Vectren Corporation has
added a news release to its Investor Relations website.
Title: Vectren offers $200,000 in matching
funds to support home weatherization programs
Date(s): 11/21/2007
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Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) will match dollar-for-dollar all public
donations to its Share the Warmth program this winter, up to a total of
$200,000. Share the Warmth, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, annually
allocates funds to Indiana Community Action Agencies who administer the
Indiana's Weatherization Assistance Program.
This weatherization initiative is designed to offer comprehensive
long-term energy conservation benefits to single family homeowners that
meet the state and federal guidelines for low-income.
Many low-income families are faced with higher than average energy
bills because they often reside in older, inefficient homes with out-dated
furnaces and inadequate insulation, said Doug Karl, Vectren's vice
president of marketing and customer service. If successful, this
program could yield an additional $400,000 to weatherize even more Hoosier
households in need.
Tax-deductible donations can be made to Share the Warmth, Inc., P.O. Box
931, Evansville, IN 47706-0931. More information and a contribution form
are available at www.sharethewarmthinc.com.
Those who qualify for the low-income weatherization program will receive
a free, on-site home energy audit to determine areas in need of
energy-efficiency upgrades. Energy efficiency experts from the local
Community Action Agency will then implement a number of efficiency measures
on an as-needed basis, which may include: adding insulation in the walls or
attic, sealing ductwork and air leaks, and installing high-efficiency natural
gas furnaces and/or water heaters.
Customers needing bill payment assistance or who are interested in the
weatherization program may find the Community Action Agency nearest them at
www.incap.org or by calling 800-382-9895. Recipients of program dollars
must be at or below 150 percent of federal poverty guidelines.
Vectren's Share the Warmth Program runs year-round. Donations are
tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
About Vectren
Vectren Corporation (NYSE: VVC) is an energy holding company headquartered
in Evansville, Ind. Vectren's energy delivery subsidiaries provide gas
and/or electricity to more than one million customers in adjoining service
territories that cover nearly two-thirds of Indiana and west central Ohio.
Vectren's nonutility subsidiaries and affiliates currently offer
energy-related products and services to customers throughout the Midwest
and Southeast. These include gas marketing and related services; coal
production and sales; and energy infrastructure services. To learn more about
Vectren, visit www.vectren.com.
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Media contact: Chase Kelley, 812-491-4128 or kckelley@vectren.com
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