Energy Efficiency

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • For each degree lowered on a thermostat in the winter, energy consumers can see a monthly savings rate of 2 to 3 percent.
  • Bahrain is set to save hundreds of thousands of dinars through energy conservation initiatives, a top official said yesterday.
  • 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.
  • May 13, 2013 | Michael Rovito
    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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • An energy auditor is expected to tell Latrobe officials how to save money on heating and cooling City Hall when the results of a comprehensive energy audit are presented to City Council on Monday.
  • Property owners say they fear an energy measure passed by the City Council yesterday could eventually mean they'll be forced to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade old buildings -- costs, they say, that would ultimately be passed on to their tenants.
  • The Washington State Department of Commerce and Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), representing an alliance of Northwest utilities and energy efficiency organizations, today announced a study of residential energy code compliance that shows Washington state is highest in the nation.
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) joins American Institute of Architects, San Francisco chapter (AIASF), in partnership with Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC), today to announce the opening of the third annual Architecture at Zero competition for zero net energy (ZNE) building designs.
  • Middletown could save more than $204,000 a year by making energy-efficient upgrades and repairs to nine city-owned buildings, according to the city's first energy audit in 17 years.
  • May 06, 2013 | John R. Johnson

    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.

  • Apr 29, 2013 | Kathleen Wolf Davis

    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.

  • Apr 22, 2013 | Jessica Kennedy
    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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