Member Organizations

CPower is proud of its association with the following organizations that are helping to promote energy efficiency, reliability and stability.

Since ACWA was founded in 1910, representing and providing key services to members has been ACWA’s most important charge ACWA’s involvement at the state and federal level has helped shape laws and policies that affect ACWA member agencies and their customers. Additionally, ACWA offers members myriad of services, including the ACWA Preferred Provider program established in 2005 to offers members opportunities to purchase high quality services and products at discounted or preferred prices from pre-selected vendors.
Association for a Better New York (ABNY) has served as the leading forum where elected officials and private sector leaders work together on potential solutions to New York City’s most pressing economic and social problems.
Association of Chemical Industry of Texas (ACIT): ACIT is composed of businesses that share a symbiotic relationship with the Texas chemical industry. Combined, these companies act as a support system for the chemical industry, while the industry provides them with a strong marketplace. Members realize that severe economic damage to any one of the groups associated with the chemical industry causes adverse effects for the others.
Building Owners and Management Association of New York (BOMA) The BOMA Foundation is dedicated to advancing real estate performance and public understanding of the commercial real estate industry through research, education and the dissemination of information.
California Energy Commission (CEC) is California's primary energy policy and planning agency. Created by the Legislature in 1974 and located in Sacramento, the Commission has five major responsibilities: forecasting future energy needs and keeping historical energy data; licensing thermal power plants 50 megawatts or larger; promoting energy efficiency through appliance and building standards; developing energy technologies and supporting renewable energy; and planning for and directing state response to energy emergency.
The Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG) is the trade association for companies that provide products and services in the areas of demand response, smart meters and smart grid technologies. DRSG works to educate and provide information to policymakers, utilities, the media, the financial community and stakeholders on how demand response and smart grid technologies such as smart meters can help modernize our electricity system and provide customers with new information and options for managing their electricity use. DRSG is the new name for the Demand Response and Advanced Metering Coalition (DRAM) which was founded in 2001. The new name was adopted to reflect the growth in diversity of the organization’s members and the breadth of smart grid products and services that they provide.
Edison Electric Institute (EEI): The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the association of U.S. Shareholder-Owned Electric Companies. Our members serve 95 percent of the ultimate customers in the shareholder-owned segment of the industry, and represent approximately 70 percent of the U.S. electric power industry.
Electricity Consumers Resource Council (ELCON) has been a leading advocate of competitive change since 1976 -- articulating and promoting policies that increasingly make it possible for buyers and sellers of electricity to negotiate for reliable, affordable supplies in an open market. ELCON and its members want to increase understanding of the market and technologies and take an active role in shaping the form and substance of the restructured electricity industry.
Energetics provides a full spectrum of support to government and industry clients. They offer superior analytical and programmatic support through a variety of tailored support efforts – energy, economic and environmental analysis; R&D portfolio evaluation; external and internal strategic planning; technology transfer; and communications support – that ensure technical and economic success on both the programmatic and national levels.
The Environmental Business Association of New York State, Inc. (EBA/NYS) assists in policy development that both protects the environment and promotes a strong economy. EBA/NYS is the voice of New York State’s Environmental Business Community coordinating effective partnerships among environmental businesses and with other business, research, government and not-for-profit organizations.
ERCOT’s mission is to direct and ensure the reliable and cost-effective operation of the electric grid and to enable fair and efficient market-driven solutions to meet customers’ electric service needs.
Independent Systems Operator - New England (ISO-NE) helps protect the health of New England's economy and the well-being of its people by ensuring the constant availability of electricity, today and for future generations. ISO New England meets this obligation in three ways: by ensuring the day-to-day reliable operation of New England's bulk power generation and transmission system, by overseeing and ensuring the fair administration of the region's wholesale electricity markets, and by managing comprehensive, regional planning processes.
Manufacturing Alliance of Connecticut (MAC) is dedicated to serving Connecticut’s manufacturing community.  MAC is the acknowledged crucial link between state government and manufacturing.  Because of CPower’s strong membership, MAC has been at the forefront of group purchasing to increase our members’ profitability.
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is an environmental action group supported by 1.2 million members and activists. NRDC’s mission is to safeguard the earth: its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
New England Power Pool(NEPOOL) is made up of independent power producers, transmission companies, power marketers, load serving entities, distribution companies, large end users and other parties with vested interests and concerns within the wholesale electric markets of New England.
New Jersey Chamber of Commercea business advocacy organization based in Trenton. Created in 1911, the State Chamber staff represents its members on a wide range of business and education issues at the State House and in Washington, D.C.. The organization also links the state’s local and regional chambers on issues of importance through its grassroots legislative network.
New York Energy Consumers Council (NYECC) is the largest energy customer advocacy organization in New York State. NYECC works to minimize electric, gas and steam rates; pushes for the competition needed to get the best energy pricing; and works to expand incentive programs for energy efficiency and economic development programs.
New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) is a nonprofit corporation regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission established to facilitate the restructuring of New York’s electric industry. NYISO operates the state’s high-voltage electric transmission system and administers the state’s wholesale energy markets.
The New York Industrial Retention Network (NYIRN) is a city-wide, not-for-profit organization that seeks to promote a diverse economy that provides economic opportunities for all New Yorkers by strengthening New York City's manufacturing sector, based on principles of economic and environmental justice and sustainability. NYIRN is committed to an open and inclusive process that brings labor, community, business and government together to address policy issues, develop programs and deliver services.
OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) is a not-for-profit consortium that drives the development, convergence and adoption of open standards for the global information society. The consortium produces more Web services standards than any other organization along with standards for security, e-business, and standardization efforts in the public sector and for application-specific markets. Founded in 1993, OASIS has more than 5,000 participants representing over 600 organizations and individual members in 100 countries.
The Ontario Energy Association (OEA) is Ontario’s premier energy trade organization. The OEA represents firms involved in the transmission, distribution and marketing of natural gas, and the generation, transmission, distribution and marketing of electricity across Ontario. OEA members together employ about 32,000 Ontarians and last year accounted for almost $35 billion in market revenues.
Peak Load Management Alliance (PLMA) is a diverse association of leading energy professionals dedicated to developing and promoting consumer participation in electricity markets around the world using load management.
PJM Interconnection is a regional transmission organization (RTO) that plays a vital role in the U.S. electric system, working to perfect the flow of energy. PJM ensures the reliability of the largest centrally dispatched control area in North America by coordinating the movement of electricity in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) was begun in 1896 as the first real-estate trade association in the state. REBNY works on behalf of its members to promote public and industry policies and frequently speaks before government bodies to, among other things, expand New York’s economy; encourage the development and renovation of commercial and residential real property; enhance the city’s appeal to investors and residents; and facilitate property management.
Small Manufacturers Association of Connecticut (SMA of CT) serves to promote the cause of small manufacturing firms in all facets of their business organizations. In today's economy, the SMA provides resources to help Connecticut's smaller manufacturers thrive. The major objective of the Association is to facilitate communications between its members for their mutual benefit.
US Green Building Council is a nonprofit organization committed to expanding sustainable building practices. USGBC is composed of more than 15,000 organizations from across the building industry that are working to advance structures that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.