The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has honored Connecticut’s governments, its electric utilities, and a Norwalk hospitality firm for their commitment to energy efficiency.
The EPA’s Energy Star Partner of the Year awards honor organizations that seek to reduce environmental impact by increasing their efficiency.
The Northeast Energy Efficiency Initiative – which includes the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund and electric utilities Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating – won its 14th Partner of the Year award in 13 years for sustained excellence in promoting energy efficiency. CL&P and UI fund CEEF to perform energy upgrades and businesses and homes.
UI also won an individual award for energy efficiency program delivery for its partnership with CL&P to offer ratepayers access to the national Home Performance with Energy Star program.
HEI Hotels & Resorts of Norwalk won a sustained excellence in energy management award for practices that sustain year-over-year energy savings at its 36 hotels throughout America. This is the fourth consecutive year HEI received this award.
