ATLANTA, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Home Depot(R), the world's largest home improvement retailer, announced today that the Company is helping California residents save an estimated $4.8 million in energy costs with an unprecedented energy-efficient light bulb giveaway. On Oct. 4, The Home Depot will give a total of 100,000 n:vision compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to California residents who visit select The Home Depot stores. In partnership with lighting innovator TCP, Inc., the light bulb giveaway is in celebration of the ENERGY STAR(R) national Change a Light, Change the World Day.
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"The Home Depot is committed to offering ENERGY STAR-qualified products in a variety of categories and to educating homeowners on the energy savings and cost savings associated with using these products," said Bob Nardelli, chairman, president & CEO of The Home Depot. "To symbolize our commitment, we are giving California residents a head start in energy savings by providing them with CFL bulbs for their homes."
To receive a free light bulb, residents must visit one of the 158 The Home Depot stores participating and sign the ENERGY STAR Change a Light pledge, indicating they will replace one standard incandescent light bulb with an energy-efficient CFL. In addition to the free light bulb, Californians also will receive a special $4 coupon that can be used for purchasing a variety of multi-pack CFLs. Participating California stores will give away n:vision bulbs on a first come, first serve basis while supplies last.
The ENERGY STAR Change a Light, Change the World national educational campaign includes partnerships with hundreds of retail stores, manufacturers, energy-efficiency organizations and state governments. The campaign takes place each October, during Energy Awareness Month, and around the transition to daylight-saving time.
Named the ENERGY STAR Retail Partner of the Year, The Home Depot also is hosting free in-store clinics and launching a new virtual home at homedepot.com/energy, where consumers can get energy-saving tips and experience related products.
The Home Depot(R) is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,088 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. Through its HD Supply(SM) businesses, The Home Depot is also one of the largest diversified wholesale distributors in the United States, with nearly 1,000 locations in the United States and Canada offering products and services for building, improving and maintaining homes, businesses and municipal infrastructures. In fiscal 2005, The Home Depot had sales of $81.5 billion and earnings of $5.8 billion. The Company employs approximately 355,000 associates and has been recognized by FORTUNE magazine as the No. 1 Most Admired Specialty Retailer and the No. 13 Most Admired Corporation in America for 2006. The Home Depot's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index.
TCP, Inc., headquartered in Aurora, Ohio, drives lighting innovation for commercial, industrial and residential applications. As the leader in energy- efficient lighting, TCP manufactures the most compact fluorescent lamps in the industry, offers one of the largest number of ENERGY STAR-approved products, and distributes them throughout North America and abroad. The company's extensive product line includes compact fluorescent lamps; cold cathode; linear and high bay systems; exit and emergency lighting; HID; energy efficient fixtures; and LED, halogen and incandescent lighting products/solutions. For more information, visit us at http://www.tcpi.com/ or call (800) 324-1496.
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