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Golden Bulb Update

July 30th, 2009

Congratulations to Laura M who found our Kitsap Sun Golden Bulb today! If you haven’t found a bulb yet don’t worry, there are more to be found! Just subscribe to this blog, follow the Golden Bulb on Twitter, or become a fan on facebook for our daily clues.

Today’s Clue:

  • The Seattle station I’m hanging out with brings a little bit of that Nashville sound to the Northwest.

Good luck bulb seekers!

Golden Bulb Clues of the Day

July 28th, 2009

Find a Golden Bulb by subscribing to this blog, following twitter.com/pserockthebulb or becoming a fan on facebook!

Today’s Clues:

  • These folks reach 100,000 people 7 days a week but they’ve promised not to tell anyone where I am. Think you can find me?
  • I may be a small bulb in a big city, but the folks here play tunes that make me long for the open range!

That’s it for today. Good luck bulb seekers!

The Bulb keeps on rockin’

July 27th, 2009

Thanks to all who came out to the biggest Rock the Bulb Tour stop yet! This last weekend, almost 1,300 PSE residential electric customers came out to the Issaquah Lowe’s store to exchange almost 12,000 incandescents for free, efficient CFL bulbs.

Event participants keep rocking the energy and money savings! So far, Rock the Bulb savings include:

  • 55,366 incandescent bulbs changed out for CFL bulbs
  • 12,789,546 kWh of electricity saved
  • $2,380,738 saved on energy bills
  • 14,068,500 lbs of greenhouse gas emissions avoided
  • Equivalent to 1,168 cars off the road

From here, the Tour heads to the Kitsap Peninsula — next stop, Silverdale Lowe’s (August 1-2, 10 AM-4 PM).

Kevin, Renato and Mike worked hard to rock the bulb this weekend in Issaquah!

Kevin, Renato and Mike worked hard to rock the bulb this weekend in Issaquah!

Golden Bulb Clues and Seekers!

The last few days have also been busy for the Golden Bulb! By following our clues on twitter, facebook and from our radio partner Spirit 105.7, five Golden Bulbs have been found since Friday — at Emerald Downs, Issaquah Lowe’s, Cascadia Community College, Redmond Chamber of Commerce and Kent Station. The bulb hunt is heating up!

Follow the Golden Bulb on twitter or facebook for the latest clues, and you too could win a $250 gift card to Lowe’s or Ace Hardware. Happy hunting!

Suzi L. and her prized catch at Redmond Chamber of Commerce.

Suzi L. and her prized catch at Redmond Chamber of Commerce.

The latest rock the bulb news

July 24th, 2009

Whew, it’s been a busy week for bulb rockers!

Next Stop: Issaquah

If you’re a PSE residential electric customer and haven’t yet exchanged up to 10 old incandescent bulbs for free CFL bulbs, come by our next Rock the Bulb Tour stop at Issaquah Lowe’s this weekend (10 AM – 4 PM, July 25-26). We’ll be joined Sunday from 1-3 PM by DJ Matt Case from Spirit 105.3 — find the Golden Bulb he will have hidden on site, and you could win a $250 Lowe’s gift card!

Today’s Golden Bulb Clues

Follow the Golden Bulb on twitter or on Facebook for clues to its location. Be the first to find a Golden Bulb and win a $250 Lowe’s or Ace Hardware gift card!

  • The rocking never stops for this bulb. Sunday, 1-3 PM…come find me at our next Tour stop!
  • All this sunshine makes me want to bet on Shady Unlimited in the 5th race!
  • Trying to plan a Slough-pover with the Rock the Bulb crew but I think it’ll have to wait till the Fall. (This bulb FOUND by Holden A. and his dad Seth!)

Earlier in the week, we snapped Golden Bulb Finder David Wang and his prize at the Silverdale branch of Kitsap County Public Library. Congratulations!

Nice bulb you got there, David!

Nice bulb you've got there, David!

Golden Bulb Clues of the Day

July 23rd, 2009

Find a Golden Bulb by subscribing to this blog, following twitter.com/pserockthebulb or becoming a fan on facebook!

Today’s Clues:

Location 1: “Researching my bets for the evening, I’m thinking Luke Stallwalker to place in the second race…”

Location 2: “Taking a break from rockin’ and relaxing in the 320-acre wetland nature park in the middle of the city…”

Today’s Winners:

  • Joseph B. found the bulb hidden at Bellevue Arts Museum!
  • David W. found the bulb hidden at the Silverdale branch of the Kitsap Regional Library!

You Can Rock the Bulb, But Can You Find the Bulb?

July 22nd, 2009

 Sure, the next Rock the Bulb Tour stop is this weekend in Issaquah, but that doesn’t mean you can’t keep rockin’ the bulb!

We’ve hidden 20 “Golden Bulbs” throughout PSE’s service area. Be the first to get to the bulb’s location by following our clues on twitter and Facebook, and you will win a $250 gift card to Lowe’s or Ace Hardware!
 
Follow the Golden Bulb on twitter here, and see us on Facebook here for daily updates.

 Can you find the Golden Bulb?

 Good luck, everyone!

Bellevue Rocks the Bulb!

July 21st, 2009

Thanks to all who came out to our Bellevue Rock the Bulb Tour event last weekend! We exchanged more than 10,000 bulbs for almost 1,200 PSE residential electric customers. In just two weeks, Rock the Bulb savings include:

  • 28,690 incandescent bulbs changed out for CFL bulbs
  • 6,627,390 kWh of electricity saved
  • $1,233,670 saved on energy bills
  • 7,290,129 lbs of greenhouse gas emissions avoided
  • Equivalent to 605 cars off the road for a year

If you missed us this weekend, be sure to come out and take part in the fun and energy savings! You’ll have a chance to exchange your incandescent bulbs for energy efficient CFLs, experience the battle of the bulbs, spin the wheel of lights and more!

Two tour-goers pedaling through the battle of the bulbs

Two tour-goers pedaling in the battle of the bulbs

 

 If you missed us, catch the next tour stop at the Issaquah Lowe’s on July 25-26, from 10 AM – 4 PM.

Rock the Bulb hits the airwaves

July 20th, 2009

The July 17 media launch of Puget Sound Energy’s Rock the Bulb Tour was a great success. The launch event was held at the Bellevue Lowe’s store, with Bellevue Mayor Grant Degginger addressing the crowd, along with PSE’s VP of Energy Efficiency Services, Cal Shirley and PSE spokesperson Andy Wappler.

Kids from the Bellevue Family YMCA were quizzed on their knowledge of energy and the environment, getting hands on-lessons in both  by riding the energy comparison bikes, visiting the home electronics station and spinning the giant lighting wheel!

As they boarded the bus to depart, PSE staff handed our young YMCA rock stars Rock the Bulb t-shirts, excited to see the smiles on their faces and energy efficiency in their conversations.

Check out some of the media coverage here, here and here!

Bellevue Mayor Grant Degginger shows the energy, money and environmental savings potential of CFL bulbs.

Bellevue Mayor Grant Degginger shows the energy, money and environmental savings potential of CFL bulbs.

Photos from PSE’s Rock the Bulb Tour in Renton

July 14th, 2009

Check out some of the photos from the first stop on PSE’s Rock the Bulb Tour – Unplugged. A great, energy-efficient time was had by all!

All set up and ready to rock!

All set up and ready to rock!

The old incandescents begin to pile up!

The old incandescents begin to pile up!

Project Porchlight volunteer Ron educates PSE customers about energy-efficient home electronics products.

Project Porchlight volunteer Ron educates PSE customers about energy-efficient home electronics products.

After turning in their old incandescents, PSE customers chose from a variety of free CFL bulbs.

After turning in their old incandescents, PSE customers chose from a variety of free CFL bulbs.

Renton Rocks the Bulb!

July 13th, 2009

PSE’s Rock the Bulb Tour is off to a great start! Last weekend, PSE Rocked the Bulb at the Renton Lowe’s.  Thanks to Lowe’s, our staff and volunteers for all their help – and thanks to all our residential electric customers who came out, rain or shine, to exchange their old incandescent bulbs for free energy-saving CFL bulbs.

More than 500 customers came out and exchanged over 4,600 incandescent bulbs for CFLs. In addition, PSE partner Project Porchlight distributed about 13,600 bulbs door-to-door and at community events in the Renton area over the last two weeks.

By rocking the bulb, together we can save energy, money and help protect the environment! Renton savings numbers include:

  • More than 4.2 million kWh of electricity saved over the life of the CFL bulbs
  • Almost $785,000 saved on electricity bills
  • More than 4.6 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions avoided – equivalent to taking 385 cars off the road for a year.

Stay tuned for photos from the event. Thank you to everyone who came out last weekend and be sure catch the next leg of our tour July 18-19 at Lowe’s in Bellevue!

Pssst…If you haven’t already, don’t forget to sign up for the Be an Energy Rock Star Contest – show off your energy-saving skills for an opportunity to win part of over $45,000 in cool prizes!