Victoria Mills

These companies, part of a group of a dozen firms, demonstrate demand for renewables. Now it's time for the market to catch up.

The new class will be the sixth group of fellows who will work with companies, schools and government agencies.

The EDF Climate Corps started five years ago as a good idea, and now has fellows working in scores of corporations.

Over the last three years, EDF Climate Corps fellows have uncovered almost a billion kilowatt hours of potential energy savings, representing $439 million in net operating savings. But our biggest question has always been, "Will the companies move forward with those energy-saving investments?"

The 2010 EDF Climate Corps Fellows illustrate the power of energy efficiency with $350 million in reduced operating costs, 400,000 metric tons of annual greenhouse gas emissions avoided, and more than 650 million kilowatt hours of electricity saved. 

EDF's Climate Corps will send 51 fellows to 47 companies this summer to further the drive for energy efficiency in business. The fellowship program has grown more than seven-fold since its start three years ago.