CEE Members Recognized with ENERGY STAR® Awards

CEE members were well-represented among the 89 organizations at the 17th annual ENERGY STAR® Awards. The ceremony, held on March 31, 2009 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, showcased efforts to reduce the impact of climate change through energy efficiency.

The ceremony offered attendees an opportunity to hear from various speakers such as Bill Ritter, Jr., Governor of Colorado. Governor Ritter delivered the Partner Keynote, addressing topics such as how Colorado has made its support of energy efficiency and renewable energy a win-win issue for Colorado’s economic development and how the National Renewable Energy Laboratory—located in Golden, Colorado—has partnered with various Colorado state universities.

This year, eight CEE members were recognized with an ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence, which distinguishes organizations that have shown long-term leadership and commitment to better the environment through energy efficiency. After receiving the award in 2008, six members were recognized once again this year: Austin Energy, CenterPoint Energy, NYSERDA, Oncor, Southern California Edison, and Wisconsin Focus on Energy. Joining them were National Grid and Pacific Gas and Electric, both 2008 Partners of the Year. We congratulate these members for their achievement over many years of effort.

The ENERY STAR Partners of the Year award recognizes an organization's successful management of energy use and promotion of ENERGY STAR products to their community. Recipients included previous winners Arizona Public Service and Rocky Mountain Power, as well as Energy Trust of Oregon, NJBPU, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, Puget Sound Energy, and Xcel Energy.

In the final category, Georgia Power, a new CEE member as of 2008, received an ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence. This award recognizes their success in promoting and raising awareness of energy efficiency.

Kudos to all our members for their dedicated work!