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Live Smart Newsletter - All subscribers, September 2009

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Annual furnace inspections save money
The heating season is just around the corner. Prepare now by having your heating equipment serviced by a professional heating contractor. In fact, proper furnace maintenance and regularly cleaning or replacing the furnace filter can save up to 5% of annual heating costs. Click here for more energy efficiency tips.

Replace your old unit with an efficient model and earn a CASH REBATE!
If your furnace is more than 10 years old, it's likely only about 60 -70% efficient. When it is time to replace your natural gas furnace or boiler consider a high efficiency unit. Click here to see current rebates available to Vectren Energy Delivery customers and information regarding available tax credits for energy efficiency products.
2008 Vectren Foundation annual report
This year’s report, “Moving Communities toward a Sustainable Future,” details Vectren’s investments in nonprofit and civic organizations and our diverse volunteer efforts. Click here to download the report or learn how to apply for a grant.

Charitable donations
In 2008, Vectren donated $2.2 million to a wide variety of groups across Indiana and Ohio. Since 2000, Vectren and the Vectren Foundation have donated nearly $16 million in charitable contributions.

Employee volunteerism
Nearly 27,000 volunteer hours were contributed by Vectren employees last year to support nonprofit agencies. Those volunteer hours yield nearly $80,000 in contributions from the Vectren Foundation.
Vectren is helping our customers go green by investing in clean energy. These initiatives below create enough renewable energy to power 25,000 homes.

Wind power purchase
By next year, Vectren customers will be receiving nearly 80 megawatts of power from two wind farms in Benton County, Ind. Plus, we’ve just issued another request from potential vendors to add even more green energy in the near future.

Blackfoot clean energy plant
Harnessing gases emitted from decomposing trash, Vectren recently opened its first landfill-gas-to-electricity project in southwestern Indiana. This renewable energy project, which is located at Veolia’s Blackfoot landfill, will power 2,000 homes.


 

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