Santa Monica Wins State Energy Award

Santa Monica’s Energy Fitness Program, which offered residents free home energy audits and energy-saving devices through May, is one of 16 winners in the California Awards Program for Energy Innovation.

The city’s program, which was chosen by the California Energy Commission, now will compete for national honors.

In the year-long program, Energy Fitness employees installed more than 30,000 energy-saving devices in more than 12,000 residences.