Another Rock the Bulb weekend has come and gone, which means it’s time for us to hit the road and get ready for next weekend in Oak Harbor. Thank you to every one of our Anacortes bulb rockers who helped us reach a milestone this weekend with over 70,000 bulbs exchanged for energy efficient CFL bulbs at our tour stops! With the help of Anacortes we’ve now:

• Exchanged  165,082 incandescent bulbs for CFL bulbs
• Saved 38,133,942 kWh of electricity
• Saved $7,098,526 on energy bills
• Avoided 41,947,336 lbs of greenhouse gas emissions
• Equivalent to 3,484 cars off the road

In other news, our friend Kellie at Project Porchlight got to hang out with some real energy rock stars last week! Kellie managed to get the guys from Foreigner to take some time out of their day to show their support for bulb rockers everywhere!

Foreigner here to remind us that if you don't rock the bulb, you're as cold as ice.

If you’ve missed us so far be sure to come out to Oak Harbor this weekend for your chance to become an energy rock star too! We’ll be at Ace Hardware Saturday and Sunday (August 29th and 30th) from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Maybe you won’t get to tour with Foreigner, but you will save energy and that’s pretty rockin’ too!

After breaking records last weekend in Port Orchard, Puget Sound Energy’s Rock the Bulb Tour rolls into Anacortes this weekend. If you are a PSE residential electric customer and haven’t had a chance to Rock the Bulb yet, be sure to come out to Ace Hardware in Anacortes and learn how to become a true energy rock star! We’ll be there Saturday and Sunday (August 22-23) from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Bring up to 10 incandescent bulbs and exchange them for free, energy rock star CFL bulbs.

Thank you to all our followers on Twitter and Facebook! Our Golden Bulb promotion has come to an end, but keep on following our twitter and facebook feeds for updates on the Rock the Bulb Tour and more free goodies from PSE.

And of course, don’t forget to sign up for the Be an Energy Rock Star Contest for the opportunity to win part of $45,000 in prizes.

See you in Anacortes!

Just when we thought things couldn’t get any bigger than our weekend in Bremerton, Port Orchard shattered our record! This last weekend, over 1,650 PSE residential electric customers stopped by and exchanged over 15,400 incandescent bulbs for new, efficient CFL bulbs! After this weekend, our tour totals are now:

• 143,567 incandescent bulbs changed out for CFL bulbs
• 33,163,977 kWh of electricity saved
• $6,173,381 saved on energy bills
• 36,480,374 lbs of greenhouse gas emissions avoided
• Equivalent to 3,030 cars off the road

Port Orchard wraps up our time on the Kitsap Peninsula. Thanks to all who came out and rocked the bulb with us! Our next stop will be at Anacortes Ace Hardware August 22nd and 23rd from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. We’ll see you there!

A young Port Orchard fellow learns the ways of the bulb-rockers!

Well another PSE Rock the Bulb Tour event has come and gone–and what an event it was! Bremerton was our busiest weekend yet, with 1,450 PSE residential electric customers rocking the bulb and exchanging almost 13,500 bulbs!

So far, our Rock the Bulb Tour savings totals are now:

• 101,091 incandescent bulbs changed out for CFL bulbs
• 23,352,021 kWh of electricity saved
• $4,346,913 saved on energy bills
• 25,687,223 lbs of greenhouse gas emissions avoided
• Equivalent to taking 2,134 cars off the road

If you’ve missed us so far, we’ll be at the Lowe’s in Port Orchard August 15th and 16th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. This will be our last weekend on the Kitsap Peninsula so be sure not to miss out!

Rock the Bulb: Tell your family! Tell your friends! Tell your... dog?

Shannon M. of Olympia is today’s lucky Golden Bulb finder! Shannon tracked down the bulb at the Auburn Mayor’s Office and earned herself a $250 gift card to Lowe’s. Congratulations, Shannon!

Shannon and her prize bulb.

Today’s additional Golden Bulb clues are:

• I’m learning all about collecting, preserving, and interpreting the Naval heritage of the Pacific Northwest. Too bad bulbs can’t enlist!
• This place focuses on history, but got a brand new name and location for itself in 2007. On the water, fittingly!

As always, follow us on twitter or facebook to get up-to-the-minute Golden Bulb clue delivery!

And if you haven’t attended a Rock the Bulb Tour event, come see us at the Bremerton Lowe’s this weekend, August 8 and 9 from 10 AM to 4 PM each day. PSE residential electric customers can bring in up to 10 incandescent bulbs and exchange them for up to 10 free, energy-efficient CFL bulbs.

Rock on!

Puget Sound Energy’s Rock the Bulb Tour rolls on, and this weekend we’ll be back on the Kitsap Peninsula in Bremerton. If you are a PSE residential electric customer and you missed us last week in Silverdale, be sure to come out to Lowe’s in Bremerton and learn how to be a true energy rock star! We’ll be there Saturday and Sunday (August 8-9) from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Bring up to 10 incandescent  bulbs and exchange them for free, energy-efficient CFL bulbs.

While you’re there, be sure to check out our energy efficiency games and activities! At the events, you can:

Spin the wheel of bulbs and learn the purposes of all these bulb varieties

Take part in the battle of the bulbs and see the difference in energy efficiency for yourself!

And of course, don’t forget to sign up for the Be an Energy Rock Star Contest for the opportunity to win part of $45,000 in prizes. Participate in our Golden Bulb promotion and you could win a $250 gift card to Lowe’s or Ace Hardware. Check twitter or Facebook for daily clues.

See you in Bremerton!

Another Golden Bulb was found today! Congratulations to Bill V. of Suquamish. There are still more bulbs to be found, but be quick folks! These bulbs are going fast. To get daily clues subscribe to this blog, follow the Golden Bulb on Twitter or become a fan on facebook. Find one of our Golden Bulb and you will win a $250 Lowe’s gift card!

Today’s clues are:

• Wish I had gotten here before the tulip season was over. I’ll still stay for a while.
• I’m learning how one becomes the largest bulb grower in Washington.

Have fun Bulb Seekers, and good luck!

Next Stop: Bremerton

Hey Bulb Rockers! Thank you to everyone who came out to our first Kitsap Peninsula tour stop last weekend! Over the weekend, more than 1,000 PSE residential electric customers exchanged over 9,000 incandescent bulbs for new, energy-efficient CFL bulbs!

So far, the Rock the Bulb Tour has:

• Exchanged over 73,000 incandescent bulbs for new CFL bulbs
• Saved over 12.7 million kWh of electricity
• Saved more than $2.3 million on energy bills
• Prevented greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking over 1,100 cars off the road for a year

If you’re a PSE residential electric customer and you missed us last weekend, don’t worry! We’ll be at the Lowe’s in Bremerton this weekend (August 8 and 9, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM each day). Look for us under the parking lot tent.

Great work to all of our bulb rockers so far and to those about to rock–we salute you!

Golden Bulb Clues of the Day

The elusive Golden Bulb is still at large! Be the first to find a Golden Bulb and you could win a $250 Lowe’s or Ace Hardware gift card! Follow us on twitter or Facebook for daily clues. Today’s clues are:

• I’ve found another opportunity to receive free bulbs, but this kind is better for your yard than your light fixtures.
• I’m trying to fathom all the fun I could be having during the summer festival in this city.

Happy bulb hunting!