Nexant Expands Energy Efficiency Services in the U.S. Southeast

A provider of software and consulting services for the next-generation intelligent grid and clean energy solutions, Nexant recently opened two new offices in the U.S. Southeast-Jacksonville, Fla. and Raleigh (Cary), N.C.

With this latest addition, the company now has 18 U.S. offices under its Energy Efficiency business unit. Other Southeast regional offices include the facilities in Atlanta, Georgia and Nashville, Tenn.

Nexant played a crucial role in promoting sustainable energy in the region through its comprehensive consulting and technical services in energy conservation, energy efficiency and demand control.

For a decade, the company has been helping businesses and institutions better manage their usage of electrical and thermal energy and supporting utility core demand side management (DSM (News - Alert)) programs.

In November last year, Nexant launched its JEA energy efficiency program in collaboration JEA, which owns, operates and manages the electric system established by the City of Jacksonville. The JEA electric system currently serves more than 417,000 electric customers in Jacksonville and parts of three adjacent counties.

Nexant's Jacksonville office is going to develop and support the InvestSmart with JEA commercial and industrial energy efficiency program

The InvestSmart with JEA program aims to achieve a minimum of 90,767 MWh of energy savings by 2013. This according to Nexant, is enough to supply 6,300 residential customers with electricity for one year.

Nexant is also providing program design, implementation, and data management services for two additional JEA InvestSmart programs in 2011-one targeting small businesses and an energy efficiency incentive program for commercial new construction.

“We are delighted to have an office in Florida and excited to be supporting an outstanding client like JEA. We have been working in the region for some time and are committed to continue building a solid presence in the Southeast,’  Nexant's Southeast Region Principal Dan Dent noted in a statement.

In the release, Nexant said that its Raleigh Office located in Cary, N.C. supports several regional projects, including Santee Cooper's residential and commercial energy efficiency programs; regulatory support and program design for Columbia Gas of Virginia.

“The Southeast is one of the fastest growing regions in the U.S. and is experiencing an escalating demand for energy. Accordingly, the region's need for comprehensive energy efficiency and energy conservation solutions is growing very rapidly. We look forward to continuing the development and delivery of top-quality, cost-efficient solutions that are critically needed by our clients in this dynamic region,” Senior Project Manager Jim Herndon, who heads Nexant's Cary office said while highlighting the importance of Raleigh Office.