Willdan Awarded New $7.5M Contract from Southern California Utility for Energy Efficiency Program

Willdan Group, Inc. ("Willdan")

announced today that it has signed a new contract with a major Southern California utility to help reduce energy usage in small and medium non-residential facilities. The program has an initial budget of $7.5 million through June 2016 and will focus on bringing energy-saving measures to small and medium non-residential facilities with a monthly average demand of less than 200 kilowatts. Willdan's Chief Executive Officer, Tom Brisbin, commented, "This win further expands our presence into the Southern California utility market, an area of historic strength for Willdan. In the first half of the year we have seen strong ordering activity from both our energy and engineering clients, and see a robust pipeline of new proposal activity." "The new Southern California utility program offers an opportunity for select small and medium non-residential customers to both understand and quickly improve their energy efficiency, and receive utility incentives," said Tom Kouris of Willdan. "This market sub-segment historically represents a significant, energy-intensive sector. By reducing their energy consumption and utility grid peak demand, business owners will enjoy lower operating costs." Willdan currently supports electric utility programs nationwide that provide technical assistance and financial incentives for reducing energy usage in many types of facilities, including public and commercial buildings, healthcare facilities, laboratories, hotels, data centers, restaurants and resorts.