LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In an effort to help customers use energy wisely this heating season, Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E), Kentucky Utilities Company (KU), and Project Warm are partnering to offer a free energy management workshop to educate the public about weatherization and conservation.

LG&E, KU, and Project Warm representatives will provide conservation tips and demonstrate weatherization techniques next Monday, Oct. 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the gymnasium of First Baptist Church located at 730 Tonieville Rd. in Hodgenville.

"By teaching weatherization and conservation techniques, this workshop will help families take more control over their energy usage," said John P. Malloy, E.ON U.S. Vice President of Energy Delivery — Retail Business. "Workshop participants leave with the knowledge and the supplies they need to take simple and effective energy-saving actions at home."

Every workshop participant will receive a free weatherization kit containing plastic sheeting, tape, compact fluorescent light-bulbs, wall plates, rope caulk, tacks, and a brochure that includes weatherization and conservation tips to help control energy usage. No appointment is necessary to attend the workshop and participants can register at the door.

E.ON U.S., headquartered in Louisville, Ky., is a subsidiary of E.ON A.G., the world's largest investor-owned energy services provider. E.ON U.S. is a diversified energy services company that owns and operates Louisville Gas and Electric Company, a regulated utility that serves 324,000 natural gas and 398,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties, and Kentucky Utilities Company, a regulated electric utility in Lexington, Ky., that serves 531,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia.