Energized Homes: DP&L's Home Solutions Workshops Teach Energy-Efficiency.DAYTON Dayton, city (1990 pop. 182,044), seat of Montgomery co., SW Ohio, on the Great Miami River where it is joined by the Stillwater River; inc. 1805. It is the trade center for a fertile farm area, but is best known for its involvement with industry, invention, and , Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 1998--Looking for energy solutions? Look no further than Dayton Power and Light's Home Solutions workshops. The utility is offering six free workshops in October October: see month. for residential customers to help them save energy and money. Workshops are FREE and are held at DP&L's Energy Resource Center in Dayton (except where noted). Class size is limited, so call today to reserve your seat. October's workshop schedule includes: -0- Home Solutions Workshop Designed to provide homeowners with energy-saving maintenance solutions. Tuesday, October 6 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. (this workshop held at the DP&L Troy Service Center, 1300 Experiment Farm Rd., Troy) Wednesday, October 7 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. New Home Construction Designed to help those thinking about building make energy- and cost-efficient choices. Wednesday, October 7 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. New Ideas for Home Building Learn about new energy-efficient and cutting-edge home building technologies. Tuesday, October 13 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Home Comfort Learn about the latest in heating and cooling systems. Thursday, October 15 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Home Automation Learn about the latest in home wiring innovations offering convenience, security and energy management. Thursday, October 22 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Basics of Home Lighting Learn about new lighting technology and lighting application. Wednesday, October 28 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. These workshops, designed to help customers maximize energy efficiency in their homes, aren't aren't Contraction of are not. See Usage Note at ain't. aren't are not aren't be lectures or seminars filled with abstract solutions. Instead, DP&L specialists lead customers on a hands-on hands-on adj. Involving active participation; applied, as opposed to theoretical: "We're involved in hands-on operations, pulling levers, pushing buttons" Arthur R. Taylor. tour of a 2,400 square-foot, full-scale full-scale adj. 1. Of actual or full size; not reduced: a full-scale model. 2. Employing all resources; not limited or partial: model home. Money-saving energy options are discussed for each room in the house, from the kitchen to the bathroom to the basement This article is about the section of a building. For the foundation, see Basement rock. A basement is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the ground floor. Slab-on-grade buildings do not have basements. . The Center's energy experts discuss insulation insulation (ĭn'səlā`shən, ĭn'sy  –), use of materials or devices to inhibit or prevent the conduction of heat or of electricity. , heating and cooling, lighting,
appliances and foundations."There's only one way our customers can find out what's right for their homes, and that's for them to see a working home up close," said Doug DOUG Dumb Old Utility Guy Petitt, manager of DP&L's Energy Resource Center. "The workshops were developed to help our residential customers make smart, energy-efficient choices, and to answer the questions they may have about energy use in the home." In this teaching environment, DP&L's residential customers take a walk through a home that is very similar to the ones being built all across Ohio during the present economic boom. There are also easy-to-read displays positioned throughout the home that provide in-depth in-depth adj. Detailed; thorough: an in-depth study. in-depth Adjective detailed or thorough: an in-depth analysis information on specific areas of energy use. Workshops generally last two hours and are free. DP&L also schedules special, customized workshops for groups of 20 or more. Anyone interested in attending one of the workshops can call 1-800-Way-To-Go (1-800-929-8646) for more information or check out DP&L's computer website at www.waytogo.com. The Energy Resource Center is a state-of-the-art facility and the only one of its kind in Ohio. Opened in 1993, it was developed to help DP&L customers learn the benefits of energy efficiency. DP&L, a subsidiary of DPL (Digital PowerLine) An earlier technology for transmitting a 1 Mbps data signal over electric power lines from Nortel Networks. It was developed in the late 1990s, but later abandoned due to implementation difficulties. See broadband over power lines. Inc., provides electricity, natural gas and other energy services to 500,000 customers in the Ohio region. Widely recognized as an industry leader in productivity and efficiency, DP&L was named the Utility of the Year in 1994 and received the Governor's Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency in 1996. The company's combined rates for electricity and gas service are consistently among the lowest in Ohio. |
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