Utility Ad Awards winners

An independent group of judges selected the winners based on message, creativity, results, call to action or brand connection, and overall impression. Judges included Joshua Olmstead, Paper City Digital; Tracy Gehrts, JobsOhio; A.J. Schmitz, Progressive Marketing Group Inc.; and Dan Mees, Mees Communications. We honored the winners at a special awards session at the E Source Forum 2023.

Energy efficiency and demand response programs

First place: Ameren Illinois

Matt at Home

Second place: PNM

Check with PNM

Solar, storage, EVs, and electrification

First place: Tennessee Valley Authority

In Charge: Life with an Electric Vehicle Season 2

Second place: Duke Energy

EV Garage 2022

Brand

First place: Tampa Electric

Reliability

Second place: Otter Tail Power Co.

Power you can count on

Safety and emergency or outage communications

First place: FirstEnergy

FirstEnergy Drone Safety

Second place: SoCalGas

Safety Call Before You Dig

Self-service

First place: BGE

Power to Take Charge

Second place: Tampa Electric

New Technology

Home energy management and smart home

First place: LG&E and KU

Energy Efficiency Friendly Reminders

Second place: Ameren Missouri

Power To Be Me

Crowd-pleaser

takeCHARGE, a joint partnership between Newfoundland Power and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Go EVerywhere in an EV