Ace Hardware and SRP Partner to Help Consumers Manage Seasonal Energy Bills

Arizona’s popular Shade Screens offered at discounted price

 PHOENIX - To help combat summer energy costs to consumers, Ace Hardware has partnered with Salt River Project (SRP) by offering SRP electric customers a 20 percent discount off of shade screens sold at participating Ace Hardware stores beginning now through Sept. 30, 2008.

SRP customers can visit www.srpnet.com/powerwise for a money-saving coupon and view the list of participating Ace Hardware stores, where coupons also are readily available.

According to SRP energy expert Jerry Thieken, household windows are the leading source of heat gain and can account for nearly 50 percent of the heat that enters a home. Shade screens can save up to 25 percent on air conditioning costs compared to unshaded windows, and a typical 2,000 square foot house that has shade screens can save homeowners $200 to $250 a summer.

“Shade screens essentially pay for themselves and continuously help you save on energy costs,” said Brian Freeland, store owner of Chandler Ace Hardware. “Ace Hardware is happy to help customers select and install the shade screens that are most suitable for their home.”

About Ace Hardware
Throughout its 80-year history, Ace Hardware has been known as the helpful hardware store by both customers and communities. Ace Hardware was recently ranked, for the second consecutive year the “Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Major Home Improvement Retail Stores” by J.D. Power and Associates in its inaugural study of the retail home improvement industry. With 4,600 hardware, home center and building materials stores that generate annual retail sales of more than $12 billion, Ace is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the industry.  Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace currently operates 14 distribution centers in the U.S. and a warehouse in Shanghai, China. Its retailers’ stores are located in all 50 states and 60 countries. More information about Ace can be found at www.acehardware.com or www.teamacephoenix.com.

About SRP
Salt River Project (SRP) is the largest provider of electricity to the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, serving more than 935,000 electric customers. More about SRP is available at www.srpnet.com.