{"id":224895,"date":"2026-04-09T14:23:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224895\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T14:23:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:23:06","slug":"duke-energy-florida-hosts-neighborhood-energy-saver-program-in-clearwater-duke-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224895\/","title":{"rendered":"Duke Energy Florida hosts Neighborhood Energy Saver Program in Clearwater | Duke Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s note: Photos and b-roll from last night\u2019s Neighborhood Energy Saver event in Clearwater can be downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/we.tl\/t-M7Xz3tUZ7OVK30TV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ST PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2013 Last night, Duke Energy Florida hosted its Neighborhood Energy Saver Program in Clearwater. While over 2,200 local customers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duke-energy.com\/-\/media\/PDFs\/external\/Neighborhood-Energy-Saver-Winter-Garden.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">eligible<\/a> to participate, approximately 75 attended the event, held at the Ross Norton Recreation Center, to learn how they can receive a free walkthrough energy assessment of their homes and help lower their monthly electricity bills.<\/p>\n<p>Our view<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Neighborhood Energy Saver program is just one of the many resources we offer to help connect customers with ways to lower their energy bill,\u201d said Melissa Seixas, president, Duke Energy Florida. \u201cBy bringing our team and the community together, we\u2019re able to get more support in the hands of customers in need as we head into the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neighborhood Energy Saver benefits<\/p>\n<p>Eligible customers will also qualify to receive up to 20 energy-saving improvements at no cost, resulting in many energy efficient benefits including:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tInsulation upgrade<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tSealing air-conditioning ducts<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tBasic air-conditioning maintenance<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tSmart thermostats<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tEnergy efficient lightbulbs<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tOne year supply, air-conditioning filters<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tEnergy saving showerheads<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tWater saving kitchen and bathroom aerators&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The program is available to residential customers, both homeowners and renters, living in communities identified by Duke Energy Florida using federal and state guidelines and census data.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the Neighborhood Energy Saver Program and determine eligibility, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duke-energy.com\/home\/products\/income-qualified\/neighborhood-energy-saver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a> or call 855.227.2918.<\/p>\n<p>More savings through energy efficiency programs<\/p>\n<p>Since 1981, Duke Energy has helped its Florida customers save nearly $1.25 billion through its energy efficiency programs, including the Neighborhood Energy Saver program.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on energy efficiency tips that benefit all homeowners, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duke-energy.com\/home\/savings?utm_source=Phone&amp;utm_medium=IVR&amp;utm_campaign=Winterbill\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.duke-energy.com\/home\/savings?utm_source=phone&amp;utm_medium=ivr&amp;utm_campaign=winterbill\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">duke-energy.com\/home\/savings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Duke Energy Florida<\/p>\n<p>Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 12,500 megawatts of energy capacity, supplying electricity to 2 million residential, commercial and industrial customers across a 13,000-square-mile service area in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Duke Energy <\/p>\n<p>Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America\u2019s largest energy holding companies. The company\u2019s electric utilities serve 8.7 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 55,700 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas utilities serve 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>Duke Energy is executing an energy modernization strategy, keeping customer value at the forefront as it invests in electric grid upgrades and efficient generation resources to strengthen the system and serve growing energy needs.<\/p>\n<p>More information is available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.duke-energy.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">duke-energy.com<\/a>. Follow Duke Energy on X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook\u00a0for stories about the people and innovations powering its communities.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Laitin Sterling<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n24-Hour: 800.559.3853<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Editor\u2019s note: Photos and b-roll from last night\u2019s Neighborhood Energy Saver event in Clearwater can be downloaded here.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224896,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-224895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}