Program Implementation, Programs & Policy
Online Rebate Tool Implemented for HVAC Energy Efficient Systems
Rebates Offered to HVAC Contractors for Use of Energy Efficient Systems Energy Manager Today, June 21, 2017 An online, user-friendly rebate tool has been implemented recently that allows HVAC contractors to search for local and national rebates or incentives available on energy efficient light commercial LG air conditioning systems. Some rebates on energy efficient LG […]
benefits of energy efficiency, commercial hvac, incentives, LG, REBATES
Improved Savings for Rooftop Air Conditioners
More Good Efficiency News for Rooftop Air Conditioners NRDC, April 29, 2016. Image credit: derwiki The Department of Energy (DOE) recognized six large companies this week for their investments in increasing the efficiency of these rooftop air conditioners by replacing or retrofitting aging, inefficient units with more efficient machinery. Rooftop air conditioners—commonly used in low-rise buildings […]
ac, commercial air conditioning, DOE, incentives, retrofit, rooftop air conditioners
Clean Grid Technology, Renewables
California Leads the Way in Electricity Generated from Utility-Scale Solar Power
California first state to generate more than 5% of electricity from utility-scale solar EIA, March 24, 2015 California has become the first state with more than 5% of its annual utility-scale electricity generation from utility-scale solar power, according to EIA’s Electric Power Monthly. California’s utility-scale (1 megawatt (MW) or larger) solar plants generated a record […]
California, CPUC, incentives, solar power, utility-scale electricity generation
Program Implementation, Programs & Policy
DTE’s Energy Efficiency Program for Business
DTE Energy Boosts Agricultural Energy Efficiency Program Zacks, January 13, 2015 Detroit, MI-based DTE Energy Company (DTE – Analyst Report) announced that it has undertaken additional initiatives for enhancing agricultural energy-efficiency under its “Energy Efficiency Program for Business.” With 20 new measures in place, agricultural community members in Michigan can apply for cash incentives to help them reimburse cost […]
Program Evaluation, Programs & Policy
Arkansas Large C&I Incentives Save Big
Energy efficiency at capitol saves taxpayers $88,000 THV 11, January 10, 2015 Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin received an $88,246.72 incentive check from Arkansas’s Entergy Solutions Large Commercial and Industrial Program thanks to efficiencies that significantly reduced annual energy consumption, and the operating expenses at the State Capitol Building, resulting in a net savings to taxpayers. […]
Arkansas, incentives, Large Commercial & Industrial, save money
Program Implementation, Programs & Policy
Duke Energy Receives Approval for Comprehensive EE Program Portfolio
“Since the early 1990s, Duke Energy has offered its customers programs to save energy and save money,” said Doug Esamann, Duke Energy state president – Indiana, in a press release. “We will continue to offer energy efficiency programs and I encourage our customers to take advantage of these opportunities to lower their bill while conserving power.”
Duke Energy, energy efficiency programs, incentives, Indiana Utility Commission, residential
Industrial Technology, Process
Manufacturers & Consumers: Powerful Forces Propelling Industrial Efficiency
The next time you are riding down on an elevator, consider whether it captured any of the energy potential created during the descent. If you are in a new elevator from Otis—a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation(UTX)…
Markets & Business, Markets & Trends
Will Utilities Be Able to Offer Efficiency Programs to Legal Marijuana Growers?
Marijuana—legal or otherwise—requires a lot of power to produce. And in the Pacific Northwest, utilities are now facing the complicated task of efficiently meeting that demand while navigating a set of opposing laws.
demand, energy efficiency, incentives, marijuana, utility company
Program Implementation, Programs & Policy
Herman Miller Offers EE Incentives for Employees
The global modernist furniture icon, Herman Miller, which is responsible for bringing the world the famed Eames Lounge Chair, is invested in far more than simply sitting in style and comfort. Since 1953, the manufacturing company has made it a mission to be “a good steward of the environment”
energy efficiency, furniture, Herman Miller, incentives, Team 53
Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business
Google & Nest thermostats: New Frontiers in Energy Efficiency
With select energy companies across the country customers can choose to sync their Nest thermostat with the energy provider such that their home’s temperature is automatically adjusted during energy rush hours on extremely hot days, reducing the peak demand.