—Reliant Customers Support Program that Helps Reduce Texans’ Carbon Footprint While Supporting 35 Environmental Organizations—
As Earth Day approaches, Reliant is celebrating the results of the Reliant
EcoShare program that has raised more than $450,000 for EarthShare
of Texas to support over 35 of the most respected environmental and
conservation organizations in the state, including The Nature
Conservancy of Texas, Galveston Bay Foundation and Texas Parks and
Wildlife Foundation. Also, kicking off on Earth Day, April 22, and
lasting through June 3, the public is invited to share their Lone Star
point-of-view on social media by using the hashtags #FromWhereIStand and
#ReliantOneOfAKind. For every photo showcasing the state’s natural
beauty, Reliant will donate $5 toward EarthShare of Texas, up to $5,000.
Over the past four years, thousands of Reliant customers have been a
part of EcoShare, a simple and affordable program that helps
Texans give back to the many organizations that comprise EarthShare of
Texas while supporting the reduction of their own carbon footprint.
Through the program, customers have contributed to the purchase
of nearly 92,500 metric tons of carbon offsets, which represents a
verifiable reduction and offset of greenhouse gases, such as carbon
dioxide generated as a result of using electricity or driving a car. In
fact, Reliant’s customers’ support of carbon offset purchases is
equivalent to taking almost 18,000 cars off the road for a year.
“Reliant’s EcoShare program has made a lasting difference for the
National Wildlife Federation,” said Meg Haenn, deputy director, South
Central Regional Center at National Wildlife Federation. “Each dimension
of our mission has been directly touched by donations from Reliant
customers – from conserving and restoring our region’s environment to
facilitating the relationships between people and their backyard
wildlife. Donations from Reliant are helping us protect and restore
declining monarch butterfly populations in Texas through our school and
community based programs. We appreciate Reliant making it easy for
customers to participate in EcoShare and look forward to our continued
involvement with the program.”
New and existing Reliant customers can join the EcoShare program,
choosing one of two options: EcoShare Gold, priced at $5.95 per month,
and which includes a $2 donation to EarthShare of Texas and 1,000 pounds
of carbon offsets each month; and EcoShare Silver, priced at $3.95 per
month, and which includes a $1 donation to EarthShare of Texas and 500
pounds of carbon offsets each month.
“Earth Day is about shining a spotlight on actions each of us can take
to be good stewards of the environment. Through our ongoing partnership
with EarthShare, I am pleased with the impact we are making and how we
enable our customers to simply and easily take a step toward caring for
the natural resources we are blessed to have,” said Elizabeth Killinger,
president of NRG Retail and Reliant.
Reliant is part of NRG Energy, which, through its family of companies,
is the third largest renewable energy developer in the country. Reliant
is an electricity retailer that provides its customers with access to
power at home, at work and on-the-go with a full suite of home and
portable power solutions.
About Reliant, an NRG company
Reliant brings electricity, smart energy solutions and energy services
to business and residential customers across Texas. Reliant is part of
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG), a Fortune 200 and leading integrated
competitive power company in the U.S. Backed by a diverse portfolio of
nearly 140 power generating facilities that can support millions of
homes and businesses nationwide, NRG’s retail businesses, including
Reliant, serve almost 3 million customers in 10 states and the District
of Columbia. Collectively, NRG’s retail brands are the largest providers
of electricity in Texas. For more information about Reliant products and
services, please visit reliant.com
and connect with Reliant on Facebook at facebook.com/reliantenergy
and on Twitter @reliantenergy.
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About EarthShare of Texas
EarthShare of Texas is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to
making environmental support easy. EarthShare of Texas represents and
supports more than 70 of America’s most respected environmental and
conservation groups, including 39 national organizations and hundreds of
local groups in 18 affiliate states. EarthShare of Texas member
organizations work hard every day to safeguard public health and the
environment by combating global warming, protecting ancient forests,
protecting water from toxic contaminants, saving endangered species and
much more. EarthShare of Texas also protects donors by ensuring that
each of its member groups adheres to strict eligibility criteria, and
operates with the highest possible ethical and professional standards.
