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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

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've got there, David!