[RP TownTalk] Pepco Providing 1, 500 Free Trees to Maryland Customers

[Sarah Wayland]

>From the HOPE list

> On Mar 18, 2015, at 11:23 PM, Jason bbearjason1 at yahoo.com
> [HOPE_in_Hyattsville] <HOPE_in_Hyattsville at yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Pepco Providing 1,500 Free Trees to Maryland and D.C. Customers;
> Trees Offered are Lightly Branched and 2-4 Feet Tall
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> Fifth Year of Partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation
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> Washington, D.C. ? Pepco is providing 1,500 free trees to customers in
> Maryland and the District of Columbia through the Energy-Saving Trees
> program. It?s the fifth year of the Pepco-Arbor Day Foundation partnership
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> that provides two trees per household while supplies last. This year, the
> free trees are more developed as they?re lightly branched and 2 to 4 feet
> in height. The Energy-Saving Trees program helps customers conserve energy
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> and reduces household electricity bills through strategic tree planting.
> Pepco customers can reserve up to two free trees by visiting
> www.arborday.org/pepco or by calling 1-855-670-2771. The types of trees
> offered are Eastern redbud, Crapemyrtle, Northern red oak, red maple and
> river birch, which will be delivered directly to the customer at an ideal
> time for planting.
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> ?Our Energy-Saving Trees program is another way that Pepco is committed to
> helping our customers continue to conserve energy as well as improve the
> environment,? said Donna Cooper, Pepco region president. ?By strategically
> planting the right trees in the right places, we help maintain a balance
> between the aesthetics of the tree canopy and the reliability of the
> electric distribution system while also offering our customers energy
> reductions.?
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> An online tool can help Pepco customers find the most strategic location
> for planting and estimate the annual savings that will result from the
> tree. The Energy-Saving Trees online tool was created by the Arbor Day
> Foundation and the Davey Institute, a division of the Davey Tree Expert
> Co., and uses peer-reviewed scientific research from the USDA Forest
> Service?s i-Tree Software to calculate estimated benefits. This tool
> requires an up-to-date internet browser. If customers experience an issue,
> we ask them to please call (855) 670-2771, for help.
>
> For more information and updates, visitwww.pepco.com, follow us on
> Facebook and Twitter at PepcoConnect, and download our mobile app at
> www.pepco.com/mobileapp.
>

Sarah Wayland, Ph.D. | www.GuidingExceptionalParents.com
<http://www.guidingexceptionalparents.com/>
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