California Launches Plan to Reduce Energy Consumption in Commercial Buildings
Regulators and business leaders have mapped out an action plan for reducing energy use in commercial buildings. Source: SustainableBusiness
Why Energy Bills Should Look Like Your Cell Phone Plan
The cell phone companies bundle their services in terms of minutes. Should the Utilities industry follow suit? Source: GreentechMedia
Making the Most of LEED-EBOM
Here are tips on how to make the most of LEED-EBOM certification and help position your tenants to pursue LEED for Commercial Interiors. Source: Greener Buildings
New Report Highlights Investment Opportunities in Energy Efficiency
The report notes the top 10 U.S. states leading in the creation of energy efficiency-fueled jobs and industries and provides a report card on innovative state energy policies. Source: Sustainable Facility
Prenova Recognized as One of the Fastest Growing Companies in America
For the second straight year, Prenova has been ranked by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in the United States.
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The World’s Energy Resources & Consumption (Graphic)
The global economic recession drove energy consumption lower in 2009 — the first such decline since 1982. Take a look at the world’s energy consumption as a factor of renewable and non-renewable energy resources, courtesy of our friends at the Travel Insurance Blog. Source: Consumer Energy Report
Inside the Electric Grid
In between power plants and the plug on the wall is this thing called the grid, an engineering marvel that's largely invisible and impenetrably complex to most of us. Source: CNET
Are We About to Hit Peak Coal?
Grist's David Roberts asks: What if world-wide coal estimates are exaggerated? Source: Sustainable Business
DOE Creates New Energy Hub for Energy-Efficient Building Design
DOE has created a new energy innovation hub led by Penn State. From the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the new hub will pioneer energy-efficient building designs. Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy
Will ZigBee Rule Networked Lighting?
A dozen or so companies now dominate the big, untapped smart lighting controls market, but stealthy startup Daintree Networks wants to take a slightly different tack: deliver ZigBee-based, interoperable lighting controls to market by partnering directly with the incumbents. Source: Earth2Tech
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Expect Higher Priced Electricity, Gas
Prices of residential electricity, motor gasoline and natural gas are expected to rise in the short term and over the next few years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest Energy Outlook Report.
Energy Use Drops: It's Not Just the Economy
We've been hearing a lot about a drop in energy consumption as a result of the economic downturn. But lately, several reports have noted that the economic slowdown is not the only reason energy consumption is falling. Aggressive energy efficiency efforts also have impact.
Payback for Lighting Controls: Less than Three Years
Even in places where power is cheap, you can save money with lighting controls pretty quickly.
LED Lighting Targets Walk-in Freezers
PowerSecure International's EfficientLights business has expanded its LED lighting portfolio with the introduction of two new LED lighting products, targeted at walk-in freezer/coolers and open refrigerated shelves at retailers including grocery and drug stores.
Giving Green Buildings a Smarter Skin
New research inspired by principles from nature aims to make buildings smarter and more efficient. A proposed new building membrane would monitor and use moisture and sunlight to control humidity, light and temperature without using electrical power or mechanical equipment.
The New, Improved Senate Climate Bill
A U.S. Senate compromise bill aimed at battling global warming would cut emissions of greenhouse gases 17 percent by 2020, according to a summary given to senators and obtained by Reuters on Tuesday.
Global Leaders Meet to Collaborate on Energy Efficiency Goals
Leaders from 16 countries and the European Commission met this week for the first Policy Committee meeting of the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC) to promote global collaboration on energy-saving programs and policies.
EIA Examines the Impacts of Alternate Future Scenarios on Energy Trends
What impact will future economic trends and policies have on the amount and type of energy use in 2035? That's a question addressed by 38 alternative cases included in the full Annual Energy Outlook 2010, released on May 11 by DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Apology for Smart-Meter Foul-up Shows Utilities Are Learning to Listen
After almost three years of customer complaints, Pacific Gas & Electric has come to an unprecedented conclusion: the customer is always right.
Ontario Addresses Smart Grid Privacy
In her 2009 Annual Report, Ontario, Canada's Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, calls privacy a crucial element of the Smart Grid being developed in the province. Ontario.
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