NEEP’s Retail Products Initiative receives ENERGY STAR’s Partner of the Year Award

Award winners are selected from about 20,000 organizations that participate in the ENERGY STAR program and despite tough competition, the outstanding work accomplished by the Initiative has propelled us to earn ENERGY STAR’s highest honor.  We are thrilled that this year marks the seventh consecutive Sustained Excellence Award received by the Initiative.  We are honored that NEEP’s commitment to collaboration and strong partnerships continues to gain the acknowledgement of the Environmental Protection Agency. Through various activities, including retailer and manufacturer cooperative promotions, customer incentives, retailer training and customer marketing and education, the Initiative achieved 4.4 million MWh of energy savings and 3.3 million Tons of CO₂ emissions savings.  The Initiative was able to reduce energy consumption and costs by working collectively more so than through individual state or service territory program efforts alone. NEEP and Sponsoring energy efficiency program administrators from New England, New York, and Washington D.C. will be recognized at the ENERGY STAR Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March 26, 2013.  Congratulations to all of the organizations involved in receiving this prestigious award.  Let’s continue to keep the Northeast a leader in energy efficiency!