Did you win a contest? That's a lot of good stuff. Surely not everyone got that. Well enjoy your bounty!

No contest, they said it was a 'new promotion' whatever that means, but I didn't do anything special to receive it other than be a customer.

nice box of goodies!

I got a low flow shower head free from my utility company too, but not all the goodies you received!!

The shower head was ok, but I like my rain shower head much better.

I think that would be kind of fun to receive, and something back for those big bills we pay ;0)

Our PUD doesn't do anything quite that generous, but they do have a drive-thru coffee/light bulb morning every once in a while. Drive through their parking lot and employees hand out free coffee and an energy efficient light bulb to anyone willing to brave the line. DH and our tech will go sometimes but its early for me, from about 6 - 8:30 AM.

Are you going to try the tank banks?

We've just financed a new electric meter from Commonwealth Edison. I fail to see any benefit to the customer, but now they can 'read the meter' remotely. Big whoop. (I doubt their savings on manpower will be passed along.)

I'd talk to your plumber before trying to flush with less water. All may 'look' like it's working fine, but the (invisible to you) waste line needs to be thoroughly cleared with adequate force or you will have a problem.

I am going to try the tank banks. They sell them on Amazon and so far I have not come across any reviews that say there might be any sort of plumbing problem. I have an old house so have the older toilets that use more water per flush, but I can see where it I used one of the modern low water usage toilets that I might need to be cautious.

Our utility companies just gift us with junk mail. Charts showing our usage and trying to guilt us into conserving more. As separate mailings. Then they have the gall to say we should go paperless.

It's never enough. They demand we conserve and then charge us more for less if we conserve too much since they make less profit.

Meanwhile our local governments support more and more over development without giving an iota of thought to the lack of infrastructure. Existing infrastructure is in shambles already.

Sounds like nice usable gifts~

PSEG here in NJ had a weatherizing program many years ago. I got call... they wanted to come and put weather stripping on all my windows, give me water saving gizmos, etc. Of course, I'm asking what's the catch? No catch? Seems it was cheaper to do a bunch of little energy saving things that some just might not do than consider new/more power plants?

The thing to be careful about with toilet tank devices is that they not block the movement of the float arm or the flapper valve at the bottom.

Not infrequently the local regulatory bodies (California Public Utilities Commission in my area) require the companies they regulate to offer various kinds of rate programs, rebates and incentives to encourage energy conservation measures. Whether it's for purchase of Energy Star appliances, adding insulation or new windows, buying more efficient HVAC products, time of use rates, etc., etc., these are things they're told to do. The costs are including in the rate base, meaning, all customers pay for it.

Watchme, if you're in PG+E territory, they have always had conservation rebate programs over the years, as well as distributing bulbs and other such things.

I like TriEagle, my power company. Not only for the gifts, but for everything. Their prices are very competitive. And if I call or email with a question, they go out of their way to give helpful answers.

My last power company wasn't like that, they were never very helpful, and when it came time to resign my energy contract, they gave only new customers lower prices. I figured if higher prices was what I got for loyalty, they could just kiss my grits so I went over to TriEagle. Been happy ever since.

PG&E AND the PUC are in the doghouse.