Fast Company magazine named John Woolard, CEO of Silicon Energy, as one of its debut list of “Fast 50” Innovators, individuals whose achievements helped change their companies or society. Woolard was selected as a leader in the disruptor category (scientists and engineers who alter our sense of what's possible) for championing best practice strategies to help Fortune 1000 commercial and industrial companies, utilities and energy service providers control energy costs and use through real-time enterprise energy management.

Woolard's “The Night the Lights Went Out in California” was one of 50 selected from more than 1,650 nominations from 45 states and 35 countries. The nomination encapsulates the vision of how Woolard and his company are changing business practices by providing intelligent control of energy use to reduce energy costs. A survey conducted by the Energy Cost Savings Council reported that financial managers perceive that energy is the least controllable business expense, but market complexities, deregulation, and inefficient operations created an opportunity to bridge the gap between supply and demand.

The Fast 50 appeared in the March issue of Fast Company. The list includes 50 exceptional achievers selected from online submissions by Fast Company readers. Profiles of the Fast 50, as well as all reader submissions, may be accessed online at the special Fast 50 Web site at www.fastcompany.com/fast50.

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