TIPP CITY, Ohio, March 20, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — AEP Ohio has granted Energy Optimizers, USA, the Most Savings Achieved in 2016 award for the company\u2019s outstanding performance and contributions to AEP Ohio\u2019s energy efficiency programs.<\/p>\n
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\nAs a member of AEP\u2019s Solution Provider Network, Energy Optimizers, USA, assists AEP Ohio business customers with making energy management upgrades and applying for incentives. Energy Optimizers, USA, uses AEP\u2019s prescriptive programs \u2014 including energy efficient upgrades to lighting, HVAC systems and refrigeration \u2014 along with the company\u2019s custom programs to achieve maximum rebate funds.<\/p>\n
In 2016, those rebates added up to $550,000 for 45 AEP customers. The company\u2019s innovative solutions enabled its clients to realize more than 5 million kilowatt hours in energy savings.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud to be such a highly-recognized member of the AEP Solution Provider Network,\u201d said Greg Smith, president of Energy Optimizers, USA. \u201cOur clients are largely funded by local and state tax dollars. We strive to make it easy for them to not only invest in the future with cost-cutting energy improvements, but to also benefit from all available tax incentives and rebate programs.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis award confirms that our efforts are paying off where it counts\u2014for our clients and their taxpayers,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Julie Birchfield, customer outreach manager for Energy Optimizers, USA, noted that for many clients, the utility incentives make a program financially feasible.<\/p>\n
\u201cEnergy efficiency offers a boost to the bottom line by reducing both immediate and long-term operational costs,\u201d Birchfield said. \u201cIncentives like those offered by AEP make it easier for our clients to gain those bottom-line benefits by reducing the overall payback period. With the program in place, they can then realize all the nonfinancial rewards, such as serving as energy conservation leaders in their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is the first time that Energy Optimizers, USA, has received the award.<\/p>\n
About Energy Optimizers, USA:<\/strong>
\nEnergy Optimizers, USA works with educational, governmental, commercial and industrial customers to implement energy savings opportunities to reduce operational costs, including lighting retrofits, renewable energy projects (wind and solar), HVAC retrofit projects, building automation retrofits and energy education programs. The company was named to the INC. Magazine Top 500 list of fastest growing companies in the U.S. (2014), was named the Fastest Growing Company in the region for two consecutive years by the Dayton Business Journal (2013, 2014), and was named a finalist in the Dayton Business Journal Best Places To Work competition in 2016.<\/p>\n