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Quick Energy Efficiency News…Phone App to Navigate City Traffic...
Washington, DC traffic jam. Credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Quick energy efficiency news For August 18, 2015… The National Renewable Energy Laboratory reports that it will be...
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Opower, Philips and Enel Named to Fortune’s Change the World List
Three energy companies, Opower, Philips and Enel, made Fortune’s first “Change the World” list — 50 companies deemed leaders in innovation and social good by the business publication. The list also...
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The Brightest Smart Building Owners Use These Technologies
Bright Smart Building Owners Invest in Certain Technologies The smart building owners most likely to thrive from their investments take advantage of very specific technologies, according to a new...
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The Macroeconomic Effects of Energy Efficiency in the Northwest
Study focuses on economic effects of energy efficiency The macroeconomic effects of energy efficiency generally aren’t considered, but should be. That’s the word from Stan Price, executive director of...
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Obama Spins Vision of Decentralized Energy Revolution…for Tree Huggers, Tea...
President Barack Obama made clear this week how much he will champion the next phase in the American energy revolution — the drive toward local energy, a decentralized grid and consumer control. For...
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The White House Gets It Right: Climbing to Energy Efficiency for All
NRDC’s Deron Lovaas describes Energy Efficiency for All, which will help apartment buildings save energy, as part of a major energy efficiency initiative announced by President Obama this week. One of...
View ArticleAre PJM’s Auction Results for Efficiency and Demand Response a Trend?
PJM’s auction, whose results were just announced, yielded more than 3,500 MW of capacity, including 1,247 MW of energy efficiency and 11,084 MW of demand response. PJM’s acquisition of demand response...
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Enter the Flexiwatt: A New Choice for Consumers and a Business Opportunity...
Credit: Intel Free Press Most homeowners probably think they have three choices when it comes to electricity. Buy it from a power provider, generate it themselves, or avert its use altogether through...
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Quick Energy Efficiency News…At Age 125 Carnegie Hall Goes Green…EE...
You’re never too old to be green. At the ripe age of 125, Carnegie Hall has achieved silver certification in the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program. This makes the famed concert hall one of the...
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How to Implement Smart Building Technologies Like the Pros
This LEED Building Uses Smart Building Technologies How do the smartest and most sophisticated smart building owners implement smart building technologies? A new report from IDC Energy Insights shows...
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Making Energy Efficiency Rebates Simple to Boost Participation Tenfold
Simpler Home Page for Rebates Yoav Lurie, CEO and founder of Simple Energy, got his idea for making energy efficiency rebates simpler from his mother. And her inspiration helped him found a way to...
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Quick Energy Efficiency News…LEDs Arrive… Show for the Cool and Smart…SDG&E...
Quick energy efficiency news for September 8… So yes, LEDs have truly arrived. LED prices have declined enough to make them economical for almost every setting and use, says a recent report by...
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Nevada Sees Triple the Projected LED Sales Due to Instant Discount
LED Sales Three Times Higher Than Expected. Credit: Lloyd Alter Participation in Nevada’s energy efficiency program led to three times the projected LED sales due in large part to an “instant discount”...
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Quick Energy Efficiency News…Approved! Key Energy Bill in CA…Benchmarking in...
Quick energy efficiency news for September 15… It’s 2030 dreamin’ for California, which passed a bill last week (SB 350) to increase reliance on renewable energy to 50 percent and double energy...
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Searching for The Outlier Energy User Who Saves 8-20%
Outlier Energy Users Love Their Smart Phones A team of cultural anthropologists has launched a search for the outlier energy user who saves 8 to 20 percent on energy bills. The team members have...
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Major Public Pension Fund Backs Index to Benchmark Industrial Energy...
A major public pension fund is backing a new project to benchmark the energy productivity of companies – how much revenue or production they achieve for each unit of energy that they consume. The...
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Opower, Nest are Winners in Home Energy Management
Nest thermostat Opower and Nest are leading the growing market in home energy management, says a new report by Navigant. The market sputtered at first, but gained momentum in 2014, says Neil Struther,...
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Quick Energy Efficiency News…Demand for Green Building…Most Energy Efficient...
UC Irvine’s LEED-platinum certified Gross Hall is one of the most energy-efficient labs in the U.S. New research shows the green building sector has created millions of jobs and contributed hundreds of...
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Where Do We Go Now, Energy Efficiency Community?
Not so long ago compact flourescent lights were transformational. Today they are pretty much what many people pick up at the store when they need lights (unless they are buying LEDs.) So what will the...
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Legislation Gives California Energy Efficiency a Big Boost
Courthouse building in California SB 350, legislation just passed, gives California energy efficiency a big boost. It doubles the state’s goal for energy efficiency in buildings, boosting the goal from...
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