EPA Names Avista Advantage ENERGY STAR(R) 2006 Partner of the Year
March 01 2006 - 2:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Avista Advantage Receives Second Consecutive Award for Protecting
the Environment Through Energy Efficiency SPOKANE, Wash., March 1
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has recognized Avista Advantage, a subsidiary of Avista Corp.
(NYSE:AVA), with the Excellence in Promoting Superior Energy
Performance 2006 Award for its outstanding contribution to reducing
greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. Avista
Advantage's accomplishments will be honored at an awards ceremony
in Washington, D.C. on March 21, 2006. The company was also named
ENERGY STAR Partner of Year in 2005. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050221/SFM020LOGO ) Avista
Advantage, an ENERGY STAR partner since 2004, is being honored for
its ongoing commitment to providing services and products to help
businesses and organizations adopt smart energy practices. In 2005,
Avista Advantage handled more than 90 percent of all automated
building ratings the EPA processed during the year. Across the
U.S., companies and organizations are benefiting from the value of
strategic energy management through participation in ENERGY STAR.
Last year alone, with the help of ENERGY STAR, Americans saved $12
billion on their energy bills and enough peak energy to power 28
million homes. Through those savings, according to EPA, they
avoided greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of more than
23 million vehicles. "At Avista Advantage, we are committed to
giving organizations tools to protect the environment through
energy efficiency," said Stu Stiles, Avista Advantage president
& chief executive officer. "Our entire business model is based
on assisting companies achieve superior energy performance. We have
found that participating in the ENERGY STAR program just makes good
business sense." The ENERGY STAR partnership has added increased
value to Avista Advantage's clients. "As energy costs continue to
rise, strategic energy management is a priority for more and more
companies," said Ed Schlect, Avista Advantage vice president,
product development. "Our clients actively utilize our system for
managing these and other facility related costs. By applying the
facility data collected by our service to the ENERGY STAR tools,
our clients have an even greater advantage for effectively managing
their energy usage." The Partner of the Year Award is given to a
variety of organizations to recognize efforts to promote ENERGY
STAR qualified products, saving consumers money and reducing
greenhouse gas emissions. Award winners are selected from thousands
of organizations that participate in the ENERGY STAR program.
"Partners like Avista Advantage are helping their customers find
and invest in energy efficient solutions -- and our environment
benefits," said Kathleen Hogan, director of EPA's Climate
Protection Partnerships Division. About Avista Advantage Avista
Advantage is a leading provider of comprehensive facility
intelligence and utility and telecom cost management services.
Their patented technology and services provide multi-site companies
with critical, yet easy-to-access information that enables them to
proactively manage and reduce facility-related expenses. Avista
Advantage's patented Facility IQ(TM) System provides online access
to consolidated costs as well as powerful analytical consulting
services and real-time reporting tools. For more information about
Avista Advantage, visit http://www.avistaadvantage.com/ or call
toll-free 1-800-767-4197. About Avista Corp. Avista Corp. is an
energy company involved in the production, transmission and
distribution of energy as well as other energy-related businesses.
Avista Utilities is a company operating division that provides
service to 330,000 electric and 305,000 natural gas customers in
three western states. Avista's non-regulated subsidiaries include
Avista Advantage and Avista Energy. Avista Corp.'s stock is traded
under the ticker symbol "AVA." For more information about Avista,
please visit http://www.avistacorp.com/. About ENERGY STAR ENERGY
STAR was introduced by the US Environmental Protection Agency in
1992 as a voluntary market-based partnership to reduce air
pollution through increased energy efficiency. The program offers
businesses and consumers energy-efficient solutions to save energy,
money and help protect the environment for future generations. More
than 7,000 organizations have become ENERGY STAR partners and are
committed to improving the energy efficiency of products, homes and
businesses. For more information about ENERGY STAR, visit
http://www.energystar.gov/ or call toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES
(1-888-782-7937). NOTE: Avista Corp. and the Avista Corp. logo are
trademarks of Avista Corporation.
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Avista Advantage CONTACT:
Kelly Conley of Avista Advantage, +1-509-329-7319, or ; or Maria
Vargas of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
+1-202-343-9451, or Web site: http://www.energystar.gov/
http://www.avistacorp.com/ http://www.avistaadvantage.com/
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