Honeywell announced a new program for contractors that will provide them with the tools and expertise they need to advise commercial building owners on energy retrofit opportunities that can reduce energy consumption.
Ameresco Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, joined with officials from Bates Technical College to host Gov. Jay Inslee and local leaders to announce the award recipients for the second round of 2012 energy efficiency grants from the Washington State Department of Commerce.
The General Services Administration (GSA) has completed the restoration of the Hipolito Garcia Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in San Antonio. The renovated building is expected to achieve a 38.8 percent reduction in energy usage, which will result in energy cost savings of approximately $87,515 per year.
For homeowners in the Syracuse, N.Y., area, the objective was to find new or improved strategies for exterior building solutions in regard to insulation that will provide extensive energy-savings benefits.
In a deeply divided Congress, Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) sees strong bipartisan cooperation on energy efficiency, he said in remarks at an Energy and Commerce Committee hearing.
Schneider Electric’s Condenser Fan Pak is an easy-to-install energy retrofit solution incorporating floating high pressure control and VSD fan operation for new and existing air-cooled chillers and air-cooled condensing units, states the company.
Lime Energy Co. announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract by AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power, for the implementation of its Small Business Direct Install Program. The AEP Ohio program provides significant incentives to help offset the costs of implementing energy efficiency upgrades.
Under a comprehensive $4.9 million energy savings performance contract (ESPC) with Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN), the Building Technologies division of Siemens Industry Inc. announced that Manchester Memorial Hospital should save nearly $500,000 a year in utility consumption.
While most efficiency retrofits take place because the building owner is looking to reduce energy costs, government policy and incentives are a growing influence. According to a report from Pike Research, the combination of government policies and financial incentives will drive rapid growth in retrofits over the remainder of the decade.
Consumers Energy announced that it awarded nearly $3.7 million in incentives to commercial and industrial customers in the third quarter of 2012 to help fund 996 energy efficiency projects that will provide long-term savings.
