Hickory Chair Honored as Power Partner

December 13, 2010  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Business Strategy on December 14, 2010 Furniture supplier Hickory Chair has been named one of Duke Energy's Power Partners for 2010.

Hickory Chair is enrolled in Duke's PowerShare progam, which is a demand response program that rewards companies for adjusting energy consumption levels during peak times. Hickory Chair's participation in the the program has prompted three other facilities owned by parent Furniture Brands International to do the same.

In addition to partiicpating in PowerShare, Hickory Chair qualified for incentives through Duke Energy's Smart $aver program. The money was awarded for improvements to the company's heating and cooling system and its indoor lighting systems.