News and History
When Energy Select burst on the scene in 1998, it was the right idea at the right time. And it short order, the rest of the nation agreed.
Since its inception, Energy Select has been recognized by everyone from Newsweek magazine to the National Society of Professional Engineers. Besides being the only program of its type anywhere in the United States, it is clearly seen as a state-of-the-art technology that is re-inventing the concept of energy efficiency.
Here are just a few of the honors this program has won:
- New Product Award 2002 - National Society of Professional Engineers
- Award of Achievement in Energy Services 2002, Association of Energy Services Professionals
- International Governor's New Product Award 2001, Florida Professional Engineers in Industry
- Platts Global Energy Award, Finalist 2001
In addition, a program like Energy Select attracts a lot of attention. As evident below:
- Wall Street Journal, January 2006
- Newsweek, November 2005
- Chartwell's Best Practices for Utilities and Energy Companies, December 2005
- Wall Street Journal, May 2005
- Esource, electric industry publication, March 2002
- Quicken.com, online business publication, May 2002
- Wall Street Journal, August 2002
- This Old House, September 2002
- Smart Money Magazine, July 2001
- Newsweek, August 2001 Some quotes to use on the page:
- 'Gulf Power's 'set it and forget it' ...Energy Select stands as a testimony to the company's commitment to long-term customer satisfaction."
- Chartwell's Best Practices for Utilities and Energy Companies, December 2005
- "(Energy Select) is the only mass-deployed system of its kind in the world. This is the future."
- Comverge CEO Bob Chiste, Newsweek Magazine
