Energy Education Receives Highest U.S. EPA Honor, ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence

Online, March 17, 2011 (Newswire.com) - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Department of Energy (DOE) have awarded their highest honor, the ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence to Energy Education, Inc. for the company's continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency. Energy Education's accomplishments will be recognized during an awards ceremony in Washington D.C. on April 12.

In 25 years, Energy Education has worked with more than 1,100 educational, large church and health organizations nationwide in saving over $2.3 billion in utility costs. An ENERGY STAR partner since 2005, Energy Education received the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award in 2009 and 2010.

"For a quarter of a century it has been Energy Education's mission to help clients reach the highest level of energy efficiency," said Energy Education Chairman and Founder Dr. William S. Spears.

"Receiving the highest level of recognition from the United States Environmental Protection Agency is a validation of the efforts not only of every Energy Education team member, but that of hundreds of thousands of our client staff members who have done their part to save precious financial and environmental resources through behavioral energy conservation."

Energy Education clients continue to make a positive impact on their finances and their local environment by reducing energy consumption. Throughout 2010, numerous Energy Education clients received significant ENERGY STAR recognition:
• Indiana school districts Decatur County Community Schools and DeKalb County Central United School District became the nation's first two ENERGY STAR 50 Percent Leaders in recognition of each district's extraordinary achievement of reducing energy consumption district-wide by at least 50 percent.
• Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn, Virginia, received the 2010 & 2011 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award.
• Lakewood Church, Houston, Texas and First Baptist Church, Orlando, Florida both received the 2010 ENERGY STAR Congregation Award.
• Over 935 Energy Education client buildings in the United States received the ENERGY STAR Building Label in 2010.
• 55% of the total K-12 ENERGY STAR Top Performers are Energy Education clients.
• As of March 2011, 935 of the 1,855 K-12 school district ENERGY STAR Leader recognitions in 2010 were for Energy Education clients.

"Energy Education has received our highest honor, the ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence, because of their continued commitment to energy efficiency and preserving our environment," said Bob Sauchelli of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and ENERGY STAR. "Their energy efficiency program and the efforts of their clients nationwide demonstrate daily how they can protect the environment while saving energy and money."

Energy Education
Energy Education's innovative Transformational Energy Management® process trains client personnel to implement behavioral and organizational change that substantially reduces energy consumption without increasing utility budgets or requiring the purchase of new equipment. The program is funded solely and rapidly by the savings it generates, allowing clients to redirect saved energy dollars to other priorities. In 25 years, Energy Education has worked with more than 1,100 educational, large church and health organizations nationwide, helping clients save over $2.3 billion in utility costs. www.energyeducation.com

ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR was introduced by the EPA and DOE in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. Today, the ENERGY STAR label can be found on more than 60 different kinds of products, new homes, and commercial and industrial buildings. Products and buildings that have earned the ENERGY STAR prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy-efficiency specifications set by the government. Last year alone, Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved nearly $17 billion on their energy bills while reducing the greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of 31 million vehicles. www.energystar.gov

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