Comverge Integrated Demand Response and Energy Efficiency Program Wins POWERGRID International Project of the Year Award

NORCROSS, GA--(Marketwired - February 16, 2016) - Comverge, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based demand response and energy efficiency solutions for electric utilities, today announced that one of its utility programs received the 2016 POWERGRID International Project of the Year Award in the demand response and energy efficiency category. The program was recognized for its innovation as one of the first integrated demand response and energy efficiency programs. 

This is the third time in four years that a Comverge implemented program has won this prestigious industry award. The Gulf Power Energy Select program won in 2013 and the Pepco Holdings Inc. Energy Wise Rewards program won in 2014.

"There are substantial cost saving and customer benefits to integrated demand response and energy efficiency programs and it's great to see this approach getting the recognition it deserves," said David Neal, Chief Operating Officer, Comverge. "We are thrilled that for the third time in four years a Comverge program won the POWERGRID International Project of the Year Award as it reflects on our ability to deliver exceptional results for our utility clients."

About Comverge
Comverge is the industry's leading provider of integrated cloud-based demand response, energy efficiency and customer engagement solutions that enable electric utilities to ensure grid reliability, lower energy costs, meet regulatory demands and enhance the customer experience. Through its combination of software, hardware and services, Comverge helps utilities optimize every aspect of a demand management program, from participant recruitment and device installation to call center support, control events and measurement and verification. Comverge has worked with hundreds of electric utilities to deploy nearly six million energy management devices and enroll more than two million residential customers into mass-market demand management programs. In July 2015, Navigant Research ranked Comverge the industry's number one demand response provider. For more information, visit www.comverge.com and follow us on Twitter at @Comverge.