Energy Efficiency Program Articles & Analysis
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The installation of District Heating in cities and municipalities helps improve their energy efficiency, resulting in energy savings and reduced costs for their inhabitants. ...
Europe is facing an unprecedented energy crisis, the largest one since the oil crisis in the 70s. Gas and oil prices are spiking rapidly, making energy and electricity impossibly expensive. The war in Ukraine, the sanctions against Russia which followed it, and the post-covid recession have hit people and industries hard. Industries affected include plastic recycling, cement manufacturing, paper ...
Depending on what part of the world you live in, you are continuously exposed to terms like Grid Edge and Smart Grid. But the narrative is not the same everywhere – some regions speak of supply and demand real time optimization, and others are concerned with reliability and generating useful energy data. Are we all living different electrical grid realities? Possibly. Let’s discuss ...
It has been proven in many energy efficiency measure tests that reducing a watt of energy use is much cheaper than producing a new watt of energy. ...
Over the life of the 20-year agreement with DTE Energy Services, the net present value of Solvay’s utility savings will exceed its costs by an estimated $6 million. ...
Senate aide in the 1970’s and ran the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) in the 1980’s and 1990’s, I would constantly face the lament by oil state Democrats and corporate Republicans indignantly whining about federal and state government subsidies for energy efficiency and renewable energy. ...
This paper presents the findings of HotWattEnergy’s energy efficiency program implemented at a beer distributor in Daytona Florida. ...
The Solution With incentives from the ComEd® Energy Efficiency Program, Zeller Realty Group upgraded 311 South Wacker’s energy management system and common area lighting. ...
On June 17, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced an open teleconference of the State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB) in the Federal Register. STEAB advises DOE and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) on the operation of its energy efficiency ...
Across the nation, companies large and small are realizing both the environmental and operational benefits of sustainability and energy efficiency programs. We’d like to take some time to recognize inspiring technology companies that are successfully using these programs to reduce their environmental impact and make the ...
“The improvements have made things better,” says Baker Commons resident Carolyn Miller, a former bookkeeper who now runs a lunch program and food pantry in the building. “The apartment stays warmer due to energy-efficient windows. ...
ByEnsia
European Energy Markets in Transition The European Union continues to promote a single competitive wholesale market for energy with some degree of success. ...
ByPowel AS
On February 25, 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the third round of Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) Renewable Energy Project Development Assistance that provides tribal governments and entities with support to produce clean and renewable energy. The START program was launched in December ...
Our client requested assistance to define and roll out an energy strategy and management plan for their entire enterprise to reduce energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions across the globe. ...
CO2 emissions have decreased in recent years, declining 13 percent between 2008 and 2012. Energy efficiency improvements, displacement of coal generation by natural gas and renewable energy sources, and slower economic growth all contributed to the decline. ...
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Another study of aggregate job impacts found that energy efficiency and solar energy generate more direct jobs than coal, natural gas, and nuclear energy. ...
Meeting energy efficiency targets. Minnesota’s existing efficiency standard requires all utilities to implement programs that help save energy. ...
This is in part due to low levels of involvement by local civil society organizations (CSOs) in the energy efficiency standards and labeling (S&L) process. Limited Civil Society Involvement in Energy Efficiency Labeling Programs WRI’s new report, Robust, Recognizable, and Legitimate: Strengthening ...
EPA could allow states to pursue a range of CO2 reduction opportunities—including greater use of existing lower-carbon power plants, increased use of renewables, and energy efficiency, among other strategies. Wisconsin could greatly improve its ability to meet future standards by taking relatively modest additional steps in continuing its existing clean ...
Good climate policies and renewable energy or energy efficiency programs could generate revenue and be used as a source of climate financing domestically and overseas. On the other hand, developing countries will need to put in place appropriate policies, institutional capacities, information, rules, and tools in order to attract ...