On April 17, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) recognized 19 of its largest customers at the 9th annual LADWP Sustainability Awards event, held at the John Ferraro Building in downtown Los Angeles. The customers—representing commercial, governmental, industrial, and institutional sectors—earned top honors for their significant achievements in energy efficiency, water conservation, 23transportation electrification and demand response, as a result of participating in our rebate and incentive programs.
Launched in 2016, the Sustainability Awards event presents the chance for LADWP representatives and executives to gather with L.A.’s business community to celebrate the environmental successes they achieved in partnership. It also offers an opportunity to highlight related sustainability endeavors that are shaping the Los Angeles region, with this year’s event featuring a panel on “Electrifying L.A.’s Public Transportation” with representatives from Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), Metrolink, and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT).
The 2024 Sustainability Awards winners achieved considerable environmental impacts. In total, actions taken by honorees in energy efficiency and demand response reduced their annual carbon emissions by an estimated 4,688 tons. This has the same impact as removing more than 1,100 gasoline-powered cars from the road for a year. Water conservation winners decreased their annual water use by a combined 3.8 million gallons, while awardees for transportation electrification installed 440 Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) chargers and 21 Level 3 EV chargers.
These accomplishments were attained by winners’ participation in a number of LADWP’s rebate and incentive programs, among them:
• Commercial Lighting Incentive Program
• Commercial EV Charging Station Rebate Program
• Technical Assistance Program, for water conservation
• Commercial Water…
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