SDG&E Launches Trade Professional Directory For Business Customers

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Oct 30, 2014, 05:00 ET

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- To expand on efforts to help business customers identify ways to save energy and money, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) recently launched a new Trade Professional Directory. The online directory is a tool to help business customers find vendors who can help them identify and implement energy efficiency projects.

The Trade Professional Directory is available at sdge.com/find-trade-pro. The trade professionals listed have energy efficiency expertise and can help business customers increase their savings through SDG&E's business rebate, incentive and financing programs. Those included in the directory have met SDG&E's eligibility criteria, including completion of a minimum of five projects involving SDG&E energy efficiency programs within the last 12 months or completion of projects with an aggregated savings of more than 250,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity or 25,000 therms of natural gas, and must have no unresolved customer complaints.

"The SDG&E Trade Professional Directory makes it easier for customers to find qualified vendors to help with their energy projects," said Caroline Winn, SDG&E's vice president of customer services. "This is a great tool to help streamline the process for our business customers to start saving more energy and money every day. Working with a trade professional can help business customers identify ways to save energy and learn about energy efficiency, demand response, and financing opportunities."

In the Trade Professional Directory, customers can simply click to select their industry, service area, services offered and specific technologies, and a list of available trade professionals is provided.

Trade Professionals who sell, service or install energy-efficient equipment for business customers should consider becoming a member of SDG&E's Trade Professional Alliance. Visit webpage sdge.com/tradepro to learn more.

SDG&E is a regulated public utility that provides safe and reliable energy service to 3.4 million consumers through 1.4 million electric meters and 861,000 natural gas meters in San Diego and southern Orange counties. The utility's area spans 4,100 square miles. SDG&E is committed to creating ways to help customers save energy and money every day. SDG&E is a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), a Fortune 500 energy services holding company based in San Diego. Connect with SDG&E's Customer Contact Center at 800-411-7343, on Twitter (@SDGE) and Facebook.

SDG&E does not recommend, endorse, qualify, guarantee or make any representations or warranties regarding the services, work, quality, financial stability or performance of any vendor listed, or the products and services they offer. Vendors are listed in the directory because they elected to provide their name and contact information and not because they hold any particular license or certification. The information in the directory is provided simply as a convenience to customers who wish assistance in locating vendors, and SDG&E shall not be a party or guarantor to any agreement between a customer and a vendor. Customers are strongly encouraged to perform their own research and due diligence, and to obtain multiple bids or quotes when seeking a vendor to perform any type of energy efficiency work.

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SOURCE San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)