NEEP Partners
By becoming a NEEP Partner your organization can support NEEP's work in building a regional efficiency infrastructure with consistent policies, requirements and programs. To find out more about becoming a NEEP partner, click here.
Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.
ARCA, a publicly traded corporation (NASDAQ: ARCI), has more than twenty years of experience in providing turnkey appliance recycling services to sponsors of energy efficiency programs across the U.S. and Canada. Over the years, ARCA has established itself as the leading appliance recycling company through the introduction of appliance processing innovations dedicated to preserving the environment. This technical expertise is coupled with ARCA's unmatched, quality customer service operations which ensure that each contact with program sponsors as well as with participating customers is a positive experience.
Conservation Services Group
For more than 25 years, Conservation Services Group (CSG) has helped people use energy more wisely. The company designs, develops and delivers energy-efficiency programs for utility companies, housing authorities and agencies, and private customers. Promoting energy efficiency, health and safety, building durability and comfort, CSG also influences public policy on clean energy. With more than 500 staff members and an annual job growth of 30 percent, CSG operates offices in more than 20 states. Its customer contact centers in Massachusetts, Oregon, Tennessee, and California support dozens of programs.
CREE
Cree is leading the LED lighting revolution and setting the stage to obsolete the incandescent light bulb through the use of energy-efficient, environmentally friendly LED lighting. Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting solutions, and semiconductor solutions for backlighting, wireless and power applications.
Cree's product families include recessed LED down lights, blue and green LED chips, high-brightness LEDs, lighting-class power LEDs, power-switching devices and radio-frequency/wireless devices. Cree solutions are driving improvements in applications such as general illumination, electronic signs and signals, variable-speed motors, and wireless communications.
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JACO Environmental
JACO Environmental is one of the largest recyclers of household appliances in North America. JACO is delivering over 75 cost-effective energy efficiency recycling programs for program sponsors covering 150 utility territories in 25 states on a turnkey, performance basis. JACO offers the most advanced recycling technology with certified capture of all CFCs and reclamation of 95% of materials. The EPA honored JACO and our customers in 2004 with an international Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award and again in Montreal in 2007 with an international "Best of the Best" award on the 20th Anniversary of the Montreal Protocol.
Rheem Water Heating Division
Rheem Water Heating Division is headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama. Rheem is an industry leader in manufacturing high-efficiency tank, tankless, solar and heat pump water heaters that have earned Energy Star certification. Rheem Manufacturing Company is a privately held company with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Edison Foundation - Institute for Electric Efficiency
The Institute for Electric Efficiency (IEE) focuses on accelerating the electric power industry's energy-efficiency and demand response efforts. Recognizing energy efficiency's role in reducing carbon emissions and moderating the expected growth in electricity demand, IEE serves electric utilities and policymakers across the country. The Institute is a resource for information and best practices in energy efficiency, a forum for dialogue on advancing energy efficiency among energy-efficiency leaders nationwide, and an initiator of thought leadership around key energy-efficiency issues.
Electric utilities will be playing a key role as energy efficiency grows to new levels over the next decade. IEE supports the efforts of electric utilities by:
• Sharing information, ideas and experiences in energy efficiency and demand response;
• Maintaining a resource base of effective business/regulatory models and practices for energy efficiency and demand response; and
• Participating in national and regional forums to discuss the status of energy efficiency nationwide.