Leading online marketplace for home services recognized for its achievement and vision in the energy industry
HOUSTON, TX, October 26, 2007 - On Sept. 28, Platts announced WhiteFence, the leading online comparison shopping marketplace for residential consumers looking to compare and order essential home services, as a finalist for the Platts Global Energy Awards Rising Star Award.
The Global Energy Awards were established in 1999 as a way of recognizing outstanding achievement and vision in the energy industry. Each year, the mission of these awards is to single out the energy industry's star performers, recognizing compelling corporate achievements, outstanding individual efforts, innovation, integrity and entrepreneurial talent.
The Rising Star Award recognizes companies that not only possess the vision to step beyond their boundaries, but also succeed in that new space with flawless execution, brilliant marketing and a tremendous organizational ability to learn fast. To become a finalist for the Rising Star Award, WhiteFence was judged based on their:
- Strategic vision
- Financial results (with an emphasis on growth)
- Operational excellence
- Peer recognition
- Scope of work
Recent accomplishments over a short period of time make WhiteFence an ideal candidate for consideration. In 2007, WhiteFence made a commitment to expanding the availability of their Move Center Web application in the electric and natural gas industries, expanding the functionality of the Move Center to include offline as well as online capabilities, and to leverage its marketing and technical expertise to become the leading third party source for consumers to identify and compare renewable energy sources as well as essential home services.
About WhiteFence
WhiteFence is the leading one-stop online comparison-shopping marketplace that helps consumers compare and order home services such as electricity, natural gas, phone, cable and satellite TV, high-speed Internet, banking and more. WhiteFence's proprietary transaction engine makes it easy for all 110 million U.S. households to find the best deals and conveniently set up their home services in minutes. WhiteFence is based in Houston, TX. The privately held company is backed by Adams Street Partners and Internet Capital Group.
Past Rising Star Award winners have included Hercules Offshore Inc., a specialist in shallow-water drilling rigs and "liftboat" services to oil and gas explorers, and Excelerate Energy LP, a private company that was formed in 2003 to pursue new LNG importation alternatives (safe transportation methods), in the United States and around the world. Winners of the 2007 Global Energy Awards will be announced at a gala celebration on Thursday, November 29, 2007 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
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