The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Ecova, a total
energy and sustainability management company, with a 2014 ENERGY
STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award for their
continued leadership in protecting our environment through superior
energy efficiency. Ecova’s accomplishments will be recognized in
Washington, D.C., on April 29, 2014.
An ENERGY STAR partner since 2005, Ecova will be honored for its
long-term commitment to energy efficiency. Ecova is in an elite group of
only 10 companies that have been recognized by the EPA at least 10 times.
Ecova and ENERGY STAR share a common mission and have forged a solid
partnership that has proven to be a great asset to building owners.
Leveraging its Facility
Optimization offering and Energy
Data Warehouse, Ecova
currently benchmarks more than 46,000 buildings monthly in ENERGY
STAR Portfolio Manager. Ecova’s client base and resources, combined with
ENERGY STAR’s benchmarking capability, create a powerful tool for energy
management.
“Ecova is honored to receive continued recognition from ENERGY STAR,”
said Jeff
Heggedahl, CEO, Ecova. “We are committed to our partnership with
ENERGY STAR, and dedicated to increasing energy efficiency throughout
our commercial and industrial client base, which helps reduce greenhouse
gas emissions and protect the environment.”
Across the U.S., top companies and organizations are leading the way
toward a more energy-efficient future through their participation in
ENERGY STAR.
Through 2013, with help from ENERGY STAR, American families and
businesses have saved $297 billion on utility bills and prevented more
than 2.1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
“Ecova has earned EPA’s highest ENERGY STAR award – the 2014 Partner of
the Year - Sustained Excellence Award – because of their unwavering
commitment to helping consumers become increasingly more energy
efficient,” said EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe.
The 2014 Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Awards are given to
a variety of organizations to recognize their contributions to reducing
greenhouse gas emissions through superior energy efficiency. These
winners have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by setting and achieving
aggressive goals, and employing innovative energy efficiency approaches.
These awards recognize ongoing leadership across the ENERGY STAR
program, including energy-efficient products, services, new homes, and
buildings in the commercial, industrial, and public sectors. Award
winners are selected from the 16,000 organizations that participate in
the ENERGY STAR program.
About Ecova
Ecova is the total energy and sustainability management company whose
sole purpose is to see
more, save
more, and sustain
more for its clients. Using insights based on consumption, cost and
carbon footprint data spanning thousands of utilities, hundreds of
thousands of business sites and millions of households, Ecova provides
fully managed, technology-optimized solutions for saving resources,
which in turn increase returns, lower risks, and enhance reputations.
Ecova is the largest non-regulated subsidiary of Avista Corp (NYSE: AVA
and avistacorp.com).
For more information, visit the company’s website at ecova.com,
on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/ecova,
or follow Ecova on Twitter at @ecovainc.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR was introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
in 1992 as a voluntary market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions through increased energy efficiency. Today, ENERGY STAR offers
businesses and consumers energy-efficient solutions to save energy,
money, and help protect the environment for future generations. 16,000
organizations are ENERGY STAR partners committed to improving the energy
efficiency of products, homes, and buildings. For more information about
ENERGY STAR, visit www.energystar.gov
or call toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937).
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