SGCC Consumer Education Award Nomination Form

SGCC Consumer Education Award Nomination Form Nomination Instructions 1. We will have three awards one for a Utility, Technology Vendor, and Non-Profit Organization. 2. Selection of nominees: a. Member organizations are listed on the last page of this form as a reference b. If non-Member company is selected, please make sure to indicate the company name and for which of the two awards. 3. Complete the nomination form (below): a. Address how this organization demonstrates ONE or more of the five CLEAR behaviors in a unique and differentiated way, and use the appropriate section(s) of the form to complete. In addition, please provide any additional information you believe is pertinent to the nomination (last section of this form) b. Be clear, crisp, concise, yet complete. c. Provide detailed stories to support the CLEAR behavior being featured. 4. Send completed nomination to SGCC at [email protected] by Dec 21st, 2013.

Role Model Nomination Form Date Name of Nominated Organization Name of contact within Organization Contact’s address Contact’s phone number Contact’s email address Name of Nominator Nominator’s phone number Nominator’s email address C onsumers First: Demonstrated true consumer centric approach in the development and implementation of consumer education and awareness programs. Instructions: Describe how this organization has demonstrated this behavior. Provide one verifiable example as a proof point. Include any collateral material and/or web links as required.

Leadership: Exhibited initiative in the area of consumer education and is recognized as a consumer advocate and thought leader in the industry. Instructions: Describe how this organization has demonstrated this behavior. Provide one verifiable example as a proof point. Include any collateral material and/or web links as required. Excellence: Demonstrated innovation and imagination in the creation of consumer facing initiatives and programs. Instructions: Describe how this organization has demonstrated this behavior. Provide one verifiable example as a proof point. Include any collateral material and/or web links as required.

Authenticity: Has demonstrated a high level of integrity in engaging with consumers and other key stakeholders in the industry. Instructions: Describe how this organization has demonstrated this behavior. Provide one verifiable example as a proof point. Include any collateral material and/or web links as required. Results: Has been able to demonstrate results, in a quantifiable way, a direct impact on consumer awareness and behavior. Instructions: Describe how this organization has demonstrated this behavior. Provide one verifiable example as a proof point. Include any collateral material and/or web links as required.

Provide: Any additional information as to why you consider this organization a role model in consumer education in our industry. Include any document(s) you deem appropriate in support of the nomination. SGCC Member List - As of November 12, 2013 Accenture Fayetteville Public Works Commission ACEEE First Energy Corporation Aclara Technologies Florida Power & Light Alameda Municipal Power Future of Privacy Forum Alliance to Save Energy Gainesville Regional Utilities Ameren Corporation Galvin Electricity Initiative Arizona Public Service Company GE Energy Association for Demand Response and Smart Grid Georgia Institute of Technology Avista Utilities GREEN DMV Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Greenlining Institute Benton PUD GridWise Alliance Bonneville Power Administration Hydro One Brookhaven National Laboratory IBM California Center for Sustainable Energy Idaho Falls Power California Public Utilities Commission Illinois Citizens Utility Board CenterPoint Energy Institute for Energy & Environment at Vermont Law Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon Intelligent Energy Solutions LLC Climate + Energy Project Itron CNT Energy Landis+Gyr Cobb EMC Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Colorado Public Utilities Commission Market Strategies International ComEd Michigan Public Service Commission CW of Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities Middle Tennessee EMC Comverge Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative Consumers Energy Montana State University CPS Energy National Institute of Standards and Technology DNV KEMA National Renewable Energy Laboratory Dominion Resources Natural Resources Defense Council DTE Energy NC Department of Commerce - Energy Office Duke Energy NC Sustainable Energy Association Duquesne Light Company NETL - SG Implementation Task Force Earth Networks New Brunswick Power Corporation Electric Power Board of Chattanooga D.C. Office of People's Counsel

Environmental Defense Fund Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel Energy Providers Coalition for Education Oklahoma Gas & Electric EPRI Oracle Pacific Gas and Electric Company Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Southern California Edison PayGo Southern Company Peak Load Management Alliance Southface Energy Institute Pepco Holdings, Inc. Southwest Research Institute Portland General Electric Stoel Rives LLP PSC TechAmerica Public Utility Commission of Texas Tendril Inc. Purdue University Tennessee Valley Authority Research Triangle Region Cleantech Cluster Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel San Diego Gas & Electric Tri-County Electric Cooperative Siemens AG TVPPA Silver Spring Networks Utility Consumers' Action Network Simple Energy Vermont Energy Investment Corporation Smart Grid Oregon