Awards

Each year, the Texas Energy Summit recognizes individuals, organizations, and companies that have demonstrated outstanding and/or unique contributions to clean air through energy efficiency and renewable energy actions or programs.

Nominations are invited from the public for recognition of leading efforts that contributed to improving the impact of buildings and development on cleaner air and environmental quality for Texas and especially its urban regions.

Awards Nominations

Awarded at the Texas Energy Summit

Gregg Cooke Award for Excellence in Environmental Leadership 

2024: Doug Lewin

2023: John Hall

2021: Robert Bullard

2020: Elizabeth Love

2019: Marilu Hastings 

2018: Cyrus Reed 

Lifetime Achievement Award

2024: Charlene Heydinger

2023: Becky Klein

2021: Bahman Yazdani

2020: The Honorable Brigid Shea, Travis County Commissioner 

2019: W. Dan Turner

2018: Glen Rhoden

Energy Systems Laboratory Partner of the Year

2023: City of Houston 

2020: DFW Consulting

2019: Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport 

2018: Command Commissioning  

Outstanding Government Official

2024: Nim Kidd, Chief, Texas Division of Emergency Management

2023: The Honorable Jose Menendez, Texas State Representative

2021: The Hon. Drew Darby, Texas State Representative

2020: The Honorable Erin Zwiener, Texas State Representative 

2019: The Hon. Cecil Bell, State Representative 

2018: The Hon. Sylvester Turner, Mayor, Houston 

Outstanding Government Organization

2019: Houston Airport System and North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCoG)

2018: State Energy Conservation Office 

Outstanding Commercial Enterprise

2024: Base Power

2023: Texas PACE Authority

2021: HEB

2020: Tesla

2019: Occidental Petroleum Company 

2018: CenterPoint SCORE Program (with CLEAResult)

Outstanding Non-Profit Organization

2024: Greater Houston Partnership

2023: PowerHouse Texas 

2021: Coalition for Environment Equity and Resilience (CEER) 

2019: One Breath Partnership (Air Alliance Houston, EDF, Public Citizen, Environment Texas, Environmental Integrity Project, Rice University)

2018: Texas Energy Managers Association 

Special Awards 

2024: Sustainability Champion, Lisa Lin

2024: Outstanding School District, Galena Park ISD

2024: Outstanding Electric Cooperative, Bandera Electric Cooperative

2023: Clean Energy Champion, Pat Wood 

2023: Outstanding School District, Dickinson ISD

2023: Outstanding Government Project, The Hon. Will McAdams and ADER Task Force

2021: Clean Air Champion, Lon Burnam

2021: Clean Energy Champion, Alison Silverstein

2021: Outstanding School District, San Antonio ISD

2021: Outstanding Media Project, KUT 

2020: Clean Air Champion, Bakeyah Nelson

2020: Clean Energy Champion, Jim Marston

2019: Clean Air Champion, Jim Brown

2019: Outstanding School District, Judson ISD and Everman ISD 

2019: Outstanding School District Energy Manager, Danny Helm, Arlington ISD 

2018: Clean Air Champion, Gerald Kettler

2018: Outstanding Sustainable K-12 School, Alvin ISD

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*The Awards Committee reserves the right to make modifications in award categories appropriate to recognizing each year’s outstanding achievements; may recognize achievements in any, all or none of the categories; and may designate additional categories for special recognition.*

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