BC Hydro announces finalists for Power Smart Excellence Awards

VANCOUVER – BC Hydro has announced 29 finalists for the 2009 Power Smart
Excellence Awards. The annual awards recognize energy conservation leadership from
organizations in the commercial, government, industrial and retail sectors in B.C.
“Each year we see a higher level of enthusiasm among organizations that are nominated,
making the decisions for our judging panel even more challenging,” said Lisa Coltart,
executive director of Power Smart and Customer Care for BC Hydro. “I congratulate
every award finalist and nominee for their commitment to energy conservation and for
playing a role in helping our province become electricity self sufficient.”
A diverse group of organizations were chosen as finalists, including large commercial
organizations such as TELUS and Manulife Financial, which were named finalists in the
Energy Conservation Commitment and Workplace Conservation Leadership categories,
respectively.
Government and institutional finalists include the Contract Management Office of the
Revenue Solutions Division of the Ministry of Finance in the Workplace Conservation
Leadership category, and the University of British Columbia, named a finalist for the
New Technology of the Year Award. AMEC Americas Limited and Custom Dry Kiln
Co. Ltd., and Streetlight Intelligence Inc. are the two commercial organizations that
rounded out the finalists for the New Technology of the Year Award.
Non-profit and healthcare sector finalists include BC Housing and BC Non-Profit
Housing Association, and Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, which were chosen as
finalists for the Conservation Partner of the Year and Workplace Conservation
Leadership Awards, respectively.
The finalists were selected by a panel of judges that reviewed nominations submitted by
both B.C. businesses and BC Hydro employees. The 2009 Power Smart Excellence
Award recipients will be announced on May 26 at a ceremony in Vancouver.
Now in its seventh year, the Power Smart Excellence Awards showcase the best energy
efficiency and conservation practices among BC Hydro customers. The awards strive to
inspire and enable B.C. businesses to participate in and implement their own
conservation programs that reduce energy use.

For more information, visit bchydro.com/awards.
:Bc Hydro News Release No. 51 April 7, 2009

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