largest underground storage
facility in Canada and one of the largest in North America. It offers
customers an important link in the movement of natural gas from Western
Canadian and U.S. supply basins to markets in central Canada and the
northeast U.S. A Spectra Energy (NYSE: SE)
company, Union Gas has assets of $5 billion and approximately 2,200
employees. Visit uniongas.com for more information.
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