Mayor Ras Baraka and Department of Engineering Director Phillip Scott announced that the City of Newark, New Jersey, and Honeywell Intl. will partner in an energy savings improvement project to help the city save money and taxpayer dollars.
Homebuyers need to know how efficiently water is being used in the homes they are considering to buy. In response to this need, the national energy standards organization, RESNET, is introducing its first ever water efficiency rating index, HERSH2O.
Lime Energy Co. has been awarded a funding agreement by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to design and deliver “Achieving Energy Efficiency in Small Businesses in Low-Income Areas,” an energy efficiency program for low-income communities.
A&B Properties Inc. (ABP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Alexander & Baldwin Inc., has partnered with Carbon Lighthouse, an energy services company, to implement a two-month pilot to identify energy efficiency initiatives for its commercial assets in Hawaii.
Residential customers of Dominion East Ohio can save several ways with the company’s Home Performance with Energy Star® program. It includes a home energy assessment to help diagnose high utility usage and comfort issues, and then provides rebates of up to $1,250 for completion of energy-efficiency improvements.
Contractors in Pennsylvania that install energy efficiency home improvements are encouraged to attend a free seminar that will feature important information about KeystoneHELP, the state’s official Energy Star HVAC and home improvement financing plan.
Lime Energy Co. announced it has received a one-year contract extension with National Grid to continue its Small Business Program in western New York. This extension of the six-year partnership represents National Grid’s ongoing commitment to deliver efficiency solutions to its small commercial customers.
Lime Energy Co. announced it has been awarded a three-year contract with an expected value of $9 million to implement a Small Business Direct Install (SBDI) program for Oncor Electric Delivery Co. Oncor will provide roughly $1.57 million in annual incentives for eligible customers to improve energy efficiency in their businesses.
A manufacturer from Cadillac, Michigan; a Jackson County, Michigan, public school district; and a Kalamazoo, Michigan, greenhouse were among business customers Consumers Energy honored for successfully using energy efficiency to reduce their energy use and lower bills.
DTE Energy will issue a request for proposal (RFP) for a package of energy-efficiency programs whose vendor contracts expire. The company will seek two-year contracts for programs that include HVAC and home performance with insulation and windows.