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Black Hills Energy & SmartWatt Energy to Host a Latino Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Event in Pueblo, CO

Pueblo, CO—July 31, 2013—SmartWatt Energy and Black Hills Energy will be hosting a Pueblo Latino Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event on Thursday, August 1, 2013. The event is being held at SmartWatt’s Pueblo, CO office from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, and will feature networking with SmartWatt’s Black Hills Energy Small & Medium Business Direct Install Program staff and a short presentation providing details on the program.

The event is open to all Pueblo Latino Chamber of Commerce members, and will provide an overview of the incentives and energy savings that eligible businesses in Black Hills Energy’s Colorado service electric territory can gain through energy-efficiency improvements conducted by SmartWatt.  For more information on this event, please call [phone].

The Black Hills Energy Small & Medium Business Direct Install Program provides a rebate of up to 60 percent to help businesses with an average demand use of 350 kW or less per month conduct energy-efficiency upgrades. SmartWatt Energy, the administrator and implementation contractor for the program, provides a free energy evaluation, recommended energy-efficiency upgrade measures and interest-free financing for the businesses’ remaining portion of the costs.

ABOUT SMARTWATT ENERGY, INC.

SmartWatt Energy is a unique energy-efficiency firm. It provides turnkey solutions for utilities, commercial, industrial and institutional clients and also develops proprietary software that streamlines internal workflow processes and provides comprehensive program reporting. SmartWatt’s three divisions use cutting-edge technologies, design and processes to take on and solve their client’s toughest sustainability challenges:

·         The Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Division works with end-use clients throughout the United States to design and install multi-measure energy-efficiency projects. Clients look to SmartWatt to provide large-scale savings through turnkey energy auditing, engineering, project management and installation services.

·         The Utility Division contracts directly with utilities to manage their commercial energy efficiency programs. SmartWatt’s vertically integrated program delivery platform ensures utility program success and client satisfaction, because all elements of the utility program are handled by a talented, integrated, cross-functional team.

·         The Software Development Division creates customized, proprietary software applications to increase efficiencies and provide added value to utilities and national accounts clients.

SmartWatt has won an Inc. magazine “Hire Power” award and has been named the “5th Fastest Growing Private Engineering Company in the United States” on the magazine’s annual 5000 list. For more information, visit www.smartwattinc.com. 

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SmartWatt in the News: Black Hills To Aid Smaller Businesses

The Pueblo Chieftain covered the Black Hills Small & Medium-Sized Business Program today, check it out here.

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SmartWatt Energy Staff to Attend and Present at the 6th Annual Rocky Mountain Utility Efficiency Exchange in Aspen, Colorado

Albany, NY—October 8, 2012—SmartWatt Energy, Inc.staff will be attending the sixth annual Rocky Mountain Utility Efficiency Exchange, hosted by City of Aspen utilities, at the Aspen Meadows Resort in Aspen, Colorado on October 10 through October 12, 2012.  SmartWatt Energy staff will also be presenting at the event.

SmartWatt Energy is a nationwide provider of energy-efficiency solutions for utilities.  The company is a leader in direct install program administration and implementation for utility programs.

The Rocky Mountain Utility Efficiency Exchange facilitates a networking and development conference for professionals associated with utilities serving Colorado and neighboring states who are responsible for developing and implementing customer programs related and energy and water efficiency, renewable energy, demand response and key account customer management.  This year’s conference is expected to attract about 100 utility and sponsor organization staff member and trade allies.

ABOUT SMARTWATT ENERGY, INC.

SmartWatt Energy, Inc., is a leading nationwide provider of turnkey energy-efficiency solution for utilities, commercial and industrial customers.  They are dedicated to lowering the operational costs of businesses through demand-side energy-reduction strategies and specialize in streamlining energy-efficiency projects for national accounts.  SmartWatt Energy provides whole-building energy assessments and implements lighting retrofits, variable frequency drive upgrades, control system enhancements, HVAC upgrades and other measures.  Their turnkey energy-efficiency services include: construction-grade energy audits, value-engineered designs, self-performed installations, utility incentive procurement, facilitation of EPAct 2005 tax deductions and maintenance support.  For more information, visit www.smartwattinc.com.

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National Grid and SmartWatt Energy Collaborate to Co-Present Community-Based Marketing Best Practices for Direct Install Programs in Remote Territories at AESP Spring Conference

National Grid Manager of Energy Efficiency Execution and Smart Watt Energy Marketing Director to Offer Attendees Hands-on Industry Expertise

Albany, NY—March 29, 2012—SmartWatt Energy, Inc., a leading nationwide provider of turnkey direct install programs for utilities, has been selected to co-present “Community-Based Marketing Techniques for Small Business Direct Install Programs in Remote Territories” along side National Grid at the Association of Energy Service Professionals (AESP) Spring Conference.  The conference will be held at the Baltimore Hilton in Baltimore, MD May 15-17, 2012.

SmartWatt Energy’s Marketing Director, Danielle Marquis, will co-present with National Grid’s Manager of Energy Efficiency Execution, James Stapleton, at the conference during “Session A3: Marketing” from 3:30pm-5:00pm on Wednesday, May 16th. The presentation will focus on the innovative, community-based marketing techniques SmartWatt Energy has used while serving as the sole program administrator and implementation contractor in National Grid’s Northern New York territory. The presentation will include an analysis of the SmartSchools campaign, examining its architecture, successes and lessons learned. Mr. Stapleton and Ms. Marquis will also discuss ways to utilize community-based marketing techniques to expand this campaign and generate even more energy savings in hard to reach and underserved markets.

AESP provides professional development programs, a network of energy practitioners and promotes the transfer of knowledge and experience. Their members work in the energy services industry and represent electric and natural gas utilities, public benefits associations, regulatory and non-profit entities, vendors, manufacturers and consulting firms. The Spring Conference will focus on marketing and implementation and is geared to those in the position of managing, developing, implementing or marketing energy efficiency programs nationwide. SmartWatt Energy is a sponsor of the event and will be exhibiting.

ABOUT SMARTWATT ENERGY, INC.

SmartWatt Energy, Inc., is a leading nationwide provider of turnkey energy-efficiency solutions.  SmartWatt Energy is dedicated to lowering businesses’ operational costs through energy-reduction strategies.  SmartWatt Energy provides whole building energy assessments and implements lighting retrofits, VFD upgrades, control system enhancements, ECM upgrades and more to help commercial, industrial, government and utility customers meet their sustainability goals.  SmartWatt Energy’s energy-efficiency services include construction-grade energy audits, value-engineered designs, self-performed installations, utility incentive procurement, facilitation of EPAct 2005 tax deductions and maintenance support.  For more information, visit www.smartwattinc.com.