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The
Gas Company Showcases $10 million In Business
Incentive Programs At Energy-Efficiency Expo
LOS ANGELES, April 17, 2007 – More than 400 business leaders attended today’s Energy-Efficiency
Expo, hosted by Southern California Gas Co. (The Gas Company), to learn how to
claim a share of the company’s record $10 million in energy-efficiency rebates
and incentives this year.
“We received about $3,000 in rebates from The Gas Company in 2004,
about $20,000 in 2005 and more than $27,000 in 2006,” said Juliann Rogers,
energy manager for Carl’s Jr. Restaurants, who attended the expo. “And we’re looking for more.”
The Gas Company is offering up to $525,000 per business customer
this year in rebates and incentives for energy-efficient equipment and process
improvements.
“In addition to the rebates and incentives, businesses often
save much more through reduced energy costs,” said Jack Kyser, senior vice
president and chief economist at the Los Angeles County Economic Development
Corporation. “Both returns can present
attractive investment opportunities, often with payback periods of two years or
less.”
“Beyond its obvious cost advantages, energy efficiency offers a variety of
benefits for everyone,” said Rick Morrow, vice president of customer services
for The Gas Company. “It stretches
our region’s energy supplies, supports our economy and also helps reduces
greenhouse gases.”
At the Expo, The Gas Company also presented its first Energy-Efficiency
Champion award to Actor
Ed Begley, Jr. for promoting the economic and environmental benefits
of energy efficiency.
“I’ve tried to prove that energy efficiency is not only possible but
practical,” Begley said about his award. “My investments in energy-efficient
appliances and other measures often pay me back many times over.”
The half-day conference featured presentations and break-out
sessions covering these programs:
- The Express Efficiency
Program, which offers up to $200,000 per customer, per year, for retrofits
on a broad range of qualifying commercial equipment – including boilers, pipe and tank
insulation, steam traps, residential washers for commercial (non-coin-op)
use, and instantaneous and storage water heaters;
- The Custom
Process Improvement and Process Equipment Replacement programs, which
offer up to $25,000 per customer, per year, for improving business
processes and installing energy-efficient equipment;
- The Energy-Efficiency Grant Program, which
provides up to $300,000 per customer, per year, on qualifying large
energy-efficient equipment retrofits and/or process redesigns;
- The Food-Service
Equipment Rebate Program, which offers up to $25,000 per account, per
year, on qualifying ovens, fryers, griddles and other commercial cooking
equipment; and
- The Savings-By-Design program, which improves
energy efficiency for customers that design new facilities, expand
existing facilities or change business processes.
Qualifying business customers can take advantage
of these programs by visiting www.socalgas.com/energyefficiency,
calling (800) GAS-2000 or contacting their account representatives.
The Expo was held in
The Gas Company’s energy-efficiency programs for business and
residential customers in 2006-08 have a goal of saving about 58 million therms
of natural gas – enough
energy to serve about 107,000 homes for a year.
All rebates and incentives are subject to change without notice
and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis as long as funding is
available. These programs are funded by
The Gas Company
is the nation’s largest natural gas distribution utility, providing safe and
reliable energy to 20.1 million consumers through 5.6 million meters.
The company’s service territory encompasses approximately 20,000 square
miles in most of central and
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