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.

Transformative Wave announced that it has expanded its production capacity to meet increased demand for its CATALYST product, a HVAC energy efficiency retrofit solution for existing constant volume rooftop units (RTUs).

Application of 30 specific energy savings measures across all building types and climate zones resulted in cutting energy use by nearly half, according to results of newly approved research funded by ASHRAE.

BuildingIQ, a leading energy management software company, has announced a strategic relationship with AMP Technologies, provider of a leading suite of products and services for commercial real estate asset management.

Though industrial facilities are some of the most energy-intensive buildings worldwide, the drive for continuous operations and a focus on production has usually made energy efficiency a low priority for their operators and managers, notes Navigant Research.

An ASHRAE draft standard that describes a methodology to apply building energy modeling to the design process is open for industry input. ASHRAE Standard 209P defines minimum requirements for providing energy design assistance using building energy simulation and analysis.

BuildingIQ, a leading energy management software company, announced that it has acquired the Energy WorkSite and Facility WorkSite software applications from NorthWrite Inc.

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.

The global energy management systems (EMS) market was valued at $20.49 billion in 2014, and is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) exceeding 14 percent from 2015 to 2022, reaching $58.59 billion by 2022, according to a report from Grand View Research.

While California consumes the second largest amount of energy in the nation, it is also one of the most energy-efficient states, according to a new report. Compared to all other states, California ranks among the lowest in the nation for both per capita energy consumption and per capita energy spending.