Flex Your Power is proud to announce the winners of the 6th Annual Flex Your Power Awards. Winners were honored at a luncheon ceremony on December 15, 2008 in San Francisco.

Each year, Flex Your Power seeks to recognize companies, organizations, businesses, and local governments across California that have made outstanding efforts to save energy. This year, we received many strong applications with inspiring stories from around the state. With projects ranging from innovative efficiency upgrades, to effective water-saving strategies, to comprehensive educational programs and beyond, this year’s winners and honorable mentions are proving that California truly does lead the way in energy savings. All together, this year’s award winners have saved more than $227 million, 1.5 billion kilowatt hours, 122 billion gallons of water and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 1.3 billion pounds.

The success does not stop there. Cumulatively, award winners over the last three years have saved more than $500 million, three billion kilowatt hours and reduced greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to removing more than 230,000 cars from the road.

Following are the 6th Annual Flex Your Power Award Winners and Honorable Mention Recipients. Please visit the Flex Your Power Awards website to learn more about our winners and to learn what you can do to lead the way in energy efficiency and join the fight against global warming.

• View the Winners List online, with descriptions of the winners’ efforts
• Learn how you can save energy, money, and the environment
• For winners and honorable mentions: learn how to publicize your efforts

Susan P. Kennedy

Susan P. Kennedy, Chief of Staff for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, currently presides over California’s leading efforts in energy efficiency and environmentally sound policy. Ms. Kennedy has has helped save the state enormous amounts of energy and money through her long-term commitment to efficiency and energy conservation. It was under Kennedy’s direction that the state launched the Flex Your Power campaign, helping to reduce energy demand by historic levels. Flex Your Power congratulates Ms. Kennedy for her enduring commitment to California’s economic prosperity and environmental quality.

• Read more about Susan Kennedy’s contributions

This year, five winners were selected in the Best Overall category for their outstanding efforts to save energy and protect the environment.

California Academy of Sciences

Now the largest public LEED platinum building in the world, the California Academy of Sciences continues to lead in energy efficiency and sustainability education.

Mothers’ Club Family Learning Center

Retrofitting their facility to be 52% more energy efficient and saving over 120,000 gallons of water annually, the Mothers’ Club continues to provide low-income mothers and their children with no-cost learning programs.

Santa Clara Valley Water District

Using education, as well as incentives such as rebates and free water-saving devices, the Santa Clara Valley Water District saved over 19.5 billion gallons of water and cut their GHG emissions by over 700 million pounds.

Sustainable Spaces

Performing retrofits to save homeowners an average of 40% on their energy bills, Sustainable Spaces saved California over 745,000 kWh in 2008 alone.

University of California Irvine

UC Irvine has reduced its electrical demand by up to 68%, saved nearly 4 million gallons of water annually and saved 3.7 million kWh of electricity last fiscal year.

Energy Efficiency

Recognizing efforts to reduce total energy (electricity and/or natural gas) consumption through the installation of energy-efficient equipment, lighting and appliances or through the completion of energy-efficient building retrofits or new construction projects.

• Baxter Healthcare Corporation’s Thousand Oaks, California, BioScience Facility
• CalPortland Company
• County of San Mateo
• Del Monte Foods Plant #1 Modesto
• Fetzer Vineyards
• Glenborough, LLC
• Global Real Estate Hewlett Packard Company
• Honeywell Utility Solutions
• Integrated Design Associates, Inc. (IDeAs)
• Macy’s West
• Moorpark Unified School District
• Pleasanton Unified School District
• The Boeing Company
• The State of California Franchise Tax Board
• Watkins Manufacturing Corporation dba HotSpring Spas

• Read more about the Energy Efficiency winners

Demand Response

Recognizing efforts to reduce peak power use and protect California’s power grid during times of high demand by shifting loads, shutting down systems and taking immediate conservation action.

• AmeriCold
• California State University San Marcos
• Cisco Systems, Inc.
• City Of South Gate
• Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort
• Irvine Ranch Water District
• Pfizer Inc.
• Semitropic Water Storage District
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• US Foodservice - San Francisco

• Read more about the Demand Response winners

Innovative Products & Services

Recognizing innovative products or services designed to help businesses or residents save energy including manufacturing, and retailer promotions, as well as vendor, contractor and consultant programs.

• American Home Sales
• E-Mon, LLC
• Eneron Inc.
• Green Building Energy Resources
  Los Angeles Distributor for Endothermic Solutions
• Mi Casa Verde
• Pools by Ben, Inc.

• Read more about the Innovative Products & Services winners

Education & Media

Recognizing the educational efforts or media coverage that has positively impacted energy efficiency and/or demand response activities.

• Build It Green
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
• The City of Irvine
• Vandenberg Air Force Base
• Webcor Builders
• Yahoo!

• Read more about the Education & Media winners

Water Conservation

Recognizing efforts to reduce water consumption and implement long term water efficiency strategies in this time of drought. Nineteen percent of California’s energy use goes to pumping, moving and treating water so saving water saves energy.

• Agilent Technologies
• Lake Arrowhead Community Services District
• Long Beach Water Department
• Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc.

• Read more about the Water Conservation winners

Energy Efficiency

• County of Kern
• Joie De Vivre
• LJ Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc.
• Maguire Properties
• Mohawk Industries
• T L Properties

• Read more about the Energy Efficiency honorable mentions

Demand Response

• California State University
  (23 Campuses)
• Constellation Wines U.S. and Powerit Solutions
• Contra Costa County/ Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• EnerNOC, Inc.
• Target Corporation

• Read more about the Demand Response honorable mentions

Innovative Products & Services

• Brondell Inc.
• HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc.
• Lucid Design Group

• Read more about the Innovative Products & Services honorable mentions

Education & Media

• BP America Inc.
• City of Chula Vista
• Fresno Unified School District

• Read more about the Education & Media honorable mentions

Water Conservation

• City of El Segundo
• Parducci Wine Cellars
• Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems

• Read more about the Water Conservation honorable mentions
  

Flex Your Power would like to extend a sincere thanks to everyone who submitted an application for the 6th Annual Flex Your Power Awards. Your efforts to save energy are helping to cut carbon emissions and ensure environmental quality in California.

Also, a special thanks to:

• Our prestigious panel of judges for all your time and effort. We could not have done this without you!
• Everyone who helped to spread the word about the Flex Your Power Awards, and who encouraged someone they know to share their story.

Please note the following correction from the December 3, 2008 issue of the Flex Your Power e-Newswire:

ORIGINAL:

“The Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed an energy efficiency plan for state policymakers which, if implemented by all states, could lower nationwide energy demand by 50%… .”

CORRECTION:

“The Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed an energy efficiency plan for state policymakers which, if implemented by all states, could lower the growth in nationwide energy demand by 50%… .”