Elevate Energy (formerly CNT Energy) is a "think-and-do" tank that combines research with effective solutions. Elevate Energy focuses on helping customers and communities access the information and services they need to control energy costs and become more energy efficient. Through relationships with municipalities in the Chicago region, utilities throughout Illinois, and other non-profit environmental organizations, Elevate Energy is able to achieve actual results in providing innovative solutions to energy challenges. Energy Savers, one of its core programs that aims to improve the energy efficiency of apartment buildings, is credited with retrofitting nearly 26,900 units, creating over 565 jobs, and saving 17,477,200 kWh of energy—enough to run nearly 2,752 refrigerators for a year.