Summit Energy Extends Global Reach with New Office in Brazil

April 16, 2012 - PRLog -- Summit Energy, a subsidiary of Schneider Electric, announced today that it has extended its global reach to include its first office in South America. The new São Paulo, Brazil office will allow Summit to work closely with its growing customer base and maximize its reach in this fast growing market.

“We are pleased to expand our operations and believe this new investment demonstrates our commitment to customers in Brazil and South America,” said Steve Wilhite, CEO of Summit Energy. “Establishing operations in South America is a necessary step in implementing our growth strategies for this continent.”

A permanent, local presence was a logical step as demand for Summit’s Brazilian and South American business grew over the past few years. Additionally, requests from both corporate clients and local facilities seeking a physical Summit presence in Brazil also grew more frequent.

Summit’s services in Brazil mimic its traditional global offerings including access to its proprietary, online sustainability and energy management platform dashboarDView, invoice auditing, energy procurement, sustainability consulting, and risk management. Summit along with its parent company, Schneider Electric, will provide a full range of sustainability and energy management services for South American businesses of all sizes.

The move has increased the Summit footprint worldwide with other local offices in France, United Kingdom, Mexico, Belgium and The Netherlands. The new office is located at:

Summit Energy Services, Inc.
Av. das Nações Unidas, 18605
04753-100 - São Paulo
SP - Brazil

About Summit Energy
Summit Energy provides energy management and sustainability services for businesses in a wide range of industries. Summit manages more than $20 billion in annualized energy spend for more than 650 clients and thousands of facilities worldwide. Summit leads companies to cost-effective strategies by providing energy procurement, sustainability consulting, energy efficiency, energy risk management, and rate analysis and demand response services. Headquartered in Louisville, Ky., with a team of more than 350 employees, Summit has additional offices in the United States, as well as in Europe and Mexico.

About Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building automation, and data centers/networks, as well as a broad presence in residential applications. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, and efficient, the company's 110,000 plus employees achieved sales of more than $26 billion in 2010, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations “Make the most of their energy.”