Award Sub-Category: Consumer Solutions

With the EXR on-demand tank water heater, Essency revolutionizes the
residential hot water industry. The EXR delivers unprecedented
performance, reliability and durability. Using the tank-stored water as
a thermal battery source to heat incoming tap water on demand to
household users, the EXR is the industry’s all-around best water heater
choice.

Harvest Pods transition homes to the cleanest heating, hot water and
cooling, comfortably and safely, while saving money and supporting
clean, resilient electric grids. The Pod operates a third-party heat
pump when electricity is cleanest and cheapest, stores the energy in a
thermal battery and delivers it as heating and hot water whenever
needed.

Rheem created an innovative solution to reduce carbon emissions and
energy use on a scale like LED lightbulbs, with the groundbreaking
solution, ProTerra® Plug-in. The units are Energy Star® certified,
compliant with regulations and remove the need/cost to upgrade
electrical panels for 240V hardwired service (i.e., minimal to no
electrical work).