Articles Tagged with ''energy efficiency program''

California Gov. Jerry Brown presented the Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) Program with the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award. The state presented this award to recognize the success of the home energy efficiency program.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded nearly $4 million to 13 states to increase statewide energy savings and boost the energy efficiency of public institutions, local governments, and industrial sectors.

Lime Energy Co. has announced the award of a two-year contract valued at approximately $22 million from National Grid for the implementation of its Small Business Direct Install Program for the Western New York Region. 

SmartWatt Energy, a multi-measure energy efficiency firm, has been named an “Approved Partner” for New Jersey Clean Energy’s Pay for Performance Program. Pay for Performance is an energy efficiency program that provides incentives toward whole-building energy improvements in existing buildings and new construction. 

Smart Sealed Insulation has been invited by Conservation Services Group (CSG) to participate in a Chicago pilot program for in-home energy assessments. 

Ecology Action, a provider of marketing and engagement programs for the implementation of energy efficiency and sustainability programs, announced that it has been chosen by Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to administer its Complete Energy Solutions (CES) program.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and utility company NSTAR concluded the first phase of MIT Efficiency Forward — a multimillion-dollar pilot collaboration on energy-use reduction — and due to its success have signed a second agreement to renew the program through 2015. 

CLEAResult, a leading provider of energy efficiency solutions and energy management services, announced that it has agreed to partner with General Atlantic, a global equity investment firm.

A new study finds that utilities aren’t rewarded for adopting energy efficiency programs, and that reforms are needed to make energy efficiency as attractive as renewable energy.

Consumers Energy’s Business Solutions program awarded $7.3 million in incentives in the fourth quarter of 2012 to help Michigan commercial and industrial customers become more energy efficient.