Ecova was founded in 1997 by four principals from the electric utility industry environmental community government and academia. Clients include investor owned and publicly owned utilities non-profit groups and regional market transformation organizations. The company operates from a headquarters in Portland Oregon and offices in San Francisco California and Durango Colorado. The company a founding Board Member of MEEA has a staff of more than 140 employees. Ecos is a recognized pioneer in the field and is guided in its utility work by four principles: Deliver energy savings on time and on budget; Reduce utility risk (regulatory reputational operational); Protect the utility/customer relationship at all times; Provide consistent professional customer service always. Principals in the firm have innovated lighting and appliance programs and the company has performed many firsts"" in the field. Ecos Consulting's research group has assisted with new energy efficiency product specifications and provided seminal research (funded by the EPA) on the effectiveness of lighting and appliance programs and their market impacts.
