Attn Laurel Customers
Our Laurel location turns 20 this year!

Celebrate with us!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
8610 Cherry Lane, Laurel, MD 20707

Please join us for Food, Fun, Product Showcase, GiveAways, and a Tour of our Maryland Distribution Center for pipe and wire

RSVP to George Dove 301-470-2121by August 18, 2010 –
We look forward to seeing you!

Confirmed vendors include Emerson, Philips Hadco, Leviton, Philips Lightolier, Lutron, Maxlite, Murray Feiss, Progress, RAB, Savoy Lighting and Southwire.

click here for your invite!

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$5,000 Lighting Makeover Contest

Enter the American Lighting Association's $5,000 Home Lighting Makeover Contest. You might be one of four lucky winnners to receive a lighting makeover by a certified lighting designer.

Grand Prize $5,000 | Second Prize $2,500 | Third Prize $1,500 | Fourth Prize $1,000

All prizes will be awarded as lighting packages that include product and design services. Enter in our showrooms or visit americanlightingassoc.com/lightingmakeover through September 30, 2010, for official rules and entry.

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Mark Your Calendars for the Dominion Car Show

Saturday, September 18, 2010 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Dominion Electric Supply Chantilly Service Center
Parking Lot
4080 Westfax Drive, Chantilly, Virginia

Open Show
Classic Cars, Trucks, Imports, Motorcycles, Street Rods etc.

Registration opens at 8:00 a.m. and participant voting will end at 1:00 p.m. $10 entry fee for each vehicle. Open to all years, makes and classes of cars, trucks and motorcycles. Award Plaques will be given in each class. Music all day and spectators are free and welcome. Raindate TBA.

Register in Advance, download form here.

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Residential Lighting Blog

Visit our blog for a personal view of the greatest finds and the latest trends in lighting. Written by Catherine Schlawin, an ALA Certified Lighting Consultant and our Chantilly Residential Lighting Showroom Manager, it is sure to be a great resource when you are planning your next project.

http://www.dominionelectric.blogspot.com/

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Our Linthicum Location has moved
to a more convenient location

1740 Twin Springs Road, Suite E
Baltimore, Maryland 21227
410-536-1200 or 1-888-518-6100
Fax No. 410-536-9736

Our hours of operation are:

Monday - Friday: 6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Please make a note and be sure to visit !

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Congratulations to our Showrooms!

Dominion Electric Supply has been named as the "Designers' Choice" for Lighting Dealer by Home & Design magazine! This award is the result of voting by area designers and architects on their top picks for everything from kitchen cabinetry and counter tops to top design professionals and service providers. Dominion Electric Supply is the winner in the Lighting Dealer category.

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Follow Dominion on Facebook

Become a Dominion Facebook Fan for your chance to win a $100 Dominion Electric Supply Gift Certificate! When our fan base reaches 300 you will be automatically entered into the drawing. One winner will be chosen at random. Dominion employees and vendors are not eligible.

If you're already a fan, you can speed up the contest by having YOUR friends become fans. Here's how you do that: Log into your facebook page, go to your fan pages, select Dominion Electric Supply (so you have to be a fan first) and click the link under our picture "Suggest to Friends" then it automatically sends out the suggestion to all your friends.

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Tuesday Trainings at our NEW Baltimore store!

Every month, we'll host several vendors in Baltimore for a Tuesday Training session. Stop by for breakfast or lunch and learn a little something too! August calendar includes Leviton, Klein, 3M, Cooper Lighting.

Please note our address is 1740 Twin Springs Road, Baltimore, MD 21227 and our new phone number is 410-536-1200.

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We are WIRED in color!

Identify cable and pipe easily, increase productivity and beat competitive pressures. Please contact our Material and Counter departments for more information.

Southwire's View & Win Giveaway is now on! Individuals who view the “Time is on Your Side” installation comparison video and enter a code can win a Flip Ultra^TM Video Recorder or a GPS system instantly.  All entrants are also eligible for a random grand prize drawing of a netbook. The contest runs July 10, 2010 through September 10, 2010.

To enter, contractors and distributors need to do the following:

• Go to www.southwire.com/viewandwinus.htm to enter and to access contest Terms and Conditions.
• Watch the “Time is on Your Side” comparison video podcast.
• Enter their name and contact information.
• They will receive a reply stating if they are an instant winner of a Flip Ultra^TM video recorder or a GPS system.
• They will be entered into a random grand prize drawing for a netbook.
• Contest starts July 10, 2010 and ends September 10, 2010.
• Limit one entry per person.

 

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Are you a Maryland Business Owner? Dominion can shed new light on your energy bill.

[click the plane]

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Spot Opportunities!

Introducing http://www.spotopportunities.blogspot.com/ a blog for energy saving products, tips and opportunities

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (HR-1424), approved and signed on October 3, 2008, extends the benefits of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 through December 31, 2013.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, lighting represents 40% of the average commercial building’s electric bill, followed by motors/HVAC (40%) and other equipment (20%). According to the Energy Cost Savings Council, energy-efficient lighting generates an average project payback period of 2.2 years and a 45% return on investment.

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New on the Lutron website: a great interactive tool to show how much energy a dimmer saves. www.lutron.com/energy