Columbia Gas Offering Free Energy Audits to Qualifying Customers
October 25, 2011
CANONSBURG, PA (October 25, 2011) – Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. today announced they are offering customers significant energy savings through their Income Qualified Energy Efficiency Program (IQEEP). IQEEP offers a free, comprehensive, in-home energy audit identifying and recommending energy saving improvements throughout the home helping customers save on their home energy bills.
“Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania is committed to helping our customers save money and use energy more wisely,” said Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania President Carol Fox. “The first step to lowering home energy bills is identifying where a home loses energy, which is why we are encouraging qualified customers to sign up for a free home energy audit.”
In addition to the free audit, Columbia has generous financial incentives available to help customers who want to implement the recommended energy efficiency measures. IQEEP also provides a free quality inspection of those improvements, after they are installed, ensuring safe, complete and effective installation.
Customers who take advantage of the free audit are not required to make any energy saving improvements suggested by the auditor.
Columbia Gas is utilizing Conservation Consultants, Inc. (CCI), a Pittsburgh-based non-profit that specializes in the delivery of energy efficiency programs, to help administer IQEEP.
“Not only do energy audits benefit our customers directly, but they also have an economic impact on the communities we serve. By subcontracting with CCI, we are creating more jobs in Western Pennsylvania,” said Fox. In addition, by saving money on home energy bills, our customers can reinvest that money back into their community.”
IQEEP is available to Columbia Gas households whose income is between 151% and 250% for Federal Income Guidelines. To see if you qualify or toschedule your free home energy audit, call Columbia Gas at 1-866-956-0308 or CCI at 1-877-376-2783.
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Rachel Ford
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