Now Works With More Than 700 Public and Private Sector
Clients
June 26, 2012-
Ecova, a total energy
and sustainability management company, announced today it
has been selected by consumer electronics retailer
hhgreggto
monitor and lower costs for energy consumption at all of
its 210 locations across the Midwestern, Mid-Atlantic and
Southeastern regions of the United States.
"Accurate and reliable energy data is critical for
identifying operational and cost savings opportunities,"
said Jeremy Aguilar, Chief Financial Officer at hhgregg.
"Ecova provides the tools to effectively track and monitor
energy consumption across all of our stores. Working with
Ecova will ensure we are paying the lowest cost available
for energy through their energy procurement services. We
are excited to consolidate our energy management needs with
Ecova."
Using actual energy consumption data and proprietary
utility tariff models, Ecova will evaluate and recommend
optimum energy rate options across hhgregg's utility
territories, as well as energy-related tax alternatives to
reduce energy costs on an ongoing basis.
"Ecova's integrated services helps multi-site
companies - like hhgregg - understand their energy use and
how to leverage data to drive energy savings and improve
performance," said Jeff Heggedahl, CEO of Ecova. "We are
excited to add hhgregg to our growing portfolio of clients
that includes 24 percent of the Fortune 500."
Ecova gathers usage and expenditure data to deliver
insights that allow clients to increase operational
efficiency, reduce costs, and set sustainability
performance standards. Working with more than 700
commercial public and private sector clients in North
America across more than 500,000 sites, Ecova helps clients
see more opportunities, save more money and resources, and
ultimately sustain more for their company and the
environment.
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About Ecova
Ecova is the total energy and sustainability management
company whose sole purpose is to see more, save more, and
sustain more for its clients, which represent over 24% of
the Fortune 500 companies in North America. Using insights
based on consumption, cost and carbon footprint data
spanning thousands of utilities, hundreds of thousands of
business sites and millions of households, Ecova provides
fully managed, technology-optimized solutions for saving
resources, which in turn increase returns, lower risks, and
enhance reputations. Ecova is the largest non-regulated
subsidiary of Avista Corp (NYSE: AVA and
avistacorp.com).
For more information, visit the company's website at
ecova.com,
on LinkedIn at
linkd.in/ecovainc, or follow Ecova on Twitter at
@ecovainc
.
About hhgregg
hhgregg is a specialty retailer of consumer electronics,
home appliances, computers, mobile products and related
services operating under the name hhgreggTM and Fine
LinesTM. hhgregg operates 210 stores in Alabama, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland,
Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and
Virginia.
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