Kellie Caught has been named this year’s Energy Efficiency Champion in the National Energy Efficiency Awards 2020 which were announced during the annual National Energy Efficiency Conference.

The award recognises an individual that has made an outstanding contribution to the field of energy efficiency, management and demand response. Kellie was recognised for her advocacy work on the outsized impact poor energy efficiency has on vulnerable Australians in her role in building coalitions.

In addition to Energy Efficiency Champion, this year’s awards recognised winners in nine additional categories.

“These people, projects and programs represent very best in residential, industrial, commercial and government efficiency and demand response in Australia. We at the EEC are always excited to be recognising world-class energy efficiency projects through the National Energy Efficiency Awards,” Energy Efficiency Council chief executive Luke Menzel says.

The National Energy Efficiency Awards 2020 were supported by award sponsors Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and Queensland Farmers Federation (QFF) and award partners Renew, Energy Users Association of Australia (EUAA) and Australian Energy Foundation (AEF).

The full list of awards winners is as follows:

• Energy Efficiency Champion 2020 – Winner – Kellie Caught
• Life Fellow – Stuart Macfarlane
• Young Energy Efficiency Professional – Winner – Siddharth Sheth
• Best Commercial Building Energy Efficiency Project – Winner – RACV Noosa Resort
• Best Energy Saving ProgramBest Energy Saving Program – Winner – ActewAGL & ACT Government
• Best Agricultural Energy Efficiency Project – Winner – Bundaberg Regional Irrigators Group
• Highly Commended – Websters Group
• Leading Energy User – Winner – Pernod Ricard Winemakers
• Integrated clean energy – Winner – Pernod Ricard Winemakers
• Best Residential Energy Efficiency Project – Winner – FERN Passivehaus Apartments
• Highly Commended – Gillies Hall, Monash University
• Best Innovation in Energy Efficiency – Winner – Zen Air