Organizations cut costs, boost competitiveness, and save region millions through energy efficiency investments
LEXINGTON, MA, May 23, 2016 – Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) is pleased to announce six regional organizations as this year’s Northeast Business Leaders for Energy Efficiency. NEEP is recognizing these businesses for their outstanding efforts to advance energy efficiency. They will be honored at the 2016 Northeast Energy Efficiency Summit at the Omni Mt. Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire June 13-14, 2016. Together, these organizations have achieved a cumulative annual cost savings over $2.4 million by investing in energy efficiency measures.
The Northeast Business Leaders for Energy Efficiency recognition program highlights the accomplishments of organizations that are participating in energy efficiency programs across the region. This year's honorees, made up of manufacturers, hospitals, research institutions, educational facilities, and other regional and global businesses, were selected based on their success to:
- Achieve multi-year results of energy savings through investment in cost efficient measures;
- Address comprehensive changes in major energy systems such as lighting, HVAC, building envelope, office equipment and industrial processes, with a focus on strategic energy management;
- Continue improvements in energy performance through corporate efficiency and sustainability plans;
- Demonstrate leadership to advance energy efficiency within industry, the community, and with policy makers; and
- Collaborate with ratepayer-funded and state energy efficiency programs.
“NEEP is proud to recognize this year’s Business Leaders,” said Sue Coakley, Executive Director of NEEP. “The significant savings achieved by organizations impact the region on a much larger scale. The more energy they save, the more they help keep energy costs down across the region for everyone.”
“The Business Leaders program demonstrates the phenomenal benefits of energy efficiency to an organization’s bottom line and shows the value of collaborating with energy efficiency programs to achieve those benefits,” Coakley added. “The program also illustrates to policy makers and businesses the important role of energy efficiency to provide least cost energy while promoting economic growth and environmental sustainability.”
This year’s Northeast Business Leaders for Energy Efficiency are:
DC: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, nominated by DC Sustainable Energy Utility
NH: Monadnock Paper Mills, nominated by Eversource Energy
Inter-Lakes School District, nominated by New Hampshire Electric Co-op
NY: CA Technologies, nominated by PSEG-Long Island
RI: Rhode Island Airport Corporation, nominated by National Grid RI
VT: Hannaford Supermarkets, nominated by Efficiency Vermont
All six Northeast Business Leaders for Energy Efficiency will be recognized at the Northeast Energy Efficiency Summit at the Omni Mt. Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire June 13-14, 2016. For more information about the Business Leaders Recognition program, please visit http://www.neep.org