Recognizing that individual members have specific marketing needs and customer focus areas, a consortia system has been established at the ESC. When a critical mass of member companies agree that a particular technology or market opportunity warrants a higher level of support and involvement, a consortium of energy companies, equipment manufacturers and vendors, and customers is created to raise funds to produce deliverables. Average life span of a consortium is 3 years. Deliverables and budget are managed by the members, and an ESC staffer is designated to provide support. Typical consortium deliverables might include equipment demonstrations and installations at customer sites, development of websites, equipment catalogues, advertising, trade show support, market assessment studies, marketing literature, sales staff training tools, etc. Consortium will serve as one of the primary processes through which ESC members receive benefit from the organization. Typically, only members of the consortium are entitled to receive the consortia deliverables.
Current ESC Consortia (including any public websites):
CHP www.understandingchp.com
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
GAS FOODSERVICE EQUIPMENT NETWORK www.gfen.com
INDUSTRIAL & MAJOR ACCOUNTS http://energysolutionsresources.com/
MULTI-FAMILY
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS http://theflameison.org
RESIDENTIAL www.outdoorroomdesign.com
Workgroups:
AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS
NGV
RENEWABLE ENERGY
ZERO NET ENERGY
Retired Consortia / Workgroups (including Members Only and/or website links):
AIR COMPRESSOR CONSORTIUM www.aircompressor.org
BOILER BURNER CONSORTIUM, (Members Only), www.cleanboiler.org
BUILDER LIAISON CONSORTIUM, (Members Only)
COOLING EQUIPMENT CONSORTIUM, (Members Only), http://www.gasairconditioning.com
EXPANSION STRATEGIES WORKGROUP, (Members Only) ,Rolled into the Residential Consortium
FOOD PROCESSING CONSORTIUM www.foodtechinfo.com
GAS IR PAPER DRYING CONSORTIUM www.gaspaperdryer.org
HEAT TREAT CONSORTIUM www.heattreatconsortium.com
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONSORTIUM, (Members Only), www.naturalgasefficiency.org
RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY, (Members Only), www.naturalgasefficiency.org
OIL CONVERSION CONSORTIUM, (Members Only)