PUD consumers get full menu of energy answers from the EnergyAdvisor

ATLANTA, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Snohomish County Public Utility District has added APOGEE Interactive's residential energy suite to its website (www.snopud.com) to offer customers quick and personalized help in reducing their energy footprints and managing their energy budgets. The EnergyAdvisor calculators are part of Snohomish PUD's newly redesigned website which also features easier navigation, online bill payment, expanded categories and videos on conservation, customer safety and green energy.

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In a region long known for pace-setting energy conservation efforts, the Pacific Northwest's Snohomish PUD has branded the Apogee energy applications as the "EnergyAdvisor." The suite is featured prominently in the expansive "Conservation" section of the website. Also subtitled the "Energy Cruncher," the EnergyAdvisor series offers a comprehensive set of self-help resources which include:

• A home energy calculator customized with local energy rates and weather data
• A virtual, interactive energy home tour
• Specialized lighting, appliance, TV, and thermostat energy calculators
• A complete online reference library of residential energy-saving techniques, measures and technologies
• An eTutorial on the fundamentals of electricity
• And an engaging energy education module called Kids Korner

These Apogee applications provide strong support for Snohomish PUD's current Energy Challenge initiative which invites all Snohomish customers to pledge a 10 percent reduction in their energy use.

"The Apogee tools allow our customers to quickly zero in on their home's energy use patterns and find the best opportunities for energy savings," PUD Senior Manager of Energy Efficiency Mary Smith. "The calculators tackle everything from heating systems and big screen TVs to compact fluorescent lighting and even LED holiday lighting. There's something in the series for everyone."

"We're honored to work with Snohomish PUD who shares our passion for energy efficiency," said Susan Gilbert, president and chief executive officer of APOGEE Interactive. "They're using our latest generation home energy calculator that offers easier navigation and faster answers while maintaining the superior mathematical accuracy our applications are known for in the industry," she said. Gilbert co-founded Apogee to develop cutting-edge, energy efficiency applications and training for utilities nationwide.

About Apogee

Serving the utility industry since 1994, APOGEE Interactive, Inc. (www.apogee.net) is the leading provider of energy-use analysis software to electric and gas utilities. Apogee currently provides online software and solutions to more than 450 U.S. investor-owned, cooperative and public power systems. The company's customers include such energy leaders as Southern Company, FPL, Jackson EMC, NOVEC, American Electric Power, NSTAR, PSEG, Entergy, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Puget Sound Energy, SMUD, and TVA.

About Snohomish PUD

The PUD serves one of the fastest growing counties in the Pacific Northwest, delivering electricity to 318,000 customers and water to nearly 20,000 customers. It's currently the second largest public utility in the Pacific Northwest and the 12th largest in the United States. With a network of nearly 6,000 miles of lines, the PUD's electric distribution system encompasses an area of 2,200 square miles.

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