COLOMBIA, SC – (BUSINESS WIRE) – The South Carolina Office of Energy, located within the Office of Regulatory Officials, has launched a new online energy saving tool and a website to help consumers easily find energy saving programs. The tool and the website were built in partnership with NIC South Carolina, a state government digital services provider.
Finding energy-saving programs can involve visiting multiple sites and being frustrating for consumers. Now consolidated into a central online location, these programs can be accessed through the Energy Saver Tool at EnergySaver.SC.GOV. The tool offers an easy way for the public to answer a few simple questions and find energy saving programs at their disposal. Users can also search by category or program name to find specific program information. The programs and results are printable and can be shared by exporting to a PDF or Excel file.
The Energy Office will keep the energy saving program inventory up to date and can obtain comprehensive program reports through a back-end administrative tool.
“After discussions with stakeholders during the development of the State Energy Plan, we recognized the need for an organization to provide this resource and took on the challenge,” said Anthony James, Director of the Office of Energy. “EnergySaver.SC.GOV will make it easier for consumers to see what’s out there, and we are happy to provide access to that valuable information.”
In addition, the Energy Saver website includes energy saving tips for homes and businesses in a friendly and easy-to-follow format.
The Energy Saver Tool and the website were created through a partnership between the Energy Office and NIC South Carolina, which supplies SC.gov to the state of South Carolina.
ABOUT SC.gov
SC.gov is the official South Carolina government website (http://www.SC.gov) and a collaborative effort between the state and South Carolina’s NIC, formerly South Carolina Interactive, LLC, to enable citizens conduct state business online and improve public access to government information. The Technology Operations Division of the South Carolina Department of Administration provides guidance to the South Carolina NIC, which is responsible for the operation, maintenance and marketing of SC.gov. NIC South Carolina is part of the family of companies of the digital governmental company NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV).
ABOUT NIC
NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV) launched the digital government industry in 1992 and continues to lead it, providing a secure payment mechanism and thousands of digital government solutions across a network of more than 6,000 federal, state and local government agencies. In addition, NIC is a leading provider of outdoor recreation solutions, with 1 in 6 hunting and fishing licenses in the United States sold using an NIC service. The company created the country’s first personal assistant to the government and a comprehensive mobile platform, Gov2Go®, as well as the innovative data-based controlled drug monitoring platform, RxGov®. More information is available at www.egov.com.
ABOUT ENERGY OFFICE
The Energy Office, located within the South Carolina Regulatory Officials Office, serves as the primary energy planning entity for the state. The Energy Office’s mission is to promote South Carolina’s energy strategy and policy through education and outreach. The Energy Office promotes the efficient use of all energy sources. In addition, the Energy Office encourages energy efficiency, renewable energy and clean transportation through a wide range of initiatives that include the development of the State Energy Plan, providing technical assistance, offering financial assistance, conducting education and dissemination and maintaining a energy data resource. More information is available at ENERGY.SC.GOV.