Environmental Conference and Expo Offers Chance to Win a FREE GEC Energy Audit

GreenBusiness Works EXPO, taking place Sept. 2-3, 2009, announces that it has entered into a partnership with the Governor’s Energy Challenge. Any individual or company who registers to attend the EXPO between now and Aug 1, 2009 and signs up with to be an Energy Challenge Champion (at no charge) with the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority, will be registered to win a Level 2 Energy Audit.

Energy Audits help companies understand where they can save energy and costs by reducing their energy consumption. It is the goal of the Governor’s Energy Challenge, a commitment made by Governor Sonny Perdue, to reduce energy consumption and to increase alternative energy use in state government, as well as to challenge businesses and local governments to make similar commitments to their operations.

When registrants sign up for the Green Business Works EXPO at www.GreenBusinessWorksEXPO.net, they should simply select “Register for a green energy audit with the Governor’s Energy Challenge’’ and then visit www.gefa.org to register their company an as “Energy Challenge Champion.”

The winner of the Level 2 audit, valued at up to $10,000, will be selected through a drawing on Aug. 2, 2009. The grand prize winner will receive a Level 2 Energy Audit, conducted by Servidyne between August 3 and August 28, and will have the opportunity to share the findings of the audit during a special panel at the GreenBusiness Works EXPO.

“We are extremely pleased to bring one of our partners, Servidyne, together with a very important initiative underway by Governor Perdue and with a lucky EXPO registrant,” said Stephanie Armistead, General Manager of the GreenBusiness Works EXPO. “The value of findings from a Level 2 Energy Audit, coupled with the long-term savings a company could experience by following the recommendations, is immeasurable. We’re excited to see which of our registrants might win and to hear their case study at the EXPO.”

The Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority encourages Energy Challenge Champions to take advantage of Georgia’s Clean Energy Property Tax Credit or the Clean Energy Property Rebate Program offset up to 35 percent of the cost of renewable energy and energy efficiency upgrades.

Attend EXPO 2009 and hear real world practices from real organizations who have implemented well formulated environmental strategies and reaped real cost savings. The data is in- conservation measures, even those that don’t cost a lot of money, pay off. Learn how to realize your share of cost savings.

Use SEGEXPO to save up to $100.00 on conference fees.
www.GreenBusinessWorksEXPO.net