Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) announced today that its energy efficiency programs helped customers save more than $95 million on their utility bills last year. Customers saved more than 50 million net therms of energy, enough to meet the annual natural gas needs of nearly 125,000 California homes. These efforts also helped avoid more than 260,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions, or the equivalent of removing over 56,000 cars from the road for a year.
“Our energy efficiency programs help give Californians practical ways to lower their energy use and reduce costs,” said Andy Carrasco, vice president, communications and regional stakeholder engagement at SoCalGas. “Every therm saved represents a family that can heat their home more affordably, a small business that can run more efficiently or a school that can now spend more on students and less on energy costs.”
To make energy efficiency upgrades more accessible, SoCalGas has expanded financing through its Marketplace and GoGreen programs, which together helped support nearly $67 million in facility and appliance improvements for homes and small businesses. In addition to energy savings, SoCalGas’ programs also help support water conservation through direct installation of high-efficiency water devices. These devices helped save more than one billion gallons of water in 2024 and are expected to help save a total of 11 billion gallons of water over their lifetime.
“Thank you to SoCalGas for being a strong community partner,” Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo said. “Helping families and small businesses save energy and money is the kind of partnership that uplifts neighborhoods and builds a stronger, more sustainable community for everyone.”
SoCalGas currently administers over 70 customer-facing energy-efficiency programs, providing incentives and services to residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and public customers. Through direct installations, property assessments, and outreach, the company engaged more than 2 million customers in 2024, while educational programs reached over 30,000 students.
In April 2024, SoCalGas was recognized for the second consecutive year with the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award in Washington D.C. and was the only utility in California to be recognized. The following month, SoCalGas received the Organizational Leadership Award from The Climate Registry for its support of California’s energy goals.
Learn more about SoCalGas’ energy efficiency programs and ways to save at https://www.socalgas.com/savings. Read the full report at https://www.socalgas.com/regulatory/efficiency.
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