Entergy Texas Energy Efficiency Program Under Way for 2012

Free or discounted weatherization measures available to customers

Beaumont, Texas -If you've been thinking that a little energy efficiency work in your home might improve your comfort and keep money in your wallet, this may be the perfect time to take action.

Entergy Texas, Inc. has kicked off its residential energy efficiency program for 2012. Funding is now available to help residential customers with a range of weatherization and energy efficiency projects. And most items will be installed in homes either free of charge or at a discount.

"We have contracted with eight quality companies who specialize in energy efficiency work," explained Kelley Carson, program manager for Entergy Texas, Inc. "They are in various parts of our service area now leaving door hangers in neighborhoods and working to find homes they can make more energy efficient.

"These vendors can go through a home and determine what changes are needed to make the home as energy efficient as possible," he added. "And that could include any number of things from compact fluorescent bulbs to attic insulation."

Interested customers may contact the vendor companies who will be in Entergy Texas' service area throughout the year. Representatives can schedule appointments to meet with homeowners and determine if a home is a fit for the program. The different vendors may perform different kinds of energy efficiency activities, so customers may want to check with more than one to compare based on need. Authorized vendors include:

• D&A Conservation, Inc., 817-913-4394

• EnerCon Resources, Inc., 806-374-2650

• Enertia, 214-269-5571

• Free Lighting Corporation, 866-484-3519

• Green Earth Conservation, LLC, 972-462-7104

• IQ Energy Conservation, 972-386-8901

• Two Rivers Energy Services, 877-448-0143

• UtiliSav, Inc., 806-367-0477

Entergy Texas has two programs that target residential customers. One is for residential customers in general while another reaches out to low-income customers. Both programs receive their funding at the beginning of the calendar year. Since their introduction in 2002, the combined programs have weatherized 38,371 homes at a total cost of $23.2 million. The resulting energy savings comes to 68.5 megawatt-hours of electricity. Just one megawatt-hour is enough electricity to power 83 homes for a year.

Carson said the companies and their representatives will be in different parts of Entergy Texas' service area at different times and urged customers to be patient. "This program has been working to slow the growth of energy demand in Texas for 10 years and will be here for the foreseeable future. We want to serve as many of our customers as we can."

and click on the energy efficiency link. The two programs for residential customers are outlined in detail, along with information on Entergy Texas' Energy Star program for new homes.

Entergy Texas, Inc. provides electricity to more than 400,000 customers in 27 counties and is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation. Entergy is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.