Xcel Energy Offering Customers `Energy Makeover'.DENVER Denver, city (1990 pop. 467,610), alt. 5,280 ft (1,609 m), state capital, coextensive with Denver co., N central Colo., on a plateau at the foot of the Front Range of the Rocky Mts., along the South Platte River where Cherry Creek meets it; inc. 1861. -- Energy customers in Denver and Boulder Boulder, city, United States Boulder, city (1990 pop. 83,312), seat of Boulder co., N central Colo.; inc. 1871. A Rocky Mountain resort and a suburb of Denver, it is the seat of the Univ. of Colorado (1876). can join in on the increasingly popular boom in home improvement programs this fall through "Energy Makeover," a recently announced contest sponsored by the Colorado Colorado, state, United States Colorado (kŏlərăd`ə, –răd`ō, –rä`dō), state, W central United States, one of the Rocky Mt. states. Energy Science Center and Xcel Energy. Similar to a number of television shows sweeping the nation related to home improvement, Energy Makeover will provide two customers in the area with more than $25,000 worth of energy efficiency improvements to their homes, which will be detailed to all consumers and the news media throughout the year. "We want to be able to show consumers the various ways they can make energy efficient improvements, which in turn can lower their energy bills, make their homes more comfortable and valuable, and help the environment," said Heather Tooker, Xcel Energy vice president for marketing and sales. Energy Makeover from Xcel Energy is open for eligible applicants through Oct. 15, 2004. For more information on the contest or to register online, visit www.xcelenergy.com or www.energyscience.org. Improvements will include the installation of new windows, revamped insulation insulation (ĭn'səlā`shən, ĭn'sy  –), use of materials or devices to inhibit or prevent the conduction of heat or of electricity. , new high-efficiency appliances, and heating and cooling system cooling system: see air conditioning; internal-combustion engine; refrigeration. cooling system Apparatus used to keep the temperature of a structure or device from exceeding limits imposed by needs of safety and efficiency. upgrades. Various companies throughout the metropolitan area are providing appliances, materials and labor as part of Energy Makeover. These companies include Accent Windows, Allied Insulation, American Standard, Champion Windows, Masco and Trane. Other vendors include Aeroseal of the Rockies, Bel-Air Heating and AC Inc, Built Wright, Ductworks, Green Fiber, Heat Exchange, Johns Manville, Lahr Construction and Lightly Treading treading a part of a restlessness syndrome or a neurosis in ruminants or horses; the patient repeatedly changes weight from one limb to the opposite of the pair, lifting the hoof slightly at each change; the action looks as though the patient is treading grapes to make wine. . |
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