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The NW Ductless Heat

Pump Project, an initiative of

the Northwest Energy Eficien-

cy Alliance, recently honored

Entek Corporation with the

Marketing Excellence award.

This award recognizes in-

stallers who demonstrate out-

standing performance in cus-

tomer education efforts to raise

awareness of the beneits of ductless heating and cooling

systems. Entek provides ser-

vices to customers of Clark Pub-

lic Utilities and Cowlitz PUD in

Washington state; both utilities

help support the NW Ductless

Heat Pump Project.

“It is our pleasure to honor

Entek for their impressive ef-

forts in helping customers un-

derstand the many advantages

of ductless systems,” said Du-

Wayne Dunham, energy coun-

selor for Clark Public Utili-

ties. “They are providing local

homeowners with excellent

service, increased comfort and

decreased heating bills.”

Typically installed in less

than a day, highly eficient duct-less systems can serve a home’s

primary heating and cooling

needs. Convenient, quiet and

controlled by remote, these

systems evenly heat rooms at a

fraction of the cost of ineficient baseboards, wall heaters and

electric furnaces. Upgrading to

a ductless system can reduce

electric heating costs by 25 to

50 percent, saving homeowners

money for the long term.

Entek has increased busi-

ness through customer educa-

tion and marketing outreach

by highlighting the rewards of

ductless technology.

“Working with Clark Public

Utilities, Cowlitz PUD and the

NW Ductless Heat Pump Proj-

ect, we’ve been able to meet the

needs of more homeowners by

offering and promoting duct-

less systems,” said Allan Shero,

company president. “Customers

appreciate the added comfort

and lower energy bills, and our

ield professionals appreciate how easy they are to install. It’s

been a pleasure to work collab-

oratively to increase awareness

throughout our local market.”

Ductless systems are surg-

ing in popularity, thanks in part

to Northwest utilities collabo-

rating as members of the NW

Ductless Heat Pump Project to

bring this product to the North-

west market. These efforts have

led to the installation of more

than 71,000 units in Idaho,

Montana, Oregon and Washing-

ton for a savings of 248,500,000

kWh—enough electricity to

power nearly 23,000 homes for

an entire year.

“We are proud to work with

local installers like Entek who

are dedicated to promoting the

widespread adoption of ductless

systems through high-proile marketing and education,” said

Eugene Rosolie, conservation

manager for Cowlitz PUD. “We

know that the utilities and in-

stallers, together with the NW

Ductless Heat Pump Project,

have made a difference in edu-

cating homeowners on why this

proven technology helps cus-

tomers enjoy increased eficien-

cy and comfort.”

Area homeowners can vis-

it www.ENTEKhvac.com to

discover more about ductless

heating and cooling systems,

and contact ENTEK to identi-

fy available incentives in your

area.

Clark Public Utilities is a

customer-owned public utility

that provides electric service to

more than 185,000 customers

throughout Clark County. Visit

www.clarkpublicutilities.com/

index.cfm/your-home/heat-

ing-and-cooling/electric-heat-

ing-systems/duct less-heat-

pump-program/ to learn about

Clark Public Utilities’ ductless

heat pump program.

Cowlitz PUD, founded in

1936, is a Public Utility Dis-

trict located in Longview. It

serves 48,500 electric cus-

tomers in Cowlitz County.

Visit www.cowlitzpud.org/

heat_pumps.php to learn about

ductless system rebates offered

by Cowlitz PUD.

The Northwest Ductless

Heat Pump Project is an initia-

tive of the Northwest Energy

Eficiency Alliance (NEEA), an alliance of more than 100

Northwest utilities and energy

eficiency organizations work-

ing on behalf of more than 13

million energy consumers.

NEEA leverages its regional

partnerships to effect market

transformation by accelerating

the adoption of energy-eficient products, services and practices.

Since 1997, NEEA and its part-

ners – including Avista Utilities,

Bonneville Power Administra-

tion, Chelan County PUD, Clark

Public Utilities, Cowlitz PUD,

Eugene Water & Electric Board,

Energy Trust of Oregon, Idaho

Power, NorthWestern Energy,

Paciic Power, Puget Sound En-

ergy, Seattle City Light, Sno-

homish County Public Utilities,

and Tacoma Power – have saved

enough energy to power more

than 600,000 homes each year.

For more information, go to

www.neea.org.

ered decks that lead seamlessly into the beautiful landscaping in the yard create an outdoor

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“Combining their passion for the design of their new space with the desire to use the home for entertaining friends and family gatherings this

space will be perfect for the way they live. Having host-ed family events, bible stud-ies, gardening groups, and the all the grand kids for years, this new design and addition-al space will take events that

had always been enjoyable and make them spectacular.’’

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Entek Corporation wins Marketing Excellence AwardInstaller honored for introducing customers to the beneits of ductless heating and cooling systems

BUILDERS performed a whole house renovation with an addition on this Battle Ground-area home, one of ive on this year’s Clark County Remodeled Homes Tour. For home addresses, visit www.remodeledhomestour.com.

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