Majority of Energy Use Was for Electricity Generation, Followed by Transportation, Industrial, Residential, and Commercial
April 16, 2014
Americans used more energy in 2013 than the prior year, according to the latest energy flow charts released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Americans had used less energy in 2012 and 2011 than the previous year, but that trend has been reversed.
BEAP Certification Holders Can Provide Verification for Energy Benchmarking Ordinance
April 11, 2014
The city of Chicago now recognizes ASHRAE’s Building Energy Assessment Professional (BEAP) certification as a data verifier credential under the city’s new Energy Benchmarking Ordinance.
Homeowners Can Get Loans of Up to 5 Percent of the Assessed Value of Their Homes
April 7, 2014
The city of Toronto recently piloted a program that will allow residents in certain designated neighborhoods to get city-financed loans to improve their homes’ energy and water efficiency.
Extensive Building Upgrades Expected to Provide $5.3 Million in Annual Savings
April 7, 2014
Honeywell and the U.S. Army have announced a $61 million modernization project at the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing Technology Center (JMTC). The project will support infrastructure improvements at the facility that are expected to cut energy use by approximately 35 percent.
Program Will Give Homeowners User-Friendly Home Energy Rating Program
March 31, 2014
The program will provide customers with an accessible, easy-to-understand rating of their home that can be combined with a comprehensive home energy audit.
TIP Capital and Green Charge Networks to Offer Zero-Down Financing
March 28, 2014
TIP Capital, a leader in equipment financing and asset management solutions, and Green Charge Networks (GCN), a provider of intelligent customer-sited energy storage, have announced a program to offer zero-down financing for GCN’s retail, municipal, and industrial customers.
ABM and Ygrene Partner on Florida’s Largest PACE Energy Funding Contract
March 26, 2014
ABM, a leading provider of facility solutions, has been selected by consumer electronics and appliance retailer BrandsMart USA® to complete a facility-wide energy conservation project that is expected to save its South Dade County, Fla., location 34 percent on its annual utility costs.
With Such Technologies, Annual Energy Consumption of Buildings Could Be Reduced by 6 Quads
March 18, 2014
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $10 million funding opportunity to help demonstrate and deploy energy efficiency technologies for commercial buildings, including projects that will bring next generation building systems and components to a broader market faster.