founded portland oregon 1979 1 founder city of portland headquarters 100 sw main st suite 1500 portland oregon one sansome st suite 3500 san francisco ca 2 usa website peci.org peci is a private non profit american company based in portland oregon with additional offices in santa ana california and san francisco california . 3 peci designs and manages energy efficiency programs for utility providers government organizations and other clients . 3 some of the organizations peci has worked with include the u.s. department of energy avista wal mart southern california edison the community energy project energy trust of oregon pacific gas & electric and the san diego natural history museum . 4 as energy consumption rises governments and utility companies are looking for ways to meet demand without creating energy generating infrastructure . 5 6 meanwhile many businesses are looking to reduce overhead costs by lowering their energy consumption . 7 peci designs tactics that encourage commercial businesses and residential consumers to adopt energy efficient technology and behaviors and manages the programmatic framework to implement these tactics on an appropriate scale . on september 16 2014 peci announced that its current assets and contracts had been acquired by clearesult a for profit company that designs markets and implements energy programs for utilities businesses and residential energy customers . 8 ownership of the peci name and brand remains with the peci board of directors . contents 1 history 2 corporate social responsibility 3 energy savings 4 awards 5 references history edit originally called portland energy conservation inc. 9 peci was created by the city of portland in 1979 as a public agency tasked with carrying out private sector aspects of the portland energy conservation policy . in 1984 peci was spun off from city government into a private non profit company with 12 employees . 9 in 1990 peci managed the energy edge program for the administration . the intent of energy edge was to learn how energy efficient lighting refrigeration and hvac measures performed in commercial buildings . 10 in addition to being peci s first commercial energy efficiency program energy edge was a landmark event in the creation of building commissioning processes . 11 peci s first energy efficiency program for residential consumers was the energy star cfl program which was launched in 1995 and operated throughout the pacific northwest . 9 by 2002 peci was focusing on program designs that could be more easily replicated for different markets . a program called energysmart grocer provides no cost energy audits to supermarkets convenience stores and restaurants . 12 based on the results of the audit the business can elect to install energy efficient refrigeration lighting hvac and food service equipment . the cost of the installation is offset by financial incentives from the utility company allowing businesses to see the benefits of energy and cost saving technology while minimizing the cost of the upfront investment . since 2006 energysmart grocer programs have saved 227 million kwh of electricity in the pacific northwest . 9 another replicable peci program aircare plus was also created in 2002 . 9 the program trains hvac contractors to offer no cost diagnostic tune ups to utility customers hvac systems . 13 increasing the efficiency of hvac equipment saves energy from what is typically a home or commercial building s largest energy consumer . 14 it also increases equipment life and reduces the building s environmental impact . aircare plus programs have been launched across the pacific northwest and california saving more than 91 million kwh of electricity . 9 peci opened two california offices in 2010 in santa ana and san francisco . 9 the same year peci won an 18.8 million contract from the california energy commission funded by the american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009 to run a program called energysmart jobs . 15 the program was similar to energysmart grocer except that energy audits were performed by peci trained members of the california conservation corp a work development program for men and women between the ages of 18 and 25 . 16 energysmart jobs operated in california from 2010 to 2012 and saved more than 62 million kwh of electricity and created 265 job years 17 18 the u.s. government s official metric to measure jobs created by arra funds . in 2011 peci moved its headquarters to a leed platinum platinum building in downtown portland . peci added many energy efficient features to the core building including insulated low e glass windows a high efficiency hvac system daylight dimming mechanisms 19 and energy efficient data center systems . 20 corporate social responsibility edit according to peci s 2013 corporate social responsibility report peci s portland office consumed 527 489 kwh of electricity and created 10.3 tons of waste in 2013 equal to about 91 pounds per employee and 0.36 pounds per employee per day . 21 according to the epa in 2010 the average american generated 4.43 pounds of waste per day . 22 39 percent of peci s total waste was recycled 2010 u.s. recycling rate 34.1 % 22 and 36 percent was composted . peci employees traveled 2.4 million miles for commuting and business travel in 2013 . about 55 percent of commuting miles were travelled via bicycle and public transit with the remainder traveled by carpool or single occupancy vehicle . peci participated in volunteer charitable and educational activities with the community energy project clark center for men friends of trees and the northwest earth institute in 2013 . energy savings edit the effectiveness of energy efficiency programs is typically measured by energy savings in the form of electricity gas and water consumption that was avoided as a result of program efforts . in 2012 peci programs saved 328 million kwh of electricity 3.6 million therms of gas and 3.36 million gallons of water . 23 according to an energy savings equivalency calculator 24 from the environmental protection agency these energy savings equal the annual greenhouse gas emissions produced by 51 963 cars the monthly co2 emissions of 2.79 million households the co2 emissions from consuming 1 073 railroad cars of coal the co2 emissions from consuming 21 891 tanker trucks of gasoline awards edit 2013 governor s sustainability award from oregon sustainability board 25 2013 best green companies to work for in oregon 35th 26 2013 sustainability at work gold certification 27 2012 portland afoot top 25 best employers for low car commuters 28 2012 best green companies to work for in oregon 26th 29 2012 energy star partner of the year utah home performance program 30 2012 energy star sustained excellence questar thermwise builder program 31 2011 best non profits to work for in oregon 32 2011 100 best green companies to work for in oregon 22nd 33 2011 city of portland climate champion 34 2010 aesp program design and implementation award energy trust of oregon new homes program 35 2010 100 best green companies to work for in oregon 15th 36 2010 energy star partner of the year questar gas 37 2010 energy star sustained excellence rocky mountain power 38 2010 pacific gas & electric integration awards aircare plus 39 2010 san diego gas & electric energy champion 40 2009 energy star partner of the year rocky mountain power 41 2009 energy star partner of the year questar gas 41 2009 100 best green companies to work for in oregon 37th 42 references edit history . peci . peci contact us page retrieved august 12 2010 . a b about . peci . retrieved 2013 07 24 . testimonials . peci . retrieved 2013 07 24 . president obama s plan to win the future by making american businesses more energy efficient through the better buildings initiative the white house . whitehouse.gov . 2011 02 03 . retrieved 2013 07 24 . energy efficiency guidebook for public power communities . ecw.org . retrieved 2013 07 24 . snyder jim 2013 02 07 . energy efficiencies may cut 169 bln in business costs . bloomberg . retrieved 2013 07 24 . peci to join clearesult . peci . 2014 09 16 . retrieved 2014 09 22 . a b c d e f g http www.peci.org about history bpa energy efficiency evaluation . bpa.gov . 2004 04 19 . retrieved 2013 07 24 . history of commissioning . total building commissioning . 2010 07 20 . retrieved 2013 07 24 . energysmart . energysmartonline.org . retrieved 2013 07 24 . customer overview . aircare plus . retrieved 2013 07 24 . hvac maintenance and energy savings facilities management hvac feature . facilitiesnet.com . retrieved 2013 07 24 . california awards 29.6 million in stimulus funds for clean jobs training green energy news . energyportal.eu . 2010 05 24 . retrieved 2013 07 24 . about us . ccc.ca.gov . retrieved 2013 07 24 . http www.whitehouse.gov assets documents job years revised5 8.pdf featured programs . peci . retrieved 2013 07 24 . offices . peci . retrieved 2013 07 24 . video optimizing data center efficiency . peci . 2012 11 13 . retrieved 2013 07 24 . peci 2013 corporate social responsibility report . peci . 2014 06 05 . retrieved 2014 09 22 . a b text version of municipal solid waste charts non hazardous waste us epa . epa.gov . 2006 06 28 . retrieved 2013 07 24 . http www.peci.org results greenhouse gas equivalencies calculator clean energy us epa . epa.gov . 2006 06 28 . retrieved 2013 07 24 . oregon sustainability board . oregon.gov . retrieved 2014 09 22 . 100 best green companies to work for in oregon 2013 . oregonbusiness.com . 2013 05 27 . retrieved 2014 09 22 . peci sustainability at work portland oregon . sustainabilityatworkpdx.com . retrieved 2013 07 24 . best portland employers for low car commuters . portland afoot . 2013 05 06 . retrieved 2013 07 24 . 100 best green companies to work for in oregon 2012 . oregonbusiness.com . 2012 05 31 . retrieved 2014 09 22 . utah home performance energy star . energystar.gov . retrieved 2013 07 24 . questar gas company energy star . energystar.gov . retrieved 2013 07 24 . 2011 list 100 best nonprofits to work for in oregon . oregonbusiness.com . retrieved 2013 07 24 . 100 best green companies to work for in oregon 2011 . oregonbusiness.com . 2011 05 26 . retrieved 2013 07 24 . awarded climate champion . peci . 2011 05 25 . retrieved 2013 07 24 . association of energy services professionals . aesp.org . retrieved 2013 07 24 . the green list 2010 . oregonbusiness.com . 2010 06 15 . retrieved 2013 07 24 . questar gas company energy star . energystar.gov . retrieved 2013 07 24 . rocky mountain power inc. energy star . energystar.gov . retrieved 2013 07 24 . receives two pacific gas and electric pg & e integration awards . peci . retrieved 2013 07 24 . honored as energy champion by san diego gas & electric . peci . 2011 05 16 . retrieved 2013 07 24 . a b rocky mountain power a division of pacificorp energy star . energystar.gov . retrieved 2013 07 24 . the 100 best green companies . 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