SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2008--Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) today announced the launch of a U.S.-based public campaign called "I Will." The campaign is designed to raise awareness of the importance of energy efficiency and conservation.
"Energy efficiency is the cheapest and most reliable source of new energy that we have," said Chevron Vice Chairman Peter Robertson. "With demand for energy continuing to rise across the United States and around the world, it's imperative that we use the resources we already have more efficiently. We hope our new campaign will help raise awareness of the power of energy efficiency and encourage individuals to take actions to use energy more wisely."
"I Will" debuts this weekend on television and will begin appearing in major print publications and online media.
The advertisements complement Chevron's updated www.willyoujoinus.com website that provides useful information on ways to conserve energy and use it more efficiently. The website, which launches Sunday, Sept. 14, introduces a number of new tools including the Energy Generator, an interactive feature that demonstrates how simple individual actions can yield measurable energy savings. Individuals can choose from a variety of easy ways to save energy and learn more about how that saved energy can be applied elsewhere, such as powering a school or hospital.
For example, the Energy Generator will demonstrate how lowering the thermostat in an average U.S. residence by one degree in the winter will save enough energy to light approximately 5,000 hours of reading. If 1,000 people join in and lower their thermostat by one degree, they will save enough energy to power a hospital for 10 days.
"I Will" is part of Chevron's long-term commitment to efficiency and conservation. It is a continuation of the dialogue on energy issues that began last fall with the company's "The Power of Human Energy" advertising campaign, which sought to raise awareness and encourage discussion about the major issues surrounding energy.
Chevron began focusing on energy efficiency as part of its long-term strategy in 1992, when it began tracking energy use across its worldwide operations. Since then, the company has improved its internal energy efficiency by 27 percent.
"Chevron is committed to expanding its energy efficiency and conservation efforts both inside the organization and outside," Robertson said. "Through our energy efficiency business, Chevron Energy Solutions, we're helping institutions and businesses become more efficient."
Since 2000, Chevron Energy Solutions (CES) has developed hundreds of projects involving energy efficiency or renewable power for education, government and business customers across the United States. Recent projects range in size from $1 million to $100 million and include:
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A solar power installation for the Contra Costa Community
College District in California, the largest such installation
at a college district in North America. This project, which
includes energy efficiency improvements, is expected to save
the district $70 million over the next 25 years.
The United States Postal Services' largest solar power and
efficiency project at the Oakland, Calif., Processing and
Distribution Center. The project reduces the facility's power
purchases by more than one-third, which translates to 7,400
fewer tons of carbon dioxide emitted by the local electric
utility annually.
CES is helping to reduce the energy costs of its customers by over $1 billion.
Additional information on Chevron Energy Solutions can be found at www.chevronenergy.com.
Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies with subsidiaries that conduct business across the globe. The company's success is driven by the ingenuity and commitment of approximately 59,000 employees who operate across the energy spectrum. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and other energy products and services; manufactures and sells petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; and develops and commercializes the energy resources of the future, including biofuels and other renewables. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.
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SOURCE: Chevron Corporation