Reddy Kilowatt is a cartoon character that served as a corporate spokesman for electricity generation in the United States and other countries for nearly one hundred years. Currently, the Reddy Kilowatt trademark is owned by Xcel Energy. [1]

General Sir Charles Redmond " Reddy " Watt, KCB, KCVO, CBE, DL (born 1950) is a retired senior British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Land Command from 2006 to 2008. He was also the Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 2011 to 2018.

Reddy Kilowatt worked hard over the years for Duke Energy legacy companies. Here’s a sample: Florida Power welcomed Reddy Kilowatt in 1939. He made his first appearance at a May meeting of the Florida Power Club. Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company owned a tugboat named “Reddy Kilowatt” in the 1970s. The boat featured a large image of the ...

Aug 5, 2024 · An animation historian on Reddy Kilowatt, the cartoon charged with electrifying everything in the early 20th century.

Nov 10, 2023 · There is no better representative for that than Reddy Kilowatt, a 20th-century cartoon turned pop-culture icon, representing both the miracle and, later, dangers of electricity.

Jul 12, 2006 · Reddy Kilowatt, for those who had forgotten as well as those who never knew in the first place, was the spokesman -- spokesthing, spokesvolt? -- for the electric utility industry. He had a torso...

Mar 15, 2016 · To Alabamians of a certain age, a little man made of lightning bolts with a bulb for a nose was a familiar character who taught them about the safety around electric power. His name was Reddy...

Apr 23, 2024 · Reddy Kilowatt has been the voice of benefits and safe practices around electricity for nearly a century. During that time, Reddy has gone from sole representative of an Alabama utility to the widely known mascot of the Edison Electric Institute to the proud Energy Ambassador for Xcel Energy.

Reddy Kilowatt Records, 1926-1999, Archives Center, National Museum of American History Collection Rights Collection items are available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions.

Jul 27, 2015 · Reddy Kilowatt is a cartoon representation of electricity as "servant of mankind" that was created by Alabama Power Company commercial manager Ashton Collins.