Boston-based EnerNOC, an energy efficiency solutions provider for commercial, institutional and industrial customers, said Connecticut has selected its EfficiencySMART program to reduce energy use at up to 100 state facilities through 2014.

EnerNOC will provide metering and monitoring equipment, and software giving facilities managers access to real-time energy data, allowing for reduced energy consumption at colleges, medical campuses, correctional facilities and other state buildings.

The initiative is part of a new Connecticut state program called Lead by Example, a partnership between Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Department of Administrative Services (DAS). The program is designed to demonstrate the economic benefits of energy efficiency by achieving energy savings in state buildings.

"The state of Connecticut spends more than $100 million a year to provide heating, cooling, and electricity for its buildings," DEEP Commissioner Daniel C. Esty said in a statement. "Lead by Example will help us bring that bill down – providing real savings for taxpayers, reducing the environmental footprint of state government, and proving to municipalities, businesses and property owners that energy efficiency is a sound investment."