PITTSBURGH, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Equitable Gas Company is now providing customers with the latest technology available to access accurate and detailed energy efficiency information on its Web site, www.equitablegas.com, through the addition of a Home Energy Analyzer. The Home Energy Analyzer suite is powered by APOGEE Interactive, Inc., the leading provider of energy analysis software to the utility industry.

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The new Home Energy Analyzer will enable Equitable Gas customers to easily examine their energy use factoring in weather, appliance and electronics use, and the type of construction used in their home. In addition, this new intuitive interface allows users to view charts that break down energy use system by system and see energy costs itemized by cooling, heating, lighting, cooking, hot water heating and home electronics.

The ability to run an energy analysis specific to a home's construction, local weather and utility rates provides valuable data to homeowners and allows them to make cost-effective energy choices. Equitable worked hand in hand with Apogee to implement the customizations required to make the tools specific to Equitable's multiple service areas.

"Equitable Gas Company is committed to providing our customers with reliable energy efficiency information," said M. Elise Hyland, president of Equitable Gas Company. "Our Web site now provides an effective way to educate our customers about energy usage and the energy audit lets customers know how much money can be saved through conservation efforts."

The Equitable Gas Company Home Energy Analyzer site also provides customers with additional resources including appliance and special purpose calculators, a Kids Korner energy education section for elementary school age children, and a library of information on how energy is used in homes.

The Home Energy Analyzer is powered by a sophisticated energy-use analysis system developed by APOGEE Interactive, Inc., an Atlanta-based software firm specializing in online solutions for the energy industry. According to Apogee's president and chief executive officer Susan Gilbert, "The issue of energy efficiency is of great concern to utilities and more than 400 utilities nationwide have added this educational feature to their Web sites. Its ability to provide information to customers 24/7 helps Equitable Gas Company in accomplishing its goals of providing outstanding customer service and increasing customer satisfaction."

Headquartered in Atlanta, APOGEE Interactive, Inc. is the leading provider of online energy analysis software and solutions to the energy industry. Apogee currently provides energy applications to more than 400 investor-owned, municipal and cooperative energy companies, helping these utilities engage customers in a meaningful energy dialogue, achieve targeted energy efficiency goals and improve overall customer satisfaction. Apogee's robust analytical engine also supports a variety of school energy reduction competitions and utility Home Performance with Energy Star programs. See more at www.apogee.net.

Equitable Gas Company is a provider of safe and dependable natural gas service to more than 270,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers located mainly in the city of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Its customer base also includes more than 200 municipalities in nine other counties in western Pennsylvania, 14 counties in central and northern West Virginia, and nine counties in eastern Kentucky. Additional information about Equitable Gas can be obtained through its Web site, www.equitablegas.com.

SOURCE APOGEE Interactive, Inc.; Equitable Gas Company

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