energy efficiency reporting Articles
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The one energy efficiency report to read
Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, raised a lot of eyebrows recently when he suggested that the US may no longer need to build conventional power plants – that efficiency and renewable energy might meet our needs.He has since clarified his position, saying much will depend on how we think about energy, its use in the system, and market response.Still, critics ...
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Franchises and bust companies included in CRC scheme
Business operating through franchises or that went bust during the recession are affected by the CRC energy efficiency scheme, reports Envido. ...
By Vital Energi
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Some firms should start CRC registration asap!
Firms with complex or foreign ownership structures should start registration for CRC energy efficiency scheme immediately, reports ...
By Vital Energi
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23 countries just got energy efficiency report cards – and they’re almost all flunking
The most valuable tool we have to meet the world’s growing energy demand while reducing greenhouse gas production could be figuring out how to use energy more efficiently. Investing in energy efficiency can also save money, reduce pollution, encourage development and create new jobs. Yet, efficiency is often passed by in favor of more expensive energy solutions. Exactly how much room for ...
By Ensia
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Riding down the experience curve for energy-efficient building envelopes: the Swiss case for 1970–2020
Energy efficiency potentials of building envelopes are significant and still largely untapped. Increasing concerns of policy-makers about non-sustainable energy use and climate change spur a growing research interest in this area. This paper fills part of the existing knowledge gap by focusing on experience curve aspects of energy efficiency measures that concern state-of-the-art insulation ...
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SMEs demand help to the UK government to cut carbon emissions
A new report examines how SMEs can contribute to the government’s carbon emissions 2020 targets and recommends a range of measures. A new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) titled “Making Sense of Going Green”, supports the government must include measures to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) cut carbon emissions through the upcoming Energy ...
By Vital Energi
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The 14 best states for energy efficiency
Once a “token gesture,” energy efficiency is now increasingly becoming a “first fuel” — the resource utilities seek before any other, even before renewable energy or other in-favor generation sources. So says the report, “Meeting Aggressive New State Goals for Utility-Sector Energy Efficiency: Examining Key Factors Associated with High Savings,” issued today by the American Council for an ...
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Energy efficiency in buildings - business realities and opportunities
Buildings are responsible for at least 40% of energy use in most countries. The absolute figure is rising fast, as construction booms, especially in countries such as China and India. It is essential to act now, because buildings can make a major contribution to tackling climate change and energy use. Progress can begin immediately because knowledge and technology exist today to slash the energy ...
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Now where did I put that energy efficiency?
Sort of like my car keys, “the forgotten memory doesn't disappear - we just can't remember where we put it.” So says Jonah Lehrer, one of my favorite bloggers and contributing editor at Wired.What’s memory got to do with electric power? It appears we keep misplacing energy efficiency. When critics – even sometimes supporters – talk about reducing greenhouse gases, they forget to calculate whether ...
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Where to find energy efficiency business opportunities
No one would disagree that this is a good time to be in the energy efficiency business. Another report, this one out last week, signals just how good. Conducted by Comverge, the survey of more than 100 US utilities found that 92% plan to increase their efficiency budgets by at least 10% in 2011. Comverge also found that 22% plan to boost their EE budgets by more than 20%. ...
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Energy efficiency: What are the laggards thinking?
Why do some states avoid creating policies that encourage consumers and businesses to save energy? What’s the psychology of the laggards? A new report by the American Council for an Energy Efficiency Economy sheds some insight as it examines the states that consistently fall behind in the organization’s annual energy efficiency ranking. The bottom states are: Alabama, Kansas, ...
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Are the number crunchers forgetting about energy efficiency?
What is good news for the environment is often bad news for the economy. Or least that’s the conventional wisdom. The thinking is bolstered by government findings that industrial activity and Gross Domestic Product will drop if the nation adopts a leading proposal before Congress to reduce greenhouse gases. But the number crunchers may be forgetting an important input: Energy efficiency. So says ...
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Get ready for Energy Tax Changes in 2019
2019 brings with it big changes to energy taxes, markets, policy and legislation, which you should prepare for now. Be prepared for major changes from 1 April 2019: · 56% average rise in Climate Change Levy (CCL) rates for gas and electricity · Abolition of CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme · Introduction of Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) ...
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Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Business Realities and Opportunities
This study highlights opportunities to promote green building know-how and technologies as the WBCSD pushes for zero net energy construction worldwide through its Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EEB) project. Zero net energy buildings will reduce demand by design, be highly efficient and generate at least as much energy as they consume. Buildings are responsible for at least 40% of energy use ...
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Data centre managers fail on energy management
Research shows data centre managers are still not making energy efficiency a priority, reports Envido. New Gartner research has found that many data centre managers have yet to turn on the energy measurement and monitoring tools they need to kick start energy consumption reduction initiatives and begin considering energy management a priority. Gartner said that energy management both in terms of ...
By Vital Energi
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Rhode Island: little state, big energy efficiency opportunity
Rhode Island is often the butt of jokes about its size, a lot of them having to do with an inability among residents to screw in electric light bulbs. But when it comes to energy policy, the state has often loomed large, even if few people notice. For example, it was Rhode Island that led the way with electric industry restructuring in the 1990s. California and Massachusetts usually get the ...
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Is small business left out of the EE boom?
The US has about 29.6 million small businesses and they employ over half of the nation’s private sector. They hire 40% of our high tech workers, make up 97.3% of our exporters, and generate most of our innovations, according to SCORE. http://www.score.org/small_biz_stats.html Still, we hear small business often say it gets the shaft when it comes to public policy; it just doesn’t have the ...
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Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) - Envantage
Visit http://www.envantage.co.uk/energy-savings-opportunity-scheme-esos.html The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is expected to help reduce business energy costs by a total of £1.6 billion by 2030. ESOS is a mandatory energy assessment and energy saving identification scheme for large undertakings and their corporate groups. Under the scheme, which applies throughout the UK, ...
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Only one month until CRC launch!
Organisations covered by the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme have just one month to put in place processes to measure energy use and carbon emissions, reports Envido.The government is urging businesses to prepare for the introduction of Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme when it comes into effect on the 1 April 2010.Any organisation with half-hourly electricity meters will ...
By Vital Energi
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Energy Efficiency and the Solydra Effect
Not so long ago the green energy movement celebrated because President Obama used words like ‘renewable energy’ and ‘climate change’ in his inaugural speech. It was a first for a US president. Now comes the downside of being a political darling. Opponents of green energy – or rather opponents of its proponents – are using the collapse of California solar ...
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