Southern California Edison SCE wanted to reduce their electric load before the summer peak. EnerPath mobilized door-to-door and made 3,350 small businesses more energy-efficient in just 16 weeks. We provided a turn-key program from energy-audits through installation and inspection. Our EnerWorks Enterprise Solution managed all energy transactions and provided real-time reporting. Our program reduced 3.1 MW of electrical demand and is saving 13,800 MWh/year (~equivalent to 1,300 homes). The utility company sponsored upgrades at a lifecycle cost of ~6¢/kWh. Community based organizations helped promote the program. Customer reports were printed on-site, real-time in 4 languages. Over 90% of canvassed customers participated. www.sce.com

The City of Palm DesertPalm Desert wanted to reduce energy usage by 30% city-wide in five years. The city partnered with gas utility, the electric utility, and the Energy Coalition. In twelve months, EnerPath made 1,100 small businesses and 6,100 homes more energy efficient (saving 12,600 and 1,954 kWh/year per respective customer). EnerPath’s PDA-based energy-audit platform analyzed efficiency measures for natural gas, electricity, and water and then reconciled all payments and incentives from each funding source. EnerPath worked with local schools who taught energy-efficiency to their students who in turn told their parents to participate in the program. For every $1.00 that the utility invested in energy-efficiency, customers funded an additional $1.50 (high spillover ratios). www.settosave.com

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) LADWP implemented a Lighting Efficiency Program for small businesses. In just nine months, EnerPath, upgraded the lighting systems in over 20,000 small businesses. This program created direct jobs for 20 auditors and over 200 local contractors. Although this program initially focused on lighting technologies, EnerPath’s PDA-based energy-audit platform collected data needed to evaluate all efficiency measures. This additional data was later used to justify the additional installation of $8 million of water and HVAC improvements. The utility paid an average of ~$900 per customer and saved over 72,000 MWh per year (equivalent to ~7,200 homes) and 19 MW at a lifecycle cost of ~6¢/kWh. www.ladwp.com