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October 23, 2012

During Record Summer Heat, Comverge Saves 32 Gigawatt Hours of U.S. Energy


The summer of 2012 will go down in history as the third-warmest summer ever for the continental United States—and July was the hottest month on record in America—according to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center. Thus, it was no small feat for Norcross, Georgia-based Comverge, Inc., a provider of intelligent energy management solutions, to save its U.S. customers 32 gigawatt hours (gWh) of electricity from June through September.


In fact, when combined with the company’s overseas savings for a total of 35 gigawatts, Comverge achieved the equivalent of taking more than 36,000 homes off the grid for one month. This doubles the 16 gigawatt hours of energy reduction Comverge delivered during the 2011 “cooling season,” when customer air conditioners were continually busy. Comverge executed more than 235 events—providing rapid response to changing energy loads— during the summer of 2012, compared to 199 events during all of 2011.

Comverge delivers a comprehensive suite of intelligent energy management solutions that enable utilities, grid operators, and commercial and industrial organizations—as well as residential customers—to optimize their energy usage in order to reduce costs, meet regulatory requirements, and support sustainability initiatives... Read More


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