Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) has awarded global consulting and technology services provider ICF over $65 million in re-compete and new contracts to implement EmPOWER Maryland, the utility's statewide energy efficiency and demand response program. The agreements were awarded in the fourth quarter of 2024 and have a term of three years. ICF will deliver a full range of energy efficiency program implementation services to residential and commercial customers across Maryland including customer acquisition, contractor training and management, technical and engineering support, rebate processing, regulatory support and more.

ICF will also use their proprietary utility technology platform to monitor program performance in real time, enabling BGE to make fast, effective program optimization decisions and provide a more streamlined customer experience. ICF has delivered energy efficiency programs for BGE for over 15 years that have achieved over 5.5 gigawatts in energy savings to over 18 million utility customers. ICF partners with the nation's top utilities and developers, along with nearly every U.S. federal agency, state energy offices and energy non-governmental organizations, providing end-to-end offerings across the energy value chain--from strategy to planning and analysis to implementation.

The company currently delivers over 200 active energy efficiency, electrification and demand management programs across North America, including for the top 60 utilities. The company has processed over $3.1 billion in energy efficiency rebates and is one of the large electrification implementers in the U.S.