AmerenUE offers free light bulbs at conservation talk

Southeast Missourian

AmerenUE is offering area residents a little bonus for their views on how the utility company should spend $13 million annually on energy conservation -- a free compact fluorescent light bulb.

The free bulbs, which save energy and last up to 10 times longer than regular incandescent bulbs, will be given to each person who comes to the company's energy conservation workshop from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Osage Community Centre, 1625 N. Kingshighway.

The workshop is a chance to speak with utility representatives about more than a dozen proposals the company is making for energy conservation and energy management. The proposals are designed to save energy, reduce customer costs and manage peak load on the electric grid.