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'''Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.''' (PECI) is an [[United States|American]] company based in [[Portland, Oregon]] that provides [[energy conservation]] services for organizations ranging from retail stores to utilities, as they shift their thinking toward [[energy efficiency]] measures to help meet increased energy demand.<ref name=ce>[[Ron Pernick]] and [[Clint Wilder]]. [http://www.cleanedge.com/reports/pdf/JobTrends2009.pdf Clean Tech Job Trends 2009] [[Clean Edge]], p. 10.</ref><ref>[http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/49328/ 17th National Conference on Building Commissioning Returns to Pacific Northwest]</ref><ref>
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PECI was originally created by the [[Government of Portland, Oregon|City of Portland]] as a public agency, but as [[public policy]] and the energy conservation field evolved, PECI was reorganized as a private, not-for-profit company. The company has added 100 employees since mid-2008, and expects to add another 40 by the end of 2009 for a total of nearly 320 employees – a 75% increase in staff during the [[global financial crisis]]. This is an example of [[clean energy]] initiatives creating new jobs and rebuilding local economies.<ref name=ce/>
'''Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.''' (PECI) is an [[United States|American]] company based in [[Portland, Oregon]] that provides [[energy conservation]] services for organizations ranging from retail stores to utilities, as they shift their thinking toward [[energy efficiency]] measures to help meet increased energy demand.<ref name=ce>[[Ron Pernick]] and [[Clint Wilder]]. [http://www.cleanedge.com/reports/pdf/JobTrends2009.pdf Clean Tech Job Trends 2009] [[Clean Edge]], p. 10.</ref>

PECI was originally created by the [[Government of Portland, Oregon|City of Portland]] as a public agency, but as [[public policy]] and the energy conservation field evolved, PECI was reorganized as a private, not-for-profit company. The company has added 100 employees since mid-2008, and expects to add another 40 by the end of 2009 for a total of nearly 320 employees – a 75% increase in staff during the [[global financial crisis]].<ref name=ce/>


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Portland Energy Conservation, Inc. (PECI) is an American company based in Portland, Oregon that provides energy conservation services for organizations ranging from retail stores to utilities, as they shift their thinking toward energy efficiency measures to help meet increased energy demand.[1][2][3]

PECI was originally created by the City of Portland as a public agency, but as public policy and the energy conservation field evolved, PECI was reorganized as a private, not-for-profit company. The company has added 100 employees since mid-2008, and expects to add another 40 by the end of 2009 for a total of nearly 320 employees – a 75% increase in staff during the global financial crisis. This is an example of clean energy initiatives creating new jobs and rebuilding local economies.[1]

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