Lead-by-example government initiatives also have the power to shift the HVACR market toward more energy-efficient, environmentally friendly products for homes and buildings nationwide.
Ameresco’s energy savings performance contract for Austin Energy’s Domain District Cooling Plant includes the installation of a new chilled water storage system that will help reduce the plant’s peak electricity usage by shifting the chilled water load and associated electric consumption from on-peak to off-peak hours.
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.
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) has published the first two in a series of reports that it said will impact the future of residential energy efficiency in the Northwest.
Data from an analysis by FirstFuel Software, a building energy analytics company, indicates that half of all energy efficiency savings in commercial buildings are achievable through operational improvements, at minimal or no cost to building owners and operators.
Calmac announced that it is now a member of the Texas Energy Storage Alliance (TESA), a diverse and technology-neutral coalition of energy storage technology products and service companies.
The United States is consuming energy considerably more efficiently and with lower emissions than just five years ago thanks to a number of modern technologies that are changing decades-old patterns, according to a report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy.
Danfoss has announced its fourth annual EnVisioneer of the Year award competition. The competition recognizes those who have introduced a new product, opened a new facility, or invested in a building or system upgrade using Danfoss products or solutions to realize significant energy and/or environmental savings.
Spending on energy efficiency programs funded by electric and natural gas utility customers will double by 2025 to about $9.5 billion per year, according to projections published by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
Standard Energy Solutions (SES), a Standard Solar company, announced that it has expanded to become a complete home energy solutions company providing home solar, energy efficiency, and energy management services throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.