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Gordon wasn’t the only Piston who displayed frustration.Charlie Villanueva was looking to get his season on track with a trip back to his former team but came up lame in the first three quarters. He started to turn it around in the fourth, hitting two quick threes to pull the Pistons within fighting distance.It was all for naught though, with the Pistons offense unable to pull itself out of its second half stagnation.Detroit travels back home for a Tuesdaymatchup against last years Eastern Conference champions the Orlando Magic Look for Richard Hamilton to be back in the lineup.. Standard Renewable Energy, KPRC-TV Launch 'Sunbelievable Home Energy Makeover'SweepstakesHOUSTON, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ Standard Renewable Energy (SRE) and KPRC-TVannounced today that they are embarking on one of the largest sweepstakesprograms Houston has ever seen with the launch of the "Sunbelievable HomeEnergy Makeover" Sweepstakes.One lucky Houstonian will win the grand prize of a home energy makeovercourtesy of SRE.The prize package, worth $33,000, includes a 2-kilowattsolar panel system, a new high-efficiency heating, ventilation and airconditioning (HVAC) system, plus an additional $2,000 in customized energyefficiency upgrades, providing hundreds of dollars in savings on monthlyutility bills.Two-hundred additional winners will receive the SRE Home Energy Cost Monitor a tool that provides homeowners with energy-efficiency facts in real-time a $249 value, which includes installation.The SRE Home Energy CostMonitor provides homeowners answers to these and other energy-relatedquestions:How much electricity is used while you are awayHow much electricity do your appliances useHow much does it cost to leave your lights onAdditionally, the first 10,000 "Sunbelievable Sweepstakes" entrants will win$200 in SRE "Green Bucks."Winners must use the first $150 towards an SREEssential Home Energy Audit, an evaluation and analysis of a home to determinehow it uses energy, wastes it and options for saving energy and money.Theremaining $50 may be used on a wide variety of SRE products and services,including:SRE Home Energy Cost MonitorsProgrammable thermostatsA/C and furnace maintenance plansA/C or furnace system upgradesInsulationWindow filmSolar electric and solar water heating systems"The 'Sunbelievable Sweepstakes' demonstrates SRE's commitment to educatingHoustonians about the benefits of renewable energy," said John Berger, CEO ofSRE."We hope this sweepstakes program will illustrate the fact thatrenewable energy is not 'alternative energy' or a futuristic idea butrather a conventional form of energy that can be implemented now to save notonly money, but preserve natural resources."The 10-week "Sunbelievable Sweepstakes" will officially begin on Monday, Jan.19 and will be followed by launches in Dallas, Denver, Austin and San Antonioon Monday, Feb. 2.The contest ends on Sunday, March 29 in all markets.Thegrand prize and second-place winners will be drawn on Monday, April 13.For more information about SRE's "Sunbelievable Sweepstakes," visit Standard Renewable EnergyStandard Renewable Energy was formed in 2006 to provide consumers withsolutions to make energy efficiency technologies and renewable energy easy touse.Standard provides a comprehensive energy solution for residential andcommercial customers with a presence in four states throughout the country:Texas, Colorado, Florida and Oklahoma.Standard Renewable Energy's productsare technology and vendor agnostic.For more information, visit FrnkaPierpont Communications forStandard Renewable Energy(713) 627-2223 ext. Kelley WrightStandard Renewable Energy(713) SOURCEStandard Renewable Energy (SRE)Laura Frnka of Pierpont Communications, 1-713-627-2223, ext.

ATLANTA, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Southern Company plans torelease its fourth quarter and full year earnings for 2008 at 7:30 a.m EST,Wednesday, Jan. 28.(Logo: http:// )Chairman, President and CEO David M. 28.Investors, media and the public may listen to a live Internet Webcast ofthe conference call at by clicking on the appropriateaudio link.

A replay of the Webcast will be available at the same site for 12months.With 4.4 million customers and more than 42,000 megawatts of generatingcapacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is the premier energycompany serving the Southeast A leading U.S. producer of electricity,Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states and a growingcompetitive generation company, as well as fiber optics and wirelesscommunications. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customerservice, high reliability and retail electric prices that are significantlybelow the national average Southern Company has been listed the top rankingU.S. electric service provider in customer satisfaction for nine consecutiveyears by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Visit our Web siteat CompanyMedia: Terri Cohilas, 1-404-506-5333 or 1-866-506-5333,, or Investor Relations: Glen Kundert,1-404-506-5135, , both of Southern Company.