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06/15/2018

ENERGY EFFICIENCY - Rotary Club President Stephen Bell welcomed Mitch Ross, statewide manager of energy efficiency with the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC), as this week's guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Arkadelphia.
He provided tips on how to make your home more energy efficient. With the hot summer days already here, he offered ways to save on your energy bill.

08/20/2017

https://www.facebook.com/FirstElectric/videos/1440801989344612/ A few of this year's 170 winners.

08/17/2017

In case you missed the announcement, here are the winners of our 10th Annual Energy Efficiency Makeover contest:

Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative of Ozark Winner Residence Jason Davis Alma John Bellinghausen Altus Royce Moore, Jr. Dover Danny Hattabaugh Knoxville John S. Bostic London

08/17/2017

Who knew August in Arkansas would deliver inches of rainfall and below normal temperatures? But, the heat will return and we will have many air conditioning days left this year. If you have a window air conditioning unit, this month's column is for you. http://arkansaslivingmagazine.com/article/a-window-ac-primer/

08/04/2017

170 Electric Cooperative Members Win LED Light Kits
Approximately 3,724 watts of energy reduction potential

Little Rock, Ark. — Aug. 4, 2017 — Approximately 15,000 entries were received in the 10th Annual Energy Efficiency Makeover Contest and 170 lucky electric cooperative members from the states’ 17 local electric distribution cooperatives are winners of LED lighting retrofit kits.

Winning members will receive 72 General Electric energy-efficient LED general purpose, recessed, outdoor flood and decorative candelabra bulbs. The energy savings potential when replacing older inefficient incandescent bulbs could result in a 3,724-watt reduction for their home. General Electric has partnered with the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas in eight of the past 10 contests.

Read more and see the list of winners here:
https://www.aecc.com/sites/aecc.com/files/2017%20EEMO%20Winners%20Final_1.pdf

07/24/2017

https://itunes.apple.com/gy/podcast/smart-energy-tips-podcast/id851156941?mt=2

The commute is a great time to listen to podcasts. Learn how you can make you home more comfortable and have manageable utility bills.

Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes of Smart Energy Tips Podcast by Gary Bean for free.

07/20/2017

http://arkansaslivingmagazine.com/article/cool-off-the-house-with-leds/

Also, winners of our 10th Annual Energy Efficiency Makeover, The Great Lighting Edition will be released soon!

07/12/2017

https://www.dropbox.com/s/75ochqb59kggb0r/Packing%20boxes%20001.mp4?dl=0

170 winners will receive one of these LED retrofit kits. Each kit is full of LED bulbs thanks to General Electric, enough to retrofit average size homes. Be sure to enter today! Deadline is July 15. Entry forms are in the Arkansas Living magazine or at www.smartenergytips.org.

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07/11/2017

Deadline for the 10th Annual Energy Efficiency Makeover is July 15th! Mail in your entry or enter online at www.smartenergytips.org. Today, the makeover team packaged 170 LED retrofit kits. Each kit contains 70 General Electric LED bulbs worth $400. Ten winners will be chosen from each Arkansas electric cooperative. Enter today!

06/21/2017

Don't delay! The application deadline for our 10th Annual Energy Efficiency Makeover is July 15th! Enter today! For contest rules, qualification details and the online application visit: http://www.aecc.com/home-makeover-application