Only 1,000 free trees left to help Entergy customers in Arkansas reduce energy bills

Free trees are still available to Entergy customers in Arkansas through the Energy-Saving Trees program, but customers must reserve quickly before the 1,000 trees remaining are claimed within days.


Launched as a pilot initiative with the Arbor Day Foundation in 2011, the Energy-Saving Trees program conserves energy and reduces household electricity bills through strategic tree planting. This spring, Entergy will give away a total of 7,000 trees.


Entergy customers can reserve their free trees today at arborday.org/entergyarkansas. Within seconds of accessing the website, an online tool helps Entergy customers find the most strategic location for planting and estimates the annual savings that will result from the tree. Customers can reserve up to three trees per household and the program will continue until the remaining 1,000 trees are reserved.


In exchange for the free trees, customers are expected to care for the trees and plant them in the location provided by the online tool. The two-to-four-foot trees will be delivered directly to the customer at an ideal time for planting.


The Energy-Saving Trees online tool was created by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Davey Institute, a division of the Davey Tree Expert Co., and uses peer-reviewed scientific research from the USDA Forest Service’s i-Tree Software to calculate estimated benefits. In addition to providing approximate energy savings, the tool also estimates the tree’s other benefits, including cleaner air, reduced carbon dioxide emissions and improved storm water management.
Entergy customers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas can also reserve trees today at http://arborday.org/entergy.


About the Arbor Day Foundation: The Arbor Day Foundation is a million-member nonprofit conservation and education organization with the mission to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. More information about the Foundation and its conservation programs can be found at www.arborday.org.