{"id":4007,"date":"2026-04-06T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/?p=4007"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:38:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:38:24","slug":"best-energy-website-to-be-named-by-web-marketing-association-in-30th-annual-webaward-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/best-energy-website-to-be-named-by-web-marketing-association-in-30th-annual-webaward-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Energy Website to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 30th Annual WebAward Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Web Marketing Association&#8217;s 30th WebAward Competition at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/?utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Energy&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">www.webaward.org<\/a> is calling for the globe&#8217;s finest Energy websites to be recognized. This benchmarking competition evaluates 86 industries, including Energy, on seven criteria for a successful website. The deadline for entries from Energy websites is May 29, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In the energy sector, a company\u2019s website has become a central platform for transparency, stakeholder communication, and long-term brand positioning,&#8221; remarked William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. &#8220;Energy providers today must clearly communicate sustainability commitments, ESG performance, grid modernization initiatives, renewable investments, and regulatory compliance \u2014 all while serving customers who expect real-time account access, outage reporting tools, usage dashboards, and mobile responsiveness. As the industry navigates decarbonization goals, infrastructure transformation, and heightened public scrutiny, digital clarity and credibility are essential. The WebAward Competition provides energy companies and their development partners with an objective evaluation against industry benchmarks, along with the high-visibility distinction of being recognized as an \u2018Award-Winning Website.\u2019 That recognition strengthens stakeholder confidence, enhances search presence, attracts investors and partners, and validates leadership in innovation and responsible energy advancement.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The assessment of websites involves seven criteria: design, innovation, content, technological advancement, interactivity, copywriting, and simplicity of navigation. Each submission in the Energy division is compared to others in its category and to a global excellence benchmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each Energy entry benefits from insightful feedback detailing their scores versus industry averages. They are also eligible to receive individualized comments on their web development from the WebAward&#8217;s professional judging team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winners of a WebAward in the Energy category will also receive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a>Increased visibility for their company<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social media posts for your company and personal feeds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A highlight for your resume.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unlimited bragging rights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Each year the Web Marketing Association names the Best Energy Website based on the scores submitted by the competition judges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Past winners of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/winners_detail.asp?yr=all&amp;award_level=best&amp;category=Energy&amp;utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_term=energy&amp;utm_content=CFE&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">Best Energy Web site<\/a> include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a>2025 \u2013 Make Agency\u00ae for ENGIE UK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024 \u2013 Volta Renewables for Volta Renewables Website Refresh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023 \u2013 EPAM Systems, Inc. and SLB for SLB.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 &#8211; welcome. for Altogether Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 &#8211; SilverTech for Nova Scotia Power<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 &#8211; BrandExtract for Marathon Petroleum Corporation Website<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 &#8211; Energy + Inc. for energyplus.ca<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 \u2013 Galp for Galp Corporate Website<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 \u2013 BrandExtract for Transocean<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016 \u2013 Boston Interactive for EnerNOC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2015 \u2013 Noble Studios for Enphase Energy site redesign<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2014 \u2013 Nebo for Mirion Technologies Redesign<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2013 \u2013 Nebo for MAGE SOLAR USA Website Redesign &amp; PPC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2012 \u2013 Mineral for AV &#8211; EV Solutions Website<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2011 \u2013 Weber Shandwick Visual Communications for Luminant Power Track<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2010 \u2013 Savage for Tenaris Corporate Website<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2009 \u2013 NJI Media Group for Energy Townhall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2008 &#8211; B\u00b7U\u00b7T for DuPont in Energy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2007 \u2013 Dell Global Site Design for Dell Earth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2006 \u2013 Edison International for Edison International Website<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2005 &#8211; Macquariam for AGL Resources<br>2004 &#8211; Abengoa Bioenergy for Abengoa Bioenergy Corp<br>2003 \u2013 APS for aps.com E-care<br>2002 \u2013 Rhino Internet Solutions for Arizona Public Service<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Energy related websites can be entered into consideration for the 2026 Best Energy Website WebAward at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/?utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Energy&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">WebAward Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a>The 2026 WebAwards are supported by prominent sponsors such as PR.com, iContact, and eTailConferences. The Web Marketing Association is thankful for their ongoing commitment to the entire online marketing community.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be part of the Web Marketing Association&#8217;s social media community on <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/WebMarketingAssociation\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/webmarketingassoc\/\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/3023547\">LinkedIn Page<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/groups\/2974\/\">LinkedIn Group<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WebMarketAssoc\">Twitter. <\/a>Like and follow to receive updates on news and awards!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more and to enter the 30th annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/?utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward24&amp;utm_content=Pharma\">WebAward Competition for Website Development<\/a>, please visit our website and create a nominator account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the WebAwards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmarketingassociation.org\/?utm_source=PRCom&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_term=CFE&amp;utm_content=CFE&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">Web Marketing Association<\/a>&nbsp;was founded in 1997 to help define the standard of excellence for online marketing. Our internationally known award programs, such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/?utm_source=PRCom&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_term=CFE&amp;utm_content=CFE&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">WebAward Competition for Website Development<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iacaward.org\/?utm_source=PRCom&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_term=CFE&amp;utm_content=CFE&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">Internet Advertising Competition<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobile-webaward.org\/?utm_source=PRCom&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_term=CFE&amp;utm_content=CFE&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">MobileWebAwards<\/a>, recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing the most effective online marketing programs on the Internet today.&nbsp;&nbsp;Entrants benefit from assessment of their marketing efforts by a professional judging panel and the marketing opportunities presented by being recognized as an award-winning web developer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Web Marketing Association&#8217;s 30th WebAward Competition at www.webaward.org is calling for the globe&#8217;s finest Energy websites to be recognized. This benchmarking competition evaluates 86 industries, including Energy, on seven criteria for a successful website. 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