Energy Efficiency
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ComEd announced the four winners of its Smart Home Showcase, a contest awarding four customers with free, energy efficiency home makeovers valued at $45,000 each.
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About a dozen electric, hybrid and bio-diesel automobiles underwent tech inspections Friday at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology for the fifth annual 21st Century Automotive Competition.
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In part one of this two-part article series, we discussed just what the heck the Green Button Initiative is: where it came from, where it’s going, what it’s made of (besides figurative green buttons). In this second part, we take an in-depth look at one particular utility’s use of Green Button, namely San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E).
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National Grid today unveiled plans for the future home of its Sustainability Hub, a 2,200 square-foot facility centrally located within the company's smart grid pilot area in Worcester, Mass.
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The Lake Land College Board of Trustees during Monday's meeting learned that upgrades to the campus infrastructure have shown on average $112,687 in energy savings over the past four years.
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Lawmakers plan to take up a compromise bill Tuesday that could lower energy costs by investing in increased efficiency and helping to pay for heating systems that burn less expensive fuels.
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Lawmakers plan to take up a compromise bill Tuesday that could lower energy costs by investing in increased efficiency and helping to pay for heating systems that burn less expensive fuels.
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For each degree lowered on a thermostat in the winter, energy consumers can see a monthly savings rate of 2 to 3 percent.
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Bahrain is set to save hundreds of thousands of dinars through energy conservation initiatives, a top official said yesterday.
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Town Manager Andrew Maylor and other local officials hope a multi-million dollar energy savings plan will achieve a comeback at the May 21 annual Town Meeting.
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Paul Torcellini of the National Renewable Energy Labs (NREL) gave a presentation last year on net zero energy (NZE) buildings to folks from NYSERDA, the NY Department of Public Service, consultants, and others who buzz about in New York's efficiency circles. Towards the end, he drew a graph. Along the x-axis were energy savings, and along the y-axis were costs.
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A group of Nebraska electric utilities is asking the state's largest power supplier to eliminate proposed investments in wind energy, emissions-reduction measures and energy efficiency programs to lower costs passed on to customers.
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The ocean view from Doug and Alice Boynton's deck is stunning. It offers a glimpse of why people from all over the country find their way in summer to this craggy outpost, 11 miles off Port Clyde.
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In part two of this two-part series on the evolving importance of demand response and energy efficiency, feature writer John R. Johnson delves into a case study with Austin Energy.
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If you’ve been in this business for a while and attended a few industry conferences, you may have heard the Green Button Initiative chatted about. But, be honest, you're thinking to yourself, "What the heck is that exactly?" Click on this article to find out.
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Ireland has recently made news with its efforts in energy efficiency and sustainability. According to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), 2012 was a landmark year for energy efficiency and sustainability in Ireland. The SEAI reports energy savings totaling $35 million (equal to 670GWh and 160,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions avoided), and about 4,000 jobs preserved in the construction and energy industries.
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+But customers don’t care
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+PG& E, Austin Energy Show off their programs
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With the recent 60 Minutes TV profile of Daniel Day-Lewis, who so powerfully portrayed our most popular US President in the 2012 bio-pic 'Lincoln', we continue to examine the emotion and pain of the Civil War. With President Obama's SOTU address, we're reminded that the nation remains essentially at war over the development and delivery of energy. The battles to decide our most economically and environmentally sustainable path forward are being waged in legislative chambers, courtrooms, town halls and countless media channels and editorial pages.
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In what can be likened to a sack race toward a distant—and distinctly different—future for communities and the power they consume, the City of Fort Collins is leading the pack, according to SWEEP's director of communications. Juicy details inside.
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