Economy and Business
Friday, October 23, 2009
FirstEnergy to defend light bulb program later this month
Customers don't understand why they have to pay more to save energy
by WKSU's KAREN SCHAEFER |
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Karen Schaefer | | |
 | | FirstEnergy recently built an energy-efficient building at its west campus, but the company is asking residential customers to pay for their own energy savings | | Courtesy of Karen Schaefer | | Download (WKSU Only) |
How many electric utility customers does it take to screw in a light bulb? For one Ohio utility the answer seems to be nearly two-million. That's how many residential customers Akron-based FirstEnergy Corporation wants to send a pair of energy-efficient bulbs " and then charge nearly three times what they cost. |
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