Demand Management Installation Services Partners with Utilities in Western States

Demand Management Installation Services announced today that it is launching a suite of services for utilities throughout Washington, Oregon, and California. DMIS works with utilities to design and implement energy- and water-efficiency programs. Utilities are under increasing state and federal mandates to reduce therms and kilowatt hours and to promote water efficiency. DMIS provides in-home energy efficiency analysis, installation, full-service customer relations, and program design that prioritizes high participation rates.

Traditional utility incentive programs, such as buy-backs and rebates, often produce mixed results due to disparities between how policies are designed and what works for consumers. DMIS bridges that gap by applying real-world know-how to program design and implementation. Its services range from providing opportunities for instant water savings, energy saving appliances, full photovoltaic solar systems and solar-powered hot water heaters, to making it easy for consumers to switch to CFL light bulbs.

"Improving energy efficiency in America is key to our nation's future economic success, and it is a critical safety objective in this era of climate change," said Jason Hanleybrown, CEO of DMIS. "Consumers want to save energy and money, and most utilities are under mandates to reduce consumer demand for energy. DMIS has the experience to develop efficiency programs that are realistic and effective at reaching these goals."

DMIS is a division of Fast Water Heater Company, which has served as an in-home provider of efficient appliances and fixtures for more than two decades. With representatives serving 25,000 homes and 15,000 businesses annually, DMIS provides valuable insight to utilities about what works for consumers.

The company has deep expertise in providing low-cost, high-yield energy saving measures for consumers with minimal delivery cost and overhead for utilities. DMIS has already helped to design and implement demand management programs for Northwest Natural Gas, Portland General Electric, The Energy Trust of Oregon, Puget Sound Energy and the Food Service Technology Center in California.

"There are two key differentiators to our business model," continued Mr. Hanleybrown. "First, because we already advise 25,000 residential customers per year, we are very consumer-driven. Second, because we are already in the home, we are able to provide a compelling, low-overhead opportunity for a utility to cross-sell energy savings measures. We have found that we can significantly accelerate kWh and therm savings for utilities because of our approach."