Electric Savings for Extra Care
Local energy supplier NIE Energy has donated free energy saving light bulbs to a group of older people in Ballymena.
Peter Erwin from NIE Energy’s Ballymena office met with staff and clients of Extra Care at their Ballymena centre to present Extra Care with free energy saving light bulbs.
Peter Erwin from NIE Energy said: “NIE Energy is delighted to be donating free energy saving light bulbs to Extra Care for their staff to distribute to their vulnerable clients.
“NIE Energy is keen to help people save energy and money, especially the vulnerable. One simple way to do this is to replace standard light bulbs with energy saving ones. An energy saving light bulb uses a fifth of the electricity of a normal bulb. Each bulb when put in a frequently used light, can save approximately £10 a year off your electricity bill.
“Traditionally, energy saving bulbs were bigger than standard bulbs and either didn’t fit or poked out on top of the lamp shade. That’s not the case anymore. You can now get energy saving bulb equivalents of nearly every shape of bulb you might need and they are nice and bight as well.”
Geraldine Martin, Benefit Advisor from Extra Care’s Ballymena Office said: “I am delighted to receive these free energy saving light bulbs from NIE Energy.
“Extra Care provides carers that visit people with health problems in their homes, sometimes 4 to 5 times a day. Through working together with our clients we also offer benefit advice and practical support.
“As every penny counts for our clients, it is great to be able to give something practical to help them save energy and money. NIE Energy’s donation of free energy saving light bulbs and temperature cards for our clients provides us with opportunity to do this.”
Elaine MacRory, carer of her father Stanley Bell, explained: “My Father lives on his own and has a lot of health problems. Receiving energy saving bulbs has many benefits to him. It helps in saving money and reduces fuel poverty.”
For details of current energy saving and renewable schemes from
NIE Energy, please visit www.nieenergy.co.uk
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Local energy supplier NIE Energy has donated free energy saving light bulbs to a group of vulnerable people in Ballymena. Pictured (front) Peter Erwin from NIE Energy’s Ballymena office with Geraldine Martin, Benefit Advisor from Extra Care and (back R- L) Sharon Smyth, Family Care Trainer, Elaine MacRory, Carer and Stanley Bell, client of Extra Care
For details of current energy saving and renewable schemes from NIE Energy, please visit www.nieenergy.co.uk or call 08457 455 455.