Collaboration connects applied research expertise at UC Davis with CLEAResult’s national experience implementing large-scale efficiency programs
Davis, CA, November 19, 2025 — The UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute (EEI) announced today that CLEAResult, North America’s largest energy efficiency, energy transition, and energy sustainability services provider, has joined its Board of Advisors as a Leadership Sponsor. This new partnership connects two organizations committed to advancing the power of energy efficiency to deliver real benefits for people, communities, and the energy system.
“Energy efficiency remains the single most powerful tool we have to cut emissions, strengthen grid reliability, and keep energy affordable,” said Kelly Kissock, Faculty Director of the UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute. “CLEAResult understands this better than most and has shown what it looks like in practice. This makes them an ideal partner in our work.”
Since its founding in 2003, CLEAResult has partnered with utilities, governments, and businesses to implement programs that make energy efficiency more accessible. The company’s lifetime impact includes delivering nearly half a trillion kilowatt hours of energy savings since its inception. CLEAResult also emphasizes equity and community through programs that expand access for income-qualified or income-eligible households and empower under-resourced communities.
“Energy efficiency has always been at the center of what we do because it delivers measurable results for people and the communities we serve,” said Rich McBee, President & CEO of CLEAResult. “By partnering with UC Davis, we’re connecting world-class research with real-world implementation to scale those benefits even further.”
As a Leadership Sponsor, CLEAResult will provide executive engagement through EEI’s Board of Advisors—a group of leaders from utilities, technology firms, investors, and policy organizations that help guide the Institute’s mission to advance energy efficiency and sustainable energy systems.
About CLEAResult
CLEAResult is the largest provider of energy efficiency, energy transition, and energy sustainability services in North America. Since 2003, its mission has been to change the way people use energy. Today, CLEAResult experts lead the transition to a sustainable, equitable, and carbon-neutral future for our communities and our planet. Their hometown teams collaborate with a diverse network of local partners to deliver world-class technology and personalized services that make it easy for commercial and industrial businesses, governments, utilities, and residential customers to reduce their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. CLEAResult is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has over 2,700 employees in more than 60 cities across the U.S. and Canada. CLEAResult is majority owned by leading U.S. middle market private equity firm Kohlberg & Company. Explore all our energy solutions at clearesult.com.
About the UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute
The UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute (EEI) is a leading university institution driving innovation through research, education, and engagement. Founded in 2006 as the nation’s first university-based center on energy efficiency, the Institute partners with industry, government, and communities to develop sustainable solutions that improve reliability, affordability, and quality of life. EEI’s work spans applied research in lighting, cooling, building materials, water systems, and industrial decarbonization, supported by full-scale laboratories, global initiatives, and graduate education programs that prepare the next generation of energy leaders. Learn more at energy.ucdavis.edu.
Media Contacts
Alexandria Navarro
CLEAResult Corporate Communications
(512) 269-0627
alexandria.navarro@clearesult.com
Will Arnold
UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute
(530) 219-8918
warnold@ucdavis.edu
