Flex Your Power Awards Press Kit
6th Annual Flex Your Power Awards Winners Honored on December 15th, 2008
This year's award winners have saved more than $227 million, 1.5 billion kilowatt hours, 122 billion gallons of water and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 1.3 billion pounds.
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Use this Press Kit to gain widespread recognition for your success in saving energy and tell others about the incredible financial and environmental benefits you achieved. In publicizing your success story, you will inspire others to save energy and help protect the environment. Review the PR tips below and get started today.
PR Tips
Generate well-deserved recognition for your Flex Your Power Award by taking some of these recommended actions.
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Issue a Press Release
Distribute a press release to local media outlets so that they can publicize your success. This not only creates positive press for you, but it will also educate others about how they can save energy and money.
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Put a Flex Your Power Award Winner Logo On Your Web Site
Let visitors to your website learn about your success in saving energy. Download one of the logos below and display it on your site.
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Tell Your Network
Send a special email to your network of investors, colleagues, vendors, friends, family and customers to let them know Flex Your Power awarded your efforts. Inspire them to save energy as well!
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Write a Story In Your Newsletter
Share your success story with your colleagues and give them some tips about saving energy at home and at work.
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Radiate in Your Email Signature
Bask in the sunshine of your success and get others to think about the benefits of saving energy. Download one of the logos below.
Sample Press Release
Download the sample press release (DOC, 32 KB)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Date:
(YOUR ORGANZATION/COMPANY’S NAME) HONORED WITH CALIFORNIA’S PRESTIGIOUS FLEX YOUR POWER AWARD
San Francisco, CAÑ December 17, 2008 Ñ Flex Your Power, California's statewide energy efficiency campaign, recently recognized (YOUR ORGANIZATION) with a Flex Your Power Award for its outstanding leadership in energy efficiency. This year, a total of 46 winners were selected from several hundred applicants for their exceptional contributions to energy efficiency in California. Cumulatively, award winners over the last three years have saved more than $500 million, three billion kilowatt hours and reduced greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to removing more than 230,000 cars from the road. This year's 6th Annual Flex Your Power Awards Ceremony was held on December 15, 2008 in San Francisco.
(YOUR ORGANIZATION) was highlighted for (INSERT INFORMATION FROM YOUR NARRATIVE OR PARAGRAPH EXHIBITING DOLLARS SAVED, KWH OR KW SAVED AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCED Ð SEE WINNER'S PAGES).
Of the award winners, Director Walter McGuire of Flex Your Power explained, "The awards present an opportunity for California to congratulate the leadership shown by this year's Flex Your Power award winners, who have demonstrated that we can all save money and the environment. By reducing their energy use, this year's Flex Your Power award winners have saved more than $227 million, 1.5 billion kilowatt hours, 122 billion gallons of water, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 1.3 billion pounds."
In addition to the California Energy Commission, Flex Your Power Award winners were selected by senior representatives from the California Independent System Operator, League of California Cities, Building Owners and Managers Association, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance, California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, Association of California Water Agencies and Southern California Edison. For more information on the 6th Annual Flex Your Power Awards, visit www.FlexYourPower.org.
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Award Winner Logos
Use the award logo below to promote your Award selection. You deserve the recognition. Put it on your website, intranet, extranet, e-Newsletters. For print quality logos, contact us directly.
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Award Honorable Mention Logo
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