Southern Energy Management is a North Carolina-based sustainable energy company offering energy efficiency, green building and turn-key solar services for homeowners, builders, companies, government and military clients across the country. A certified B Corp, SEM's two-part mission is to improve the way people make and use energy and to build a prosperous company that supports people and the planet. SEM was founded in a living room in Raleigh in 2001, and now employs a team of 50 sustainable energy professionals. SEM is consistently recognized as an industry leader both locally and nationally, and is among a small handful of companies in the U.S. to earn the 2013 national ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award for being named Partner of the Year seven consecutive years. SEM also received the City of Raleigh 2011 Environmental Stewardship Award and the 2010 Green Jobs Award from SJF Institute & Green For All. SEM's team has installed more than 15 megawatts of solar power, helped verify more than 12,000 ENERGY STAR and green-certified homes, and helped to offset millions of pounds of carbon emissions.