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Glenwood Springs, Colo. – Holy Cross Energy is helping limited
income families, seniors and people with special health needs with their
energy bills this winter by contributing $50,000 to Energy Outreach
Colorado.
Energy Outreach will distribute the energy assistance funding to
families served by Holy Cross in Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa and
Pitkin counties.
Holy Cross’ contribution is part of the Low-Income Energy Assistance
Program established by Senate Bill 05-001, which went into effect a year
ago. The legislation created a system for all energy utility companies
operating in Colorado to help raise funds for energy assistance.
“Our contribution to Energy Outreach Colorado is a meaningful
opportunity for us to give back to the communities in which we serve,”
said Del Worley, chief executive officer of Holy Cross Energy. “We’re
proud to support Energy Outreach’s mission of helping all Coloradans be
able to afford home energy.”
Since it was founded in 1989, Energy Outreach Colorado has distributed
more than $73 million in energy assistance across the state.
“We’re so appreciative of Holy Cross Energy’s help in providing energy
assistance for a growing number of Colorado seniors and families who
can’t afford to pay their home energy bills,” said Skip Arnold,
executive director of Energy Outreach Colorado. “The folks at Holy Cross
are very dedicated to providing a helping hand to people in need.”
For more information about how to donate, where to go for energy
assistance, and ways to lower your energy bill, call toll-free 1-866
HEAT-HELP (1-866-432-8435) or go to www.EnergyOutreach.org.
About Energy Outreach Colorado
Energy Outreach Colorado is the only independent, non-profit
organization in the state that raises money to help limited income
Coloradans afford home energy. Since 1989, EOC has distributed more than
$73 million to fund energy bill payment assistance, energy efficiency
upgrades for affordable housing and energy efficiency education. Energy
Outreach Colorado relies on private donations, corporate contributions
and foundation grants. It has received top ratings from Charity
Navigator for six consecutive years and is a member of the Better
Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance. Energy Outreach Colorado,
www.EnergyOutreach.org, can
be reached at 303-825-8750 or at 225 E. 16th Ave. Ste. 200, Denver, CO
80203-1612.
About Holy Cross Energy
Organized in 1939, Holy Cross Energy (known as Holy Cross Electric
Association, Inc.) is a distribution electric cooperative that is about
39,000 active members strong and serves approximately 53,000 meters in a
five county region (Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa and Pitkin) on the
western slope of Colorado. Headquartered in Glenwood Springs, with
offices in Eagle-Vail and Eagle, Colorado, its 165 employees are
dedicated to providing reliable and affordable electric energy to its
members along with various support services. In 2005 and 2006, Holy
Cross Energy surpassed retail electric sales of more than one billion
kilowatt-hours. As a not-for-profit cooperative, Holy Cross Energy
allocates revenue in excess of annual operating expenses (member equity)
back to its members; more than $89.5 million in member equity has been
returned to its members since 1963. For more information about Holy
Cross Energy, please visit their website at
www.holycross.com. |
