CESA names clean energy winners

November 19, 2014 | By

The Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) has announced the winners of its 2014 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards, recognizing eight state programs and projects that have accelerated the adoption of clean energy technologies and strengthened clean energy markets.    

Entries were judged by an independent panel based on public benefits and results, cost effectiveness, leadership and innovation, and replicability.

The recipients include:

  1. The Alaska Energy Authority and the Kodiak Energy Association for Kodiak, Alaska: A 99 percent Renewable Energy Community
  2. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the Connecticut Microgrid Program
  3. The Connecticut Green Bank for the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program
  4. The Energy Trust of Oregon for the City of Gresham Wastewater Treatment Plant
  5. The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center for the Massachusetts Clean Energy Internship Program
  6. The New Mexico Energy Conservation and Management Division for the Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit
  7. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for its CHP Acceleration Program
  8. The Sacramento Municipal Utility District for SMUD's Community Renewable Energy Deployment Program

"These award winners illustrate the tremendous creativity and commitment being shown by state agencies across the country in implementing clean energy," said CESA Executive Director Warren Leon. "With eight very different programs highlighting diverse technologies including solar PV, wind, energy storage, hydropower, anaerobic digesters, microgrids, and combined heat and power, the 2014 State Leadership in Clean Energy award winners demonstrate that clean energy can create jobs, clean up the environment, and benefit local economies. These are programs to emulate."

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