Summit 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.
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Outstanding Commercial Enterprise
Awarded at Texas Energy Summit
2023: Texas PACE Authority
2021: HEB
2020: Tesla
2019: Occidental Petroleum Company
2018: CenterPoint SCORE Program (with CLEAResult)
Awarded at the Clean Air Through Energy Efficiency (CATEE) conference
2017: Toyota Motor North America
2016: Command Commissioning LLC
2014: Frontier Associates, LLC
2013: Dell Inc., “Legacy of Good” Plan
2012: Oncor (Solar PV Program)
2011: CLEAResult Consulting
2010: Hilton Hotels Corporation
2009: Standard Renewable Energy, Houston
2008: Texas Instruments, Plano
2007: Anderson Sargent Custom Builder
2006: Whole Foods Market
2005: H-E-B
Special Awards
Awarded at the Texas Energy Summit
2023: Outstanding School District, Dickinson ISD
2023: Outstanding Government Project, The Hon. Will McAdams and ADER Task Force
2021: Outstanding School District, San Antonio ISD
2021: Outstanding Media Project, KUT
2029: Outstanding School District, Judson ISD and Everman ISD
2019: Outstanding School District Energy Manager, Danny Helm, Arlington ISD
2018: Outstanding Sustainable K-12 School, Alvin ISD
Awarded at the Clean Air Through Energy Efficiency (CATEE) conference
2017: Outstanding Sustainability Champion, Jerry Dennis, CEM, CEP
2017: Outstanding K-12 School, Northwest Independent School District
2016: Outstanding Sustainable K-12 School, Wylie Independent School District
2013: Renewable Energy Leadership Award, William “Bill” Sinkin
Clean Energy Champion
Awarded at the Texas Energy Summit
2023: Pat Wood
2021: Alison Silverstein
2020: Jim Marston
Awarded at the Clean Air Through Energy Efficiency (CATEE) conference
2014: Mike Eastland, Executive Director, North Central Texas Council of Governments
2013: Gary G. Olp, GGO Architects
2012: Jennifer DuPlessis, Energy Manager, Arlington Independent School District
2006: Brian Preston Smith
2005: Gregg Cooke, former EPA Regional Administrator
Clean Air Champion
Awarded at the Texas Energy Summit
2021: Lon Burnam
2020: Bakeyah Nelson
2019: Jim Brown
2018: Gerald Kettler
Outstanding Government Organization
Awarded at Texas Energy Summit
2019: Houston Airport System and North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCoG)
2018: State Energy Conservation Office
Awarded at the Clean Air Through Energy Efficiency (CATEE) conference
2017: University of North Texas
2016: University of Texas at Dallas
2015: Travis County, Texas
2014: City of Fort Worth
2013: Alamo Community College District (Educational Institution)
2013: Texas Workforce Commission (State Agency)
2013: City of San Antonio (Local Government)
2012: City of Houston (Large City)
2012: City of Irving (Mid-Size City)
2012: City of Cedar Hill (Small City)
2011: City of San Antonio
2010: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
2009: City of El Paso, City Wide Energy 2009: Operational Savings Program
2008: City of Austin
2007: Northside Independent School District, San Antonio
2006: City of Frisco, TX
2005: North Central Texas Council of Governments
Gregg Cooke Award for Excellence in Environmental Leadership
Awarded at the Texas Energy Summit
2023: John Hall
2021: Robert Bullard
2020: Elizabeth Love
2019: Marilu Hastings
2018: Cyrus Reed
Awarded at the Clean Air Through Energy Efficiency (CATEE) conference
2017: William “Dub” Taylor
2016: William Ross Pumfrey, Chairman, Texas Solar Energy Society
2015: Brian Yeoman, City Advisor, Houston C40 The Cities Climate Leadership Group
2014: Rusty Hodapp, Vice President, Energy, Transportation, & Asset Management, DFW Airport
2012: George P. Mitchell
2011: The Hon. Rafael Anchia, Texas Representative, Dallas
2010: James Marston, Environmental Defense Fund
2009: Robert J. King, Good Company Associates
2008: Tom “Smitty” Smith, Public Citizen–Texas
2007: R. Bruce LaBoon
Energy Systems Laboratory Partner of the Year
Awarded at the Texas Energy Summit
2023: City of Houston
2020: DFW Consulting
2019: Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
2018: Command Commissioning
Awarded at the Clean Air Through Energy Efficiency (CATEE) conference
2017: METCO Engineering
2016: Alamo Colleges
2015: Houston Airport System City of Houston
Outstanding Non-Profit Organization
Awarded at the Texas Energy Summit
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
Awarded at the Clean Air Through Energy Efficiency (CATEE) conference
2017: Eco El Paso
2016: Texas PACE Authority
2015: SPEER
2014: Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club
2011: Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
2010: Texas Business for Clean Air
2009: Clinton Foundation, Clinton Climate Initiative
2008: Environmental Defense Fund
2007: HARC
2006: Public Citizen – Texas
2005: Texas HERO
2005: Texas Clean Air Working Group, The Hon. Ron Harris and Kelly Frels, co-chairs
Outstanding Government Official
Awarded at the Texas Energy Summit
2023: The Honorable Jose Menendez, Texas State Representatives
2021: The Hon. Drew Darby, Texas State Representatives
2020: The Honorable Erin Zwiener, Texas State Representative
2019: The Hon. Cecil Bell, State Representative
2018: The Hon. Sylvester Turner, Mayor, Houston
Awarded at the Clean Air Through Energy Efficiency (CATEE) conference
2017: Lynn Stucky, State Representative, House District 64
2014: Jill A. Jordan, Assistant City Manager, City of Dallas –
2013: The Hon. James “Jim” Keffer, Texas State Representative
2011: The Hon. John Carona, State Senator, Dallas
2010: The Hon. Kirk Watson, State Senator, Austin
2009: The Hon. Rodney Ellis, State Senator, Houston
2008: The Hon. Bill White, Mayor of Houston
2007: The Hon. Kip Averitt, State Senator, Waco and the Hon. Joe Straus, State Representative, San Antonio
2006: The Hon. Jerry Patterson, Commissioner, General Land Office
2005: The Hon. Kenneth Armbrister, State Senator, Victoria
2004: The Hon. Dennis Bonnen, State Representative, Angleton
Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded at the Texas Energy Summit
2023: Becky Klein
2021: Bahman Yazdani
2020: The Honorable Brigid Shea, Travis County Commissioner
2019: W. Dan Turner
2018: Glen Rhoden
Awarded at the Clean Air Through Energy Efficiency (CATEE) conference
2016: Tom “Smitty” Smith
2016: Malcolm Verdict
2012: Felix A. Lopez, P.E., Energy Code Champion
2012: Tom Fitzpatrick, CATEE Executive Director
2005: R.B. “Ralph” Marquez, TCEQ Commissioner
*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.*
