Reliant and City of Dallas Open Beat the Heat Cooling Centers for Summer Heat Relief 

Reliant helps North Texans stay cool while reducing their energy usage and gathering as a community

Press Conference to kick off the 15th annual Beat the Heat Program. Reliant and the City of Dallas are partnering to provide Dallas area seniors and vulnerable residents relief from the summer heat. Beat the Heat will help residents of South and West Dallas stay cool and manage their electricity use during the summer by offering cooling centers and free portable cooling devices to those in need. Reliant is donating $30,000 to fund more than 200 evaporator cooling units and window AC units for distribution. 

The cooling centers and cooling devices will be at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center and West Dallas Multipurpose Center. Residents can call MLK, Jr. Community Center at 214-670-8418 or the West Dallas Multipurpose Center at 214-670-6341 to apply.  

Addresses and hours for the centers can be found at reliant.com/beattheheat. 

Attendees enjoying snow cones, courtesy of Reliant for “unofficial” start of summer and cooling off at a Reliant Beat the Heat center.

Portable cooling devices on display.

Spanish-language spokesperson will be available.

Across the Lone Star State, Reliant has provided more than $18 million to help Texans who need assistance with electricity costs through the CARE (Community Assistance by Reliant Energy) program since 2002. Anyone who needs help paying their electricity bill this summer can call 2-1-1 within Texas or visit 211texas.org. Reliant customers can also contact Reliant through a number of convenient ways, including at 1-866-222-7100, via online chat or on the Reliant app.

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