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General Motors has won the Corporate Energy Management of Year Award given by the Association of Energy Engineers. The said award is also being shared by the automaker with Detroit Edison through its Energy Partnership Program, General Motors was able to reduce its energy use at its manufacturing plants.

Detroit Edison’s Energy Partnership and Services Group has joined forces with GM for more than 10 years now in order to implement energy efficiency projects as well as to identify opportunities throughout the facilities of GM across the country.

Robert J. Buckler, Detroit Edison President and Chief Operating Officer was quoted by theautochannel.com as saying: "We are pleased that our partnership has helped GM achieve dramatic gains in energy efficiency and conservation, and we look forward to continuing to assist with future energy cost-saving initiatives. The Energy Partnership program not only helps GM and other major industrial customers save energy and money; it also benefits communities and the environment through lower emissions at power plants and at our partners' facilities."

The Partnership Program coverage includes:
•    Energy surveys, audits and customized energy efficiency plans.
•    Lighting system evaluations and recommendations.
•    Compressed air system evaluations and development of a leak repair program.
•    Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems evaluation and development of an optimization plans.
•    Chilled- and process-water system analysis and design enhancements.
•    Employee energy awareness programs.

General Motors is not the only automaker that was helped by Detroit Edison’s Energy Partnership to get an award. Last 2006 it has helped Ford Motors to obtain the Energy Star 2006 Partner of the Year Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency and US Department of Energy.