In its first year, Direct Energy and The Gazette’s Capital Region Volunteer Citizen of the Year award is honoring Chris Lehman of Voorheesville, NY. Lehman is the founder of the Albany Therapeutic Riding Center (ATRC), a facility that provides therapeutic horseback riding lessons for those with mental and physical disabilities. Therapeutic riding contributes positively to
May is National Bike Month! In addition to being a great form of exercise and transportation, biking is another way to reduce your use on a daily basis. While it may be impractical to bike to work, school or run errands every day, swapping your car for a bike can save a whole lot of
Direct Energy and Syracuse Media Group are proud to announce the launch of the first ever Syracuse Volunteer Citizen of the Year award program. Nominations are now being accepted and are open to residents in Onondaga, Madison, Oswego, Cayuga, Tompkins, Cortland and Oneida counties of Central New York. Nominations will close on Sunday, June 23rd,
We’re pretty pumped that it’s Friday. What about you? We’re one week closer to summer, and that’s definitely something to be excited about. We hope as you start planning your summer vacations, you’ll keep being green top of mind! This week we shared some great updates about some of our corporate responsibility programs. On Monday,
As result of an innovative program between the Pittsburgh Promise and Direct Energy, the organization is receiving a $7,433.10 donation. For each new customer in the Promise community that signed on with Direct Energy, Direct Energy gave a portion back. The 1,000+ families that enrolled in the program were given a special electricity rate that
Wow, what a week! We had a blast, and by the looks of it the weekend will be even better! Before you rush off to start your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, take a few minutes to enjoy your Direct Energy Buzz. On Monday, we announced the winner of Cincinnati’s first Volunteer Citizen of the Year
Calling all lovebirds: ready or not, Valentine’s Day is tomorrow! There are many ways to celebrate the holiday, but we’d like to share a few of our favorite green gift and date ideas. These Valentine’s Day dates will make that special night a little greener and your wallet a little happier: Cook a meal at