The Community Impact Award recognizes a city, town or municipality in Newfoundland and Labrador that has excelled in energy efficiency through activities such as campaigns, project or building development and energy management.
RECOGNIZING OUR PROVINCE’S
ENERGY-SAVING STARS
Town halls are installing LED lights. Department stores are upgrading their heating and cooling systems. Individuals all over the province are taking brilliant steps to save energy. Here at takeCHARGE, we believe that deserves to be celebrated!
The Luminary Awards recognize companies, organizations, communities, and individuals all across Newfoundland and Labrador who are taking brilliant steps to save energy – and inspiring others to do the same.
Nominate someone (or even yourself!) and help us shine a light on projects and achievements in energy efficiency.
Seven awards up for grabs
The Luminary Awards will celebrate individuals, organizations, and communities who are shining examples in these seven categories. Browse through these tabs for a closer look.
Community Impact AwardCommunity Impact Award
Leadership Award – IndividualLeadership Award – Individual
The Leadership Award - (Individual) recognizes an individual’s leadership, contribution and impact on energy efficiency in a city or town, community or organization in Newfoundland and Labrador through activities, campaigns or project(s).
Leadership Award - OrganizationLeadership Award - Organization
The Leadership Award - (Organization) recognizes an establishment’s leadership and commitment to energy efficiency in Newfoundland and Labrador through activities such as planning, project development, energy management and employee engagement.
Innovation AwardInnovation Award
The Innovation Award recognizes a business, organization or not-for-profit whose innovative energy efficiency project or service resulted in substantial energy savings in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Partnership AwardPartnership Award
The Partnership Award recognizes the outstanding delivery of energy efficiency solutions, services or education by an organization, individual or not-for-profit.
Retail Partnership AwardRetail Partnership Award
The Retail Partnership Award recognizes the outstanding delivery of energy efficiency solutions, services, products or education to residential customers by a retailer in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The BIG AwardThe BIG Award
The BIG Award recognizes a participant of the takeCHARGE Business Efficiency Program that, through energy efficient upgrades, has seen the most significant increase in their energy savings. Nominations are not required for this award; the winner will be selected among program participants.
Award Winner 2018
Leadership – Individual – (Residential)
Community Impact
Leadership – Individual – (Commercial)
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Partnership
Innovation
Retail Partnership
The BIG Award
The BIG Award
AWARD CATEGORY:
Leadership – Individual – (Residential)
Steve Morey,
Clean Air Solutions
Steve Morey has over 20 years’ experience in the residential heating and ventilation business. As a leader in his industry and in energy conservation, he educates his customers on the benefits of choosing an energy efficient Heat Recovery Ventilator, offers recommendations on insulation, and has installed hundreds of high efficiency models.
AWARD CATEGORY:
Community Impact
Norris Arm Heritage Society
The Norris Arm Heritage Society is a not-for-profit dedicated to preserving the history of Norris Arm and they’re dedicated to being energy efficient. Last year, they installed mini-split heat pumps to save energy and increase comfort for museum and dinner theatre visitors, preserving the exhibits while maintaining a constant temperature.
AWARD CATEGORY:
Leadership – Individual – (Commercial)
Jeff Browning,
Guillevin International
Through his work with Guillevin, Jeff Browning is helping change the commercial lighting landscape in Newfoundland and Labrador. He has completed over 200 lighting reviews for clients, helping them understand the benefit of switching to LED. On average Jeff has helped his customers cut their lighting wattage in half.
AWARD CATEGORY:
Leadership – Individual –
Ethel O’Brien
Over the past 6 years, Ethel has been a true energy efficiency ambassador in the Labrador Straits region and for Hydro’s Isolated Diesel System energy efficiency program. She has done educational seminars, outreach, and audits ⏤ plus she’s installed energy efficient products and more! We estimate that Ethel has been a direct contributor to over 750 MWh in savings in over 300 homes and 50 businesses.
AWARD CATEGORY:
Leadership – Organization –
Coleman Groupof Companies
The Coleman Group of Companies was the first participant in the takeCHARGE Business Efficiency Program with an LED lighting upgrade at their Corner Brook location. It was certainly not their last. Large LED lighting upgrades having been completed in their facilities across the province, and they are currently in the process of updating lighting at Belbin’s and a number of their other Coleman’s stores.
AWARD CATEGORY:
Leadership – Organization –
Ingram’s Electrical
The team of Ingram’s Electrical have been working on commercial lighting retrofits for Hydro’s Isolated Diesel Systems energy efficiency program. Ingram’s has completed 28 installations in four different isolated communities, helping them save a combined 214 MWh. They have taken their job beyond basic installations as they educate customers on energy efficiency products.
AWARD CATEGORY:
Partnership
Maurice Tarrant,
College of the North Atlantic
Maurice is a lead instructor in the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning program at the College of the North Atlantic and plays a pivotal role in shaping the emerging heat pump industry in our province. He advocates the use of professional installers, and he worked closely with takeCHARGE to help develop standards and education for heat pumps, including the recent launch of an energy savings calculator.
AWARD CATEGORY:
Innovation
Empowered Homes
Empowered Homes are helping change the heating landscape with the launch of Mysa, a new smart thermostat designed specifically for baseboard heaters. Mysa allows homeowners to control their heat with their smartphone offering convenience, comfort and energy savings. Empowered Homes has made over $1,000,000 in sales and has grown to 30 employees in just 18 months.
AWARD CATEGORY:
Retail Partnership
THe Home Depot Canada
Since opening their doors in St. John’s in 2005, The Home Depot has focused on making energy efficiency more accessible and affordable with their product offerings, marketing, and workshops. They support a wide range of takeCHARGE initiatives with flyers, signage, and in-store events, and the St. John’s staff won the 2017 Power Project, a national contest for the retail location that could save the most energy.
AWARD CATEGORY:
The BIG Award
Country Ribbon Inc.
Country Ribbon thought big when supplying Newfoundland and Labrador with quality, made-right-here, products as the province’s only fully-integrated chicken producer and processor. The company also thought big when it came to energy efficiency. Country Ribbon upgraded to LED lighting in ten buildings at their Cochrane Pond facility to save over 1.7 GWh each year!
AWARD CATEGORY:
The BIG Award
St. Anthony Seafoods Ltd. Partnership
In 2017, St. Anthony Seafoods completed two custom business efficiency projects in their plants: upgrading their lighting to LED and installing spray foam insulation. Their total energy savings was approximately 157 MWh! The rebate provided them with better lighting and improved insulation, helped with the initial costs, and the energy savings over time will help pay for the upgrade itself.
KNOW SOMEONE WHO SHOULD WIN A LUMINARY AWARD?
If you know a company, town, retailer or individual whose energy-efficient efforts deserve to be in the spotlight, let us know. Maybe it’s you! Apply for a Luminary Award, or nominate someone else.
Complete the online submission form, or download the form to submit via email. You can nominate more than one candidate using separate forms!
Check out these eligibility criteria and guidelines.
Complete the full nomination form by September 13, 2019 to be considered for an award.
takeCHARGE reserves the right to publish all nominations, or forego an award for a particular category.
Click here to start your submission, or download the PDF to submit through email.
We look forward to reading your submissions!