Awards for Energy Efficiency Leadership, Strategic Marketing and ENERGY STAR programsBookmark and Share

Energy Star AwardCSG is proud to be recognized for our work promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy for the future of our industry, the environment and our clients. Here is just a sampling of the energy efficiency awards CSG has received or contributed to:

Leadership Awards

2012 — CSG one of twenty U.S. firms honored with inaugural Climate Leadership Award

2011 — Massachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance honors CSG with advocacy award

2011 — Steve Cowell honored at ACI’s national conference with induction into the Building Performance Institute’s Hall of Fame

2011 — Bruce Harley received a RESNET Executive Director's Award

2010 — Steve Cowell honored by Home Star Coalition for advancing federal energy efficiency legislation

2010 — Wade Morehead received an individual achievement award from the Central Illinois Workforce Development Board

2009 — Steve Cowell inducted into the New England Clean Energy Council’s Clean Energy Hall of Fame

2008 — CSG Technical Director Bruce Harley receives RESNET President’s award

2007 — Bruce Harley and Jim Fitzgerald (Director of Building Diagnostics) receive Legacy Awards from EEBA, the Energy & Environmental Building Association

2006 — CSG CEO Stephen Cowell wins “Leadership in Energy Efficiency Award” from Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

2004 — Steve Cowell honored as a “Champion of Energy Efficiency” by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy


ENERGY STAR® Program and ACEEE Awards

From the first year the U.S. EPA and Department of Energy began honoring organizations and individuals for their outstanding ENERGY STAR contributions, CSG has assisted our clients in achieving recognition. ACEEE also honors our clients who successfully deliver energy savings.

2013 — EPA ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence: New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program (NJ BPU), NYSERDA, LIPA, Wisconsin Focus on Energy, Arizona Public Service; ENERGY STAR New Homes award: AEP Ohio/Columbia Gas of Ohio

2013 — ACEEE (American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy) Exemplary Program Award, Residential Audit and Weatherization: Nisource/Columbia Gas of Ohio—Home Performance Solutions; Exemplary Program Award, Residential Whole Home: Mass Save® Home Energy Services (includes sponsors Berkshire Gas, Cape Light Compact, Columbia Gas, National Grid, New England Gas, NSTAR, Unitil, Western Massachusetts Electric), UniSource Energy Services—Home Energy Assessment Program; Exemplary Program Award, Residential Low Income: Action for Boston Community Development, Action, Inc.– Gloucester, NSTAR, National Grid, Western Massachusetts Electric, Unitil, Columbia Gas, Berkshire Gas, New England Gas, Blackstone Gas and Cape Light Compact—Low-Income Multi Family Energy Retrofits/LEAN Multifamily Program; Exemplary Program Award, On-Bill Financing: NYSERDA

2013 — ACEEE Honorable Mention, Cooperatives and Public Power: Tennessee Valley Authority—EnergyRight® In-Home Energy Evaluation (IHEE) Pilot Program

2012 — EPA ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence: Energy Trust of Oregon, New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program (NJ BPU), NYSERDA, Arizona Public Service

2012 — EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year: AEP Ohio/Columbia Gas of Ohio, LIPA, Kentucky Housing Corporation

2011 — EPA ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence: Energy Trust of Oregon, NYSERDA, Arizona Public Service

2011— EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year: New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program (NJ BPU)

2011— EPA ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence: Long Island Power Authority (LIPA)

2010 — EPA ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence: Energy Trust of Oregon, National Grid, NYSERDA, and Southern California Edison; Partner of the Year: LIPA

2009 — EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year: Energy Trust of Oregon, Inc. and New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program (NJ BPU)

2009 — EPA ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence: National Grid, NYSERDA, and Southern California Edison

2009 — EPA ENERGY STAR for Homes Leadership in Housing Award: Ameren Illinois Utilities

2008 — ACEEE (American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy) — Exemplary Program Award for Home Performance with ENERGY STAR MassSAVE Program (sponsors: National Grid, NSTAR Electric, Berkshire Gas)

2008 — ACEEE — NYSERDA’s (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program wins a “Residential Retrofit Exemplary Program” designation

2008 — ACEEE — National Grid’s EnergyWise Program in Massachusetts and Rhode Island wins a “Residential Multifamily Exemplary Program” designation

2007 — EPA ENERGY STAR Award, Partner of the Year for Energy Efficiency Program Delivery, National Grid’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program in Massachusetts

2006 — EPA Award for Excellence in ENERGY STAR Promotion, LIPA (Long Island Power Authority)

2006 — EPA Award for Sustained Excellence, NYSERDA

2006 — EPA ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in Home Improvement, National Grid’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program

2004 — EPA ENERGY STAR Award, Outstanding Achievement, NYSERDA’s New York ENERGY STAR Labeled Homes

2004 — EPA “Leadership in Energy Efficiency Award” for ENERGY STAR Homes

2003 — EPA, Excellence in Home Improvement, Home Performance with ENERGY STAR

2003 — EPA, Outstanding Achievement, New York ENERGY STAR Labeled Homes

2002 — EPA “Home Improvement Award” for NYSERDA’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Initiative

2002 — ACEEE — Honorable Mention, NYSERDA’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR

2002 — AESP, “Home Performance with ENERGY STAR, Innovation in Marketing”

2002 — U.S. EPA recognizes CSG for verifying more than 500 ENERGY STAR Homes

2002 — NYSERDA receives “Honorable Mention” from ACEEE for Home Performance with ENERGY STAR

1999 — EPA “Trade Ally of the Year Award” ENERGY STAR Homes


CSG’s Strategic Marketing Services Awards

2012 — CSG wins 2012 Gold MarCom Award for our RePower Energy Champion marketing campaign in Washington

2012 — CSG wins 2012 Summit Marketing Effectiveness Silver Award for our RePower "Energy Champion" marketing campaign in Washington - view press release

2012 — CSG client Columbia Gas of Ohio wins two Central Ohio BIA Marketing and Merchandising Excellence awards

2012 — CSG logo design wins the Communicator Award of Distinction, International Academy of Visual Arts; the Summit Creative Award (Gold); the Award of Excellence, APEX; and the Hermes Creative Award (Gold), Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals

2011 — CSG logo design wins MarCom Award

2010 — CSG wins five awards from the New England Direct Marketing Association and a gold-level award from the In-House Agency Forum

2008 — CSG’s in-house marketing team captured two “In-House Agency Forum” design awards

2006 — CSG wins award for MassSAVE campaign (implemented by CSG for National Grid and NSTAR) from the New England Direct Marketing Association

2002 — Achievement in Energy Service Programs (AESP) award for “Innovative Marketing Approaches” — Home Performance with ENERGY STAR

2000 — EPA “Excellence in Consumer Education Award” — ENERGY STAR Appliances and Lighting Program for New England

1999 — EPA “Excellence in Consumer Education Award” — ENERGY STAR Appliances and Lighting Program for New England

1998 — EPA “Best Promotions Award” — Vermont Residential New Construction Program


CSG’s Sun Power Electric Awards

2002 — CSG recognized with “Innovation Award” for “Renewable Energy — The Infinite Power of Texas” education campaign

2002 — “Texas Alliance Exemplary Partnership Award” from the Texas Alliance for Science, Technology & Mathematics Education in recognition of The Texas Solar for Schools program, a solar energy education effort headed by CSG

2001 — Interstate Renewable Energy Council Renewable Energy Recognition Award for CSG’s “Watts on Schools”

1999 — “Energy Management Award” from the Edison Electric Institute in recognition of CSG’s Sun Power Electric’s unique partnership with BJ’s Wholesale Club

1999 — “Solar Program Achievement Award” from the Department of Energy’s Utility Photovoltaic Group for innovative solar venture

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