SAN DIEGO, June 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Tomorrow, at
the 10th Annual Energy Showcase, San Diego Gas &
Electric (SDG&E) will recognize the City of San Diego, the Balboa Park Cultural
Partnership, and eight other municipal, school district, and
business customers for their remarkable results in energy
efficiency and conservation.
The following organizations will be presented with Energy
Champion Awards:
- Grand Champion: City of San
Diego/Balboa Park Cultural Partnership
- Entertainment: Pala Band
of Mission Indians
- Biotech: Ilumina
- Communications: Qualcomm
- Local Government: City of Oceanside
- Property Management: Alexandria Real Estate
- Hospitals/Healthcare: Kaiser Permanente
- Food Distribution: Monterrey/The Natural Choice
- Federal Government: MCB Camp Pendleton
- K-12 Schools: Escondido
School District
Collectively, these SDG&E customers saved more than 16
million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity and over 200,000 therms
of natural gas in 2014, enough to power nearly 1,400 homes for one
year. Videos highlighting the Energy Champion success stories are
available at sdge.com/energyshowcase.
"The sustainability efforts that these forward-thinking
customers have implemented this past year are outstanding," said
Caroline Winn, chief energy delivery
officer for SDG&E. "We are committed to a sustainable future,
and we look forward to continuing to help our business customers
reduce their carbon footprint through innovative solutions,
rebates, and incentives available through SDG&E that also
reduce their energy costs."
The City of San Diego, in
conjunction with the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, will be
named SDG&E's 2015 Energy Grand Champion for implementing
energy-efficiency measures and raising the bar on energy saving
efforts. Between 2012 and 2014, the City installed 39,500 street
lights, of which 3,600 are adaptive control LED street lights,
making it the first deployment of its size in the nation. The City
has demonstrated their commitment to sustainability at every level
in San Diego through various
measures, including installation of 27 electric vehicle charging
stations, participation in demand response programs, completion of
numerous energy efficiency audits and upgrades to 60 of the highest
use buildings in the City and public utility facilities, among
other actions.
"On behalf of the City, I am proud San
Diego has earned this honor," Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer said. "We have begun
implementing our Climate Action Plan, which will give us the
opportunity to reduce greenhouse gasses, protect our environment
and increase the use of renewable energy while lowering overall
costs. We know that there is still work to do, but by working
together, we are building San
Diego's sustainable future."
Nearly 1,000 people are expected to attend the SDG&E Energy
Showcase Expo immediately following the Energy Champions awards
breakfast. The Energy Showcase features over 75 technology
exhibitors focused on the future of energy efficiency and
innovative. The Showcase includes several electric passenger and
oversized commercial vehicles that will be on display. There are
over 16,000 electric vehicles in San
Diego County, and many businesses are adding these clean
cars to their fleets to save on fuel costs and to demonstrate their
commitment to sustainability.
The Energy Showcase also includes the Energy Solutions Center,
where the public has the opportunity to meet with energy advisors
on new energy and money-saving technologies and programs for their
business. LED lights will be available through vendor TechniArt at
a discounted rate.
Visit sdge.com/good4biz for more information on ways to
save money every day or call the Energy Savings Center at
800-644-6133 from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, to talk to an energy service
specialist.
SDG&E is a regulated public utility that provides safe and
reliable energy service to 3.4 million consumers through 1.4
million electric meters and 868,000 natural gas meters in
San Diego and southern
Orange counties. The utility's
area spans 4,100 square miles. SDG&E is committed to creating
ways to help customers save energy and money every
day. SDG&E is a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), a
Fortune 500 energy services holding company based in San Diego. Connect with SDG&E's Customer
Contact Center at 800-411-7343, on Twitter (@SDGE) and
Facebook.
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