Energy Usage News
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National Grid Submits “Future Grid” Plan to Massachusetts Regulators
National Grid submitted its Electric Sector Modernization Plan (ESMP), the Future Grid Plan, to the Grid Modernization Advisory Council (GMAC) this week, outlining the critical investments needed in the local electric distribution system over the next five years and beyond to meet the Commonwealth’s nation-leading climate change, clean energy, and equity goals as established in the 2050 ...
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Vermont's First Fully Storm Resilient, All-Electric Neighborhood Launched
Construction is now underway for Vermont's first all-electric, fully storm resilient neighborhood. U.S. Senator Peter Welch joined Governor Phil Scott and the President and CEO of O'Brien Brothers, and the President and CEO of Green Mountain Power (GMP) for a groundbreaking celebration for Hillside East in South Burlington, Vermont. The neighborhood and homes are designed with climate and storm ...
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Hawaiian Electric Highlights Renewable Energy Progress in 2022-23 Sustainability Report
By the end of 2022, 37% of single-family homes across the five islands Hawaiian Electric serves had rooftop solar, Oahu's first grid-scale solar and storage project was online, and the state's last remaining coal plant was retired. That's the kind of progress outlined in Hawaiian Electric's 2022-23 Corporate Sustainability Report, "Building a Strong and Resilient Hawaii Together," now online. ...
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EIA Releases Consumption and Expenditures Data from the Residential Energy Consumption Survey
U.S. households on average consumed less energy in 2020 than in 2009, according to newly released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). RECS data show that households used an average of 76.8 million British thermal units (MMBtu) of energy, including electricity, natural gas, propane, and fuel oil. That consumption is relatively ...
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Piedmont Natural Gas reduces average residential customer bill in Tennessee by approximately $36 per year
The decrease will be reflected beginning with customers’ April 2023 bills Combined with January and March decreases, Piedmont has reduced average residential customers’ bills by $421 per year Video here: Learn how your natural gas bill works and what factors influence your monthly bill Piedmont Natural Gas has received approval from the Tennessee Public Utility Commission to ...
By Duke Energy
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Piedmont Natural Gas reduces average residential customer bills in the Carolinas and Tennessee
The decrease will be reflected beginning with customers’ March 2023 bills Video here: Learn how your natural gas bill works and what factors influence your monthly bill Piedmont Natural Gas has received approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission, the Public Service Commission of South Carolina and the Tennessee Public Utility Commission to reduce customer billing rates due ...
By Duke Energy
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Shaping Energy Efficiency: Nemetschek Group Brand Spacewell Helps Tackle the Energy Crisis
The Nemetschek Group, a leading global provider of software for the digital transformation in the construction and media industries, is driving a more sustainable building management. It is responding to the energy crisis with the solution Spacewell Energy (Dexma), enabling the energy-efficient operation of facilities and helping companies save operational costs and increase revenues. ...
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Report: U.S. Commercial Buildings Consuming Less Energy per Square Foot as of 2018
The average total amount of energy used per square foot in commercial buildings decreased by 12% from 2012 to 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS). The amount of energy used per square foot decreased in commercial buildings overall, particularly in buildings used for inpatient health care, offices, and education. ...
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Energy monitoring using bluebee®?
Not just data for your ESG report (although it can be used for that)! Not just a pretty dashboard connected to IoT meters (although we have this too, with a BIM model thrown in)! Instead, all your energy data in context: Your assets, how they interact with each others (structures and process dependencies: monitoring your utilities is useless without knowing what asset, what process they ...
By Siveco China
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EIA Releases Key State-Level Household Energy Characteristics Data
For the first time, the U.S. Energy Information Administration has released Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) data for households broken down by all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The 2020 RECS results show how homes use energy for space heating and cooling, water heating, cooking, appliances, and electronics, highlighting how household energy characteristics differ across the ...
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Recurrent Energy Acquires 400 MWh of Standalone Storage Projects in Development in ERCOT
Recurrent Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., this week announced the acquisition of two standalone energy storage projects from Black Mountain Energy Storage (BMES). The projects, which are in the South Load Zone of the Texas ERCOT market, are each anticipated to store up to 200 MWh of energy. Both projects are currently in development and are anticipated to reach notice to ...
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Georgia Power Files Plan Preparing for Future Energy Landscape
This week, Georgia Power filed its 2022 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) which sets forth a transformational roadmap for how the company will continue to meet the energy needs of customers, local communities and the State of Georgia for future generations. Filed with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC), the 2022 IRP outlines Georgia Power's plan to transition its fleet to more economical, ...
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AEP Ohio Receives PUCO Approval To Expand Smart Grid Across Service Territory
AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power company, this week received approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to move forward with the third phase of its grid modernization plan. The recent settlement will allow AEP Ohio to bring advanced smart grid technologies including smart meters, customer access to real-time energy usage data, and distribution system reliability enhancements ...
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New Data Set Quantifies How and When Energy Is Used Across All Major U.S. Building Types and Regions
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory have released new end-use load profiles for the U.S. building stock, representing all major building types and climate regions. The data set released this week, in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory, is critical for utility planners, regulators, state energy ...
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Research Finds Many Renters Unable to Participate in Clean Energy Transition
Despite living in homes that consume 15 percent more energy per square foot than owner-occupied homes," Americans who rent their homes often face significant barriers to participating in energy efficiency and clean energy programs compared to homeowners, according to a new report from the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC). More than one-third of American households today rent rather than ...
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AEP Ohio Gets Unanimous Support To Expand Smart Grid Across Service Territory
AEP Ohio this week filed a settlement, with unanimous support or agreement not to oppose from all interested parties, for its grid modernization expansion plan with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to bring advanced smart grid technologies including smart meters, customer access to real-time energy usage data, and distribution system reliability enhancements throughout its service ...
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Eaton Pilot Aimed at Helping Homeowners Manage Energy Use with Smart Energy Technology
As the energy transition accelerates, the residential sector is investing in smart energy management technology to help homeowners manage their power usage, lower their energy costs and lessen their impact on the environment. Power management company Eaton is exploring how these innovative technologies can benefit homeowners by piloting the installation of smart breakers in the homes of 100 ...
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Atlantic City Electric Receives Approval to Build Smart Energy Network in South Jersey
Atlantic City Electric has received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to build a Smart Energy Network across the company's entire South Jersey service area, including upgrading the local energy grid and installing smart meters to enhance local energy grid reliability and resiliency and improve the customer experience. The Smart Energy Network is a critical component in ...
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Landis+Gyr and National Grid Sign Contract for Landmark Grid Modernization Project
Landis+Gyr Technology Inc., a subsidiary of Landis+Gyr Group AG, has signed a 20-year contract with National Grid for a state-of-the-art grid modernization project that is set to open the next wave of smart metering capabilities for utilities.National Grid will be among the first to deploy Landis+Gyr's Revelo meter, a residential meter that offers high-resolution sensing of streaming waveform ...
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APS RFP Seeks Innovative Demand-Side Resources to Accelerate Carbon-Free Commitment
Arizona Public Service Co. is poised to add new smart customer products to its customer energy efficiency and demand-side management program portfolio. APS's newly issued Distributed Demand-side Resources (DDSR) Request for Proposals (RFP) is seeking aggregated clean energy resources that will create more residential and business customer opportunities to manage energy costs, incentivize energy ...
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