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, transportation 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 Conservation Rebate Program
• Demand Response Program
LADWP named winners in four categories: Energy Efficiency, Water Conservation, Electrification of Transportation, and Demand Response. Within those categories, the utility presented Leadership Awards to customers who achieved the greatest absolute savings. Impact Awards were presented to customers who achieved the greatest savings relative to their annual usage.
Congratulations to all the customers honored at the recent event. The environmental contributions of all of LADWP’s business customers play an essential role in meeting Los Angeles’ sustainability goals. The L.A. business community’s support of the city’s clean energy transition and conservation efforts is what will help create a greener Los Angeles, for the benefit of all Angelenos.
The 2024 Sustainability Awards winners are:
Energy Efficiency
Leadership Award
1st Place: City of Los Angeles Street Lighting
2nd Place: University of Southern California
3rd Place: WBCT LLC
Impact Award
1st Place: Colonnade Wilshire Corp
2nd Place: Automobile Club of Southern California
3rd Place: WBCT LLC
Water Conservation
Leadership Award
1st Place: Keck Medical Center of USC
2nd Place: AT&T Services, Inc.
3rd Place: Noemi Dunkelman
Electrification of Transportation
Leadership Award for Level 2 Chargers
1st Place: The Roberts Company
2nd Place: Los Angeles County
T – 3rd Place: Valley Presbyterian Hospital
T – 3rd Place: Douglas Emmett
Leadership Award for Level 3 Chargers
1st Place: EVgo
2nd Place: Los Angeles County
3rd Place: Hilton LAX
Demand Response
Leadership Award
1st Place: LAUSD
2nd Place: Los Angeles World Airports
3rd Place: Brookfield Properties
Impact Award
1st Place: Airgas
2nd Place: LA Cold Storage
3rd Place: Lineage Logistics
Congratulations to the 2024 Sustainability Awards winners!
For more information about the Sustainability Awards, please visit ladwp.com/sap. More information about rebate programs for LADWP’s business customers is available at ladwp.com/nrrp.