We are thrilled to be part of the WegoWise team.  Together we can serve commercial building owners looking to track energy use and reduce their energy consumption utilizing Energy Star Benchmarking, Green Button, and other electronic utility tracking tools focusing on water, electric, gas and oil nation wide.  Below are links to last weeks press coverage.

National Coverage:
Forbes, Ucilia Wang. Utility Data Mining Startup WegoWise to Buy Melon Power. 12/18
GreenBiz, Derek Top. Energy analytics firm WegoWise buys Melon Power. 12/19 
Greentech Media, Katherine Tweed. WegoWise Buys Melon Power to Tap Commercial Energy Efficiency. 12/18 
Triple Pundit, Tina Casey. How Energy Efficient Can Your Buildings Be? WegoWise and Melon Power Have the Answer. 12/18
Ecopreneurist, Priti Ambani. WegoWise Acquires Melon Power, Expands Building Energy Performance Services, 12/18
PR Newswire, Wegowise Acquires Melon Power to Expand Services to Commercial Buildings, 12/18

Boston Coverage:
Boston Business Journal, Don Seiffert. WegoWise acquires Washington, DC-based Melon Power. 12/19
Boston Herald, Ira Kantor. Boston’s WegoWise to buy D.C. firm. 12/19
BostInno, Walter Frick. Energy Analytics Startup WegoWise Buys Melon Power. 12/18

DC Coverage:
InTheCapital, Carl Pierre. Boston Startup Scoops Up Standout DC Energy Entrepreneur, Melon Power. 12/19
Washington Post, Steven Overly, A Power-ful Start-Up 12/23
Washington Business Journal, Bill Flook. Energy IT startup Melon acquired by WegoWise. 12/18

Winning App Helps Commercial Buildings Get Energy Star BenchmarkWinning App Helps Commercial Buildings Get Energy Star BenchmarkIts been an exciting week for Melon.  In addition to winning the Best Overall App 2nd place and the top commercial building application in the Apps for Energy Challenge, Craig got married to a wonderful woman.  While he was busy getting married, a number of media outlets covered Melon and the challenge.  Our favorite quote came from PG&E CIO Karen Austin: 

Austin said she was particularly impressed with Melon, which took building data and energy data and produced useful information. “We were wowed and very impressed,” she said. - PG&E Currents

Some other highlights include: 
Environmental Leader - Winning App Helps Commercial Buildings Get Energy Star Benchmark
Greentechmedia.com - Green Button Winners
Greenbiz - Green Button energy apps target innovation and cost savings
NY Times - And the Winning App Is...
Energy.AOL.com - Winning Apps Announced for 'Green Button' Challenge 

On Wednesday the White House announced that over 30 million customers will now have access to Green Button data and a number of companies including Melon are creating applications for Green Button Data.  We think green button data is great, and we believe Energy Star Benchmarking is a great first step to saving energy, reducing waste, and putting money back in the pockets of commercial building owners and small businesses.  We put out a release showing our support, and a number of online news media outlets picked up on our story.  Please check out our stories online and like them in support of our efforts.

GreentechMedia Green Button Gains More Followers
Talking Points Memo Green Button - TPM Idea Lab - Talking Points Memo
Triple Pundit: White House Announces Green Button Energy ... - Triple Environmental Leader PunditNational Environmental Leader: Grid, PacifiCorp Among Latest Green Button Commitments ...
In the Capital: DC's Energy Efficiency Startup Melon Joins White ... - InTheCapital