Flex Your Power Awards
Attention: Flex Your Power regrets to announce that we will not be holding a 2009 Flex Your Power Awards due to budget reductions by the California Public Utilities Commission and the utilities. The Awards program is on-hold indefinitely until further notice.
Many thanks to the participants, applicants, and winners who have helped to make the Flex Your Power Awards a great success over the past six years. By cutting energy and water use, Award winners have helped to save California billions of kilowatt hours, reduced the chance of blackouts, cut greenhouse gas emissions and saved millions of dollars in the process, while their success stories have inspired others to do the same. We thank you all for your enduring commitment to help Flex Your Power and the State of California save energy and protect our environment.
Photo Gallery of the 6th Annual Awards

View photos from the 6th Annual Awards Ceremony at the San Francisco City Club.
Photo Gallery of the 5th Annual Awards

View photos from the 5th Annual Awards Ceremony at EcoLive! 2007.
Photo Gallery of the 4th Annual Awards

View photos from the 4th Annual Awards Ceremony at the 2006 Energy Summit.
About the Awards
Cumulatively, award winners over the last three years have saved more than $500 million, three billion kilowatt hours and reduced greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to removing more than 230,000 cars from the road.
The judging process relies on the expertise of an impartial panel of energy- and water-use efficiency experts. Flex Your Power is proud to count California's top organizational directors, commission chairs, legislators, and researchers among its judges.
Winners and Honorable Mentions will receive congratulatory advertising on relevant websites and online publications, in addition to receiving their awards at a prestigious awards ceremony.
Awards Categories
- Energy Efficiency – Efforts to reduce total energy (electricity and/or natural gas) consumption through the installation of energy-efficient equipment, lighting and appliances or through the completion of energy-efficient building retrofits or new construction projects.
- Media and Education – Educational efforts or media coverage that has positively impacted energy efficiency and/or demand response activities.
- Innovative Products and/or Services – Innovative products or services designed to help businesses or residents save energy. This includes manufacturing, and retailer promotions, as well as vendor, contractor and consultant programs.
- Peak Demand Response – Efforts to reduce electricity use during certain times of the day – at "peak" – by shedding or shifting demand.
- Water Conservation/Efficiency – Efforts to conserve water through conservation, water recycling and other efforts. Conserving water also conserves energy as 19% of California's electricity goes to pumping, moving and treating water.