Markets & Business, Markets & Trends, Program Evaluation, Programs & Policy
The Cost of Saving Electricity Across the US
Berkeley lab turns out comprehensive estimate of efficiency cost — and it’s cheap Written by Robert Walton, utilitydive.com, July 7, 2018 Dive Brief: The figure is highly variable, depending on geography and demographics, but on average it costs $0.025 to save a kilowatt-hour of electricity, according to research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The analysis looked […]
electric utilities, energy efficiency, energy efficiency programs, energy savings, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Markets & Business, Markets & Trends
Tracking U.S. Energy Use From the Source
American energy use, in one diagram Vox, April 13, 2017 Spring brings new growth, new possibilities, and, best of all, a new spaghetti diagram from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) at the Department of Energy. Every year, LLNL produces a new energy flow chart showing the sources of US energy, what it’s used for, and […]
energy efficiency trends, energy flow chart, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LLNL, U.S. energy flow
Industrial Technology, Process
Berkeley Labs Reports Data Center Energy Consumption Plateau
Data Centers Are No Longer The Energy Hogs They Once Were Fortune, June 27, 2016 Efforts by some of the world’s largest Internet companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon to reduce the amount of energy their data centers consume is now bearing fruit. According to a new report released on Monday from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the number of data centers has […]
data center energy usage, energy efficient software, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL, U.S. data centers
Markets & Business, Markets & Trends
The Big Chill: The Global Air Conditioning Market Skyrockets
Valerie Eacret, ERS, for Zondits As temperatures in the northern hemisphere start to climb, many of us reach for the thermostat and turn on the air conditioning – in our homes, at work, and in our cars. People who don’t crank the A/C typically fall into one of two buckets: those who have it but […]
ac, global air conditioning market, hydrofluorocarbons, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL
Building Technology, Plug Loads
3 Plug Loads Projects to Tackle Energy Consumption Vampires
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announces 3 energy-saving projects The Daily Californian, April 14, 2016. Image credit: StockSnap Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced Wednesday the launch of three research projects aimed at increasing energy efficiency for a variety of electrical devices. The new projects tackle the energy consumption of different types of “plug loads” — devices […]
energy usage, gaming computers, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, plug loads, USB transmit power
Clean Grid Technology, Renewables
LabSTAR Launches to Create Opportunities for Emerging Cleantech Companies
Bay Area National Laboratories Jointly Launch New Small Business Voucher Pilot for Emerging Cleantech Companies LBL News Center, July 9 , 2015. Image credit: gr8effect Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories/California (SNL/CA) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), has been awarded $4.15 million by the Department of Energy (DOE) to […]
battery technologies, fuel cell, geothermal, LabSTAR, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Law & Policy, Programs & Policy
Bipartisan Support Remains Important for Green Energy Sector
Renewables enjoy new bipartisan consensus, but efficiency standards remain under attack Utility Dive, January 16, 2015 A wave of conservative political victories does not appear to have set off a fresh series of attacks against state renewable portfolio standards (RPS). The reason? Cleaner power is now mainstream, and competes in the energy marketplace. “I would […]
clean power, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Policy, renewable energy, standards