ENERGYguide and Circles Partner to Help Busy Employees Lower Energy Bills In Spite of Rising Energy Costs.Business/Technology Editors NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2000 ENERGYguide, the Web's leading resource for helping consumers lower energy bills, and Circles, an innovative online personal service provider, today announced a partnership to help Circles' busy customers lower their energy bills. The U.S. Department of Energy Resources predicts that energy prices will continue to skyrocket sky·rock·et n. A firework that ascends high into the air where it explodes in a brilliant cascade of flares and starlike sparks. intr. & tr.v. this winter. In today's fast paced society, most people want to lower their energy bills but do not have the time to search for the best deals or the most reliable services. Determining the best energy provider for a household is a complicated and time consuming task that requires in depth information gathering and calculation. Since this is the first time that consumers can comparison shop for energy providers, most consumers do not know what makes one energy provider's offer better than the next. Circles will use ENERGYguide's valuable energy comparison shopping tools to search for the best energy bargains for its busy customers. ENERGYguide will produce a list of all of the offers being made in the Circles customer's ZIP code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. as well as compare the consumer's current energy costs to each one, showing both monthly and annual savings or increased costs. ENERGYguide presents all the electricity offers, allowing Circles to recommend energy providers based on type of offer, origin of power (wind or solar), and price. ENERGYguide also supplies Circles with minimum term contracts and penalties for early termination as well as listing special perks perk 1 v. perked, perk·ing, perks v.intr. 1. To stick up or jut out: dogs' ears that perk. 2. To carry oneself in a lively and jaunty manner. such as 100-minute calling cards and cash back sign-up bonuses. Circles presents this information to its customers as one of many time saving benefits. "Adding ENERGYguide's resources to Circles' nationally acclaimed ac·claim v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims v.tr. 1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise. 2. personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. services helps their customers easily reduce energy costs in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of energy cost hikes and deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. ," said Harvey Michaels, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ENERGYguide. "Selecting an energy provider is just one step in cutting energy costs. ENERGYguide also supplies consumers with a home energy analyzer analyzer /ana·ly·zer/ (an´ah-li?zer) 1. a Nicol prism attached to a polarizing apparatus which extinguishes the ray of light polarized by the polarizer. 2. that builds tailored energy efficiency strategies to help cut energy bills for individual households." "ENERGYguide's services easily solve a challenge that had been posed to us by our customer base--how can you help us lower our energy bills?" said Janet Kraus, CEO and cofounder co·found tr.v. co·found·ed, co·found·ing, co·founds To establish or found in concert with another or others. co·found of Circles. "We are trying to provide a full-service to our customers to help them manage all of the personal tasks in their lives--from settling a bill dispute to waiting for a repairman re·pair·man n. A man whose occupation is making repairs. Noun 1. repairman - a skilled worker whose job is to repair things maintenance man, service man to show up to finding a house cleaner. Helping our customers to save on energy bills is just another important service which adds to our wide variety of services." About Circles Purchased as a customer retention and acquisition tool or as an employee benefit, Circles delivers personal services personal services n. in contract law, the talents of a person which are unusual, special or unique and cannot be performed exactly the same by another. These can include the talents of an artist, an actor, a writer, or professional services. to companies who are looking to implement innovative programs to build life-long relationships with their customers or employees. Circles business-to-business model combines a high-tech Internet infrastructure and high touch personal assistance to help its members in accomplishing any mission from finding that perfect gift to securing tickets to a sold out concert to planning a complete family vacation, nothing is too simple, hard to find or complex. Circles is venture-backed by TL Ventures, Trident Capital and GE Capital. The company currently has 230 employees, including 150 highly trained personal assistants. More information about the company is available on its Web site, www.circles.com. About ENERGYguide ENERGYguide helps consumers and small businesses lower their energy bills and make smart energy decisions, ranging from improving energy efficiency to choosing new energy suppliers in deregulated states. ENERGYguide is the partner of choice for utilities and energy companies as well as other leading Web sites that want to offer their customers and visitors rich content and energy-related e-commerce. ENERGYguide's easy-to-use electricity and natural gas comparison shopping tools enable consumers to sign up for energy offers online. ENERGYguide's energy analysis tools show users how to lower energy bills, help the environment and offer personalized assistance in shopping for the more than 200 energy-efficient products that are sold online at ENERGYguide.com. ENERGYguide is not an affiliate of any energy company. |
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