[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 117 (Friday, August 2, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S9635]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECIPIENTS OF EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE'S 1996 COMMON GOALS AWARDS

 Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I am proud to announce that two 
local electric companies in Arizona recently were honored as recipients 
of the Edison Electric Institute's 1996 Common Goals Awards.
  The Arizona Public Service Company received a Special Distinction 
Award for energy efficiency from Edison Electric Institute for their 
work on electrical efficiency in architectural design. Specifically, 
Arizona Public Service Co. was honored for its design of an 
Environmental Showcase Home that uses 60 percent less electricity and 
water than standard energy efficient homes built in Arizona today. 
Increased energy efficiency is of great importance to Arizona and the 
Nation. I commend Arizona Public Service Co. for its efforts to achieve 
greater energy efficiency in our homes and encourage other utilities 
across the country to follow their lead in working toward more energy 
efficient architectural designs.
  I also want to congratulate the Tucson Electric Power Co. for their 
work on a project entitled ``Driving Drunk Will Put Your Lights Out.'' 
The Tucson Electric Power Co. received a Community Responsibility-
Special Needs Award from the Edison Electric Institute for this 
successful project to combat drunk driving. Their efforts were 
recognized for producing dramatic results, including a 60-percent 
decline in alcohol-related traffic incidents in Pima County after ten 
months. The national conscience has been raised to the need for 
community involvement in order to eliminate the preventable deaths 
associated with drunk driving. Tucson Electric Power Co. is to be 
commended for working to meet the special needs of their community and 
getting involved in such a worthwhile cause.
  Energy efficiency and meeting the special needs of our communities to 
prevent the harms caused by drunk driving are important public matters 
and I am very proud that Arizona companies have been recognized for 
their leadership in those areas.

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