Inspiring Efficiency Awards
2023
Innovation: ComEd Multi-Family Energy Savings Program
Innovation: DTE Equity Insights and Inclusion Study
Champion: Kristol Simms
Leadership: Angie Ostaszewski, MBA, Ameren Illinois
Leadership: Rudolph Chahine, Consumers Energy
2022
Marketing: Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program
Impact: Consumers Energy
Education: Focus on Energy
2021
Chairman's Award: Nick Mark
Leadership: Ohio Environmental Council
Leadership: Andy Johnson and the Winneshiek Energy District
Innovation: ComEd Energy Efficiency Program
Innovation: City of Minneapolis Home Energy Disclosure
Marketing: Focus On Energy
Education: Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program
2020
Chairman's Award: James J. Jerozal Jr., Nicor Gas
Leadership: Senator Megan Hunt, Nebraska State Legislature
Innovation: Virtual Commissioning™ Program
Innovation: Focus on Energy Disaster Relief Offerings
2019
Chairman's Award: Lauren Casentini
Leadership: Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Leadership: Richard Mark
Marketing: Focus on Energy’s Wisconsin Is In Campaign
Impact: Minnesota Army National Guard
Education: Ameren Illinois
2018
Chairman's Award: Jon Williams
Leadership: Governor Rick Snyder
Leadership: Louis James, SEEL, LLC
Marketing: Vectren Corporation
Marketing: Ameren Illinois
Innovation: ComEd
Impact: ComEd
Impact: Ameren Illinois
Education: National Energy Foundation
2017
Leadership: Kim Winslow
Chairman's Award: Jeanine Penticoff
Leadership: George Malek
Chairman's Award: Llona C. Weiss
Impact: Michigan Saves
Impact: Focus on Energy
Innovation: AEP Ohio
Marketing: Nicor Gas
Innovation: Iowa Economic Development Authority
Education: Xcel Energy
2016
Education: Columbia Water & Light
Education: Alliant Energy
Marketing: Consumers Energy
Innovation: AEP Ohio
Impact: MidAmerican Energy
Impact: ComEd
Leadership: Rick Sites, Ohio Hospital Association
Chairman's Award: Randy Gunn
2015
Marketing: Nicor Gas
Leadership: Jim Jerozal
Impact: Retrofit Chicago
Leadership: Carol Stemrich
Innovation: DTE Energy
Innovation: AEP Ohio
Education: Nicor Gas
Chairman's Award: Tim Melloch
2014
Chairman's Award: Alecia Ward, Wendy Jaehn, and Jay Wrobel
Marketing: Ameren Illinois ActOnEnergy Business Program
Leadership: Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President
Innovation: Focus On Energy
Impact: Columbia Gas of Ohio
Education: AEP Ohio
2013
Impact: Xcel Energy
Innovation: Ohio Development Services Agency
Marketing: Nicor Gas
Leadership: Cheryl Roberto
Chairman's Award: Sam Sirkin
Education: AEP Ohio
2012
Marketing: AEP Ohio
Marketing: DTE Energy
Innovation: Ohio Hospital Association
Chairman's Award: Commonweath Edison
2011
Marketing: Prairie Power
Marketing: Xcel Energy
Leadership: Commissioner Monica Martinez
Innovation: Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Innovation: DTE Energy
Impact: Commonwealth Edison
Education: Energy Center of Wisconsin
Chairman's Award: David Eijadi, The Weidt Group
2010
Marketing: R.L Just & associates, p.c. Architect
Leadership: Tom Casten, Recycled Energy Development
Leadership: Janine Migden-Ostrander, Ohio Consumers' Counsel
Education: Commonwealth Edison and Chicago Urban League
Chairman's Award: Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
2009
Marketing: Wisconsin Focus on Energy
Leadership: Governor Jim Doyle, Wisconsin
Impact: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
Education: Interstate Power & Light Company
Chairman's Award: Janet Streff
2008
Marketing: Rochester Public Utilities
Leadership: City of Ann Arbor, Michigan
Leadership: State of Illinois
Leadership: State of Minnesota
Innovation: George Bialecki
Impact: MiraCit Development Corporation
Education: Schools for Energy Efficiency
Chairman's Award: Sara Ward
2006
Marketing: MidAmerican Energy
Leadership: Robert L. Cowles, Wisconsin State Senate
Leadership: Diane Munns, Iowa Utilities Board
Innovation: The Cleveland Green Building Coalition
Innovation: District Energy St. Paul
Education: Missouri Botanical Garden's EarthWays Center
Chairman's Award: Mary O'Toole
2005
Marketing: Interstate Power & Light Co.
Leadership: Governor Jennifer Granholm, State of Michigan
Innovation: Center for Technology Transfer, Inc.
Impact: MidAmerican Design Assistance
Chairman's Award: David Leishman, Applied Proactive Technologies, Inc.
2004
Leadership: Governor Tim Pawlenty, State of Minnesota
Impact: The Compressed Air Challenge
Chairman's Award: Val Jensen, ICF Consulting