(COLUMBIA, MO) - The City of Columbia Water & Light Utility is proud to announce that it has received the 2021 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy for the second year in a row.
"We are honored to receive this distinguished award for a second straight year," Utilities Services Manager Brandon Renaud said. "We look forward to building on this achievement and continuing the tradition of energy efficiency in Columbia."
The Sustained Excellence Award is the highest honor bestowed by the ENERGY STAR program. Winners are part of a distinguished group that has made a long-term commitment to fighting climate change and protecting public health through energy efficiency. They are among the nation's leaders in driving value for the environment, the economy, and the American people.
"ENERGY STAR award-winning partners are showing the world that delivering real climate solutions makes good business sense and promotes job growth," EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan said. "Many of them have been doing it for years, inspiring all of us who are committed to tackling the climate crisis and leading the way to a clean energy economy."
Winners are selected from a network of thousands of ENERGY STAR partners. For a complete list of 2021 winners and more information about ENERGY STAR's awards program, visit energystar.gov/awardwinners.
About Columbia Water & Light
Columbia's Home Performance with the ENERGY STAR program uses a whole-house approach to energy efficiency and offers rebates and low-interest loans to help residents achieve their energy-efficiency goals. This program was initiated in 2008, and the Utility has since introduced additional programs such as the Enhanced Home Performance, Enhance Your Attic, and Attic Plus. Water & Light staff members also provide a Building Performance Institute certified contractor training program and partners with local co-op Boone Electric to create consistency to ensure that all Columbia's residents have the opportunity to benefit from energy efficiency improvements.
For more information about the City's programs, visit ColumbiaPowerPartners.com or CoMo.gov.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR® is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed decisions. Thousands of industrial, commercial, utility, state, and local organizations - including more than 40 percent of the Fortune 500® - rely on their partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deliver cost-saving energy efficiency solutions. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners helped American families and businesses avoid more than $450 billion in energy costs and achieve 4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions. More background information about ENERGY STAR can be found at: https://www.energystar.gov/about and https://www.energystar.gov/about/origins_mission/energy_star_numbers
P.O. BOX 6015
COLUMBIA, MO 65205
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 13, 2021
CONTACT: Matt Nestor
Public Information Specialist
Utilities
City of Columbia
Office: 573.874.7307
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