Our Awards
Community Energy and our partners are recognized leaders. Each day is a chance to work toward new goals and set new standards for excellence.
2016
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year
Brent Alderfer, Founder and CEO of Community Energy, Inc., has won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in Greater Philadelphia for innovation in energy and cleantech
2013
The 2013 Photovoltaic (PV) Projects of Distinction Award at PV America East 2013 in Philadelphia, PA for Keystone Solar
2011
Top 300 Startups – Community Energy, Inc. is #14 in the Top 300 Startups’ 2011 Edition compiled by fundedIDEAS
Note: Community Energy programs maintained National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Top Ten Green Power Program rankings from 2010
2010
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) – 6th in nation for Percentage of Customer Participation for the Naperville Renewable Energy Program
NREL – 5th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in the PECO WIND Program
NREL – 7th in nation for Total Sales of Renewable Energy to Program Participants in the CTCleanEnergyOptions Program
NREL – 10th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in National Grid’s GreenUp Program
NREL – 7th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in the CTCleanEnergyOptions Program
NREL – 9th in nation for Total Sales of Renewable Energy to Program Participants in National Grid’s GreenUp Program
NREL – 8th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in the NYSEG & RGE Catch the Wind Program
2009
Penn Future – Green Power Purchaser Award, Allegheny Renewable Energy ProgramPenn Future – Solar Leaders, Eric Blank & Brent Alderfer
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) – 5th in nation for Percentage of Customer Participation for the Naperville Renewable Energy Program
NREL – 5th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in the PECO WIND Program
NREL – 7th in nation for Total Sales of Renewable Energy to Program Participants in the CTCleanEnergyOptions Program
NREL – 7th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in National Grid’s GreenUp Program
NREL – 8th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in the CTCleanEnergyOptions Program
NREL – 8th in nation for Total Sales of Renewable Energy to Program Participants in National Grid’s GreenUp Program
NREL – 10th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in the NYSEG & RGE Catch the Wind Program
2008
NREL – 5th in nation for Total Sales of Renewable Energy to Program Participants in the PECO WIND Program
NREL – 6th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in National Grid’s GreenUp Program
NREL – 6th in nation for Percentage of Customer Participation for the Naperville Renewable Energy Program
NREL – 7th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in the NYSEG & RGE Catch the Wind Program
2007
NREL – 5th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in the PECO WIND Program
NREL – 7th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in National Grid’s GreenUp Program
NREL – 9th in nation for Total Sales of Renewable Energy to Program Participants in National Grid’s GreenUp Program
NREL – 10th in nation for Total Sales of Renewable Energy to Program Participants in the PECO WIND Program|
NREL – 10th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in the NYSEG & RGE Catch the Wind Program
2006
EPA/DOE – Green Power Pioneer Award
EPA / DOE – Renewable Energy Supplier of the Year
BuildingGreen, Inc.- Top 10 Green Building Products
NREL – 5th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in the PECO WIND Program
NREL – 7th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in National Grid’s GreenUp Program
NREL – 9th in nation for Total Sales of Renewable Energy to Program Participants in National Grid’s GreenUp Program
2005
DOE – Carpe Ventem Award
DOE – Contributions in Wind Power
EPA / DOE – Green Power Supplier Award, New Program or Product Award
NREL – 7th in nation for Total Sales of Renewable Energy to Program Participants in National Grid’s GreenUp Program
NREL – 7th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in the PECO WIND Program
NREL – 8th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in National Grid’s GreenUp Program
2004
NREL – 6th in nation for Total Sales of Renewable Energy to Program Participants in National Grid’s GreenUp Program
NREL – 6th in nation for Total Number of Customer Participants in National Grid’s GreenUp Program
2003
AWEA – Market Maker Award
Pennsylvania Resource Council – Environmental Award
Penn Future – Green Team Award
2002
DOE – Meritorious Award