ADVISORY/DOE, Alliance to Save Energy Launch 'Powerful $avings' Campaign to Help Consumers Reduce High Energy Bills, Nation's Energy Use.

Energy Editors/News Editors/Assignment Desks/Environment Writers

ADVISORY...for Friday (May 21)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHO:        David Garman, Acting Under Secretary of Energy, U.S.
             Department of Energy
            Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save Energy

WHAT:       On the eve of the Memorial Day holiday and heavy summer
            driving season, with record-high gasoline prices and
            rising home energy costs, the U.S. Department of Energy
            and the Alliance to Save Energy launch a year-long
            Powerful $avings campaign to help consumers use energy
            efficiency and smart energy practices to reduce home
            energy bills and the nation's overall energy use.

WHEN:       Friday, May 21
            9:30 am

WHERE:      National Press Club, Murrow Room
            529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor

The DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's mission is to strengthen America's energy security, environmental quality, and economic vitality in public-private partnerships that enhance energy efficiency and productivity; bring clean, reliable and affordable energy technologies to the marketplace; and make a difference in the everyday lives of Americans by enhancing their energy choices and their quality of life.

The Alliance to Save Energy is a coalition of prominent business, government, environmental, and consumer leaders who promote the efficient and clean use of energy worldwide to benefit consumers, the environment, economy, and national security.