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Through the Chamber Energy Program, CEA provides members with Education,

Savings, and Protection on both regulated and deregulated energy expenses.

With a credible partner looking out for their bottom line, your members can

enjoy peace of mind and “budget-ability” when it comes to their utility costs.

• Preferred energy program for Ohio businesses, available to over 100 Chambers

• Credible energy management counsel from a firm vetted by SOCA

• Local experts with national expertise

Why offer the Chamber Energy Program to your members?

Community Energy Advisors (CEA) is a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

(PUCO) certified energy management firm that educates and empowers

organizations to maximize the economics of their energy assets. By staying one

step ahead of changes in the energy industry and utilizing analytics, advanced

tariff modeling and reporting, CEA delivers a multitude of energy management

solutions that positively impact customers’ utility bill costs.

About Community Energy Advisors

EDUCATIONThe regulated and deregulated energy markets are increasingly complex. To aid your members in remaining proactive, making informed decisions, and budgeting their utility expenses, we provide timely and relevant information such as:• Changes and trends in the energy marketplace

• New regulations and rates that will impact their utility bills

• News stories that can impact energy costs

• Efficiency tips

PROTECTIONTo help protect your members from scams, fraudulent activity, and unexpected costs, we provide informative emails, blog posts, and seminars regarding:• Their rights as an energy consumer

• How to handle solicitation and door to door activity

• Key contract terms that can protect your members from unexpected and costly increases

• Active scams and fraud in your Chamber’s area

• Avoiding overlapping contracts and associated termination fees

SAVINGSPaying more than they should for electricity and natural gas can add up to thousands of lost dollars that your members could be investing back into their business. We ensure your members are paying the most competitive market rates by:

• Shopping members together to create “market power”, driving suppliers to compete for their business

• Using multiple supplier bids to achieve the best price in the market - not the best price of just one supplier

• Monitoring dynamic energy markets to identify savings opportunities

• Managing contract expiration dates to avoid cancel fees and inflated auto-renewal rates

What benefits will your members receive?

You Grow!We provide the support!

Program Education & Onboarding Support

• Customized signs and displays

• Talking points and program highlights

• Program writeups for website and email

• Brochures

Ongoing Marketing Support

• Educational updates via email, Facebook, LinkedIn, and video

• Energy seminars for members

• Multi-channel campaigns at no cost to your chamber

Prospecting and Renewal Support

• Targeted campaigns to new, renewing and prospective members

• Outreach to existing customers regarding their satisfaction

“The support we get from CEA makes marketing the program as easy as hitting send

on an email or handing someone a brochure. The value proposition is simple, if local businesses can save money on

their energy, they can spend money on growing their business!”

Devon Diello,Membership & Events Coordinator,

Greater Medina Chamber of Commerce

Help your Chamber grow with our support!

• Drive new membership

• Save current members money

• Increase membership renewal

• Create a new revenue stream for your chamber by receiving monthly re-occurring commission payments

• Monthly activity report of all businesses participating in the program

To get started, contact Rick Davidson

at 330.721.8000 or via email at

rdavidson@ceateam.com.

“The Southern Ohio Chamber Alliance (SOCA) prides itself in identifying

and evaluating credible service providers with industry expertise to deliver our

world-class benefit programs. As such, SOCA has chosen Ohio-based

energy management firm Community Energy Advisors (CEA) as our trusted

partner to deliver the Chamber Energy Program. Through this program,

CEA provides energy education, savings, and protection to SOCA affiliated

Chamber members.  An invaluable resource to members, this turnkey

program is simple for Chamber leaders to implement and offers

marketing support, residual payments, and helps our chambers to

attract and retain members.”

- Matt Appenzeller, Executive Director,

Southern Ohio Chamber Alliance (SOCA)

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