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CONTACT INFORMATION
Enercom
www.enercomusa.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Avista Corporation Teams with Enercom
to Offer Online Energy Usage Information to Customers
ATLANTA, GA., July 23, 1999 - Enercom, an organization
specializing in Internet- and PC-based energy application gateways,
has signed a contract with Avista Utilities (an Avista Corporation
regulated subsidiary) to provide its Energy Depot™ Internet programs
to assist its residential and small commercial customers in understanding
their energy usage. "Avista Utilities has a long tradition
of providing our customers with service and information they can
use to Increase their energy efficiency," said Ed Renouard
of Avista Utilities. "These programs will enable our customers
to gain valuable information from the Avista web site."
Renouard added that the new programs will enhance Avista Utilities'
ongoing commitment to provide its more than 550,000 customers in
four states with easy-to-use educational tools that save energy.
Enercom's Internet-based energy and water programs provide customers
with customized recommendations to improve their energy efficiency
and water use. Customers fill out an online survey and get their
personal energy and water profiles within seconds of submitting
the information.
According to Enercom's President and CEO Paul Conlan, many Americans
expect the companies that provide services to their homes and businesses
to be accessible on the phone as well as via the Internet. "Energy
Depot's success can be attributed to the fact that consumers and
business owners want to know more about their energy and water use,
and that they increasingly turn to the Internet as a primary source
of information."
Avista joins 26 other energy and water companies that are using
Enercom's Energy and/or Water Depot programs. "Each application
is customized to the needs of the company," said Conlan. "These
options include a Personal Energy Profile to analyze their energy
or water use, the ability to perform quick calculations on the energy
use of appliances, access to their billing history, the ability
togo to the Energy Mall to shop for energy-efficient products, the
option to search the comprehensive Energy Library or query the online
Energy Advisor."
About Avista
Avista Corporation is a diversified energy services company with
regulated and non-regulated operations throughout North America.
The company is engaged in a variety of business activities through
its business units, subsidiaries and affiliates. (www.avistacorp.com)
About Enercom
Enercom is the leading developer and provider of Internet- and PC-based
energy and water utility application software and customer Internet
gateways. Visit the Enercom product demonstration site at: www.energydepot.com
and www.enercomusa.com
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