Lucid and Rainforest Automation have jointly announced the availability of an integrated, plug-and-play solution for monitoring real-time smart meter data. Lucid customers can now connect Rainforest’s ZigBee-enabled wireless gateway device with Lucid’s BuildingOS® to gain visibility into energy consumption.

CLEAResult, a company that designs and implements energy efficiency programs, announced that eic|ComfortHome (Lancaster, Pa.), Fluid Market Strategies (Portland, Ore.), Resource Solutions Group (Half Moon Bay, Calif.), and Willis Energy Services (Vancouver, British Columbia) are now united under the CLEAResult name.

According to a new report, “Global Building Energy Management Solutions Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2018,” from Reportlinker.com, global market revenues for building energy management systems (BEMS) are forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 19 percent from 2013-2018.

AFC First Financial Corp. has announced its National EnergyLoan® program, which the company said is specifically designed as a simple, low monthly payment financing alternative for energy efficiency home improvements such as HVAC system upgrades.