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30.11.2009
Utilities Unite To Offer Energy Saving Incentives
Eleven Michigan utilities have joined together under the Michigan Public Service Commission to form Efficiency United, a consortium introducing energy optimization programs and incentives to their subscribers. The utilities include Alpena Power, Bayfield Electric Cooperative, Daggett Electric Department, Edison Sault Electric Company, Indiana Michigan Power, Xcel Energy, Upper Peninsula Power Company, WE Energies, Wisconsin Public Service Corp., Michigan Gas Utilities, and SEMCO Energy Gas Company.
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30.11.2009
Mac mini Tops Sust-It’s Energy-Efficiency Charts
By announcing the “Green my Apple" campaign earlier this year, Apple responded to accusations brought by Greenpeace that the company still wasn’t meeting standards imposed by the organization. As an answer, the Mac maker not only introduced its new initiative, but also launched greener products, including a less power-hungry Mac mini.
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23.11.2009
Energy Efficiency plus Renewable Energy Better Choices than More Nuclear Power
While it may be Chernobyl Zombie Season in Washington, D.C., there is some question on the Left Coast as to the sanity in touting greater investment in nuclear power. And, when they start questioning your sanity in la-la land, well, let’s just say this is NAGS (Not A Good Sign), apocalyptically speaking.
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05.11.2009
Funding boost for energy efficiency in US
The latest allocation of funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) are aimed at providing a boost to energy efficiency efforts across the country.
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04.11.2009
Businesses cashing in on energy savings
Businesses are looking to a new climate deal in Copenhagen to ensure a level playing field for industry, but in the meantime they are pledging to continue improving their energy efficiency and boosting investment in low-carbon technologies.
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02.11.2009
Europe`s Saharan solar dream edges closer to reality
Ambitious plans to generate up to 15 per cent of Europe's electricity using giant solar farms in North Africa and the Middle East moved a step forward today, with the announcement that the coalition of firms behind the proposals has formally launched a new joint venture to manage the project.
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29.10.2009
Investing in Energy Efficiency Pays
The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) conducted a post-occupancy study of 25 LEED commercial projects in Illinois and just published the first round of results from their research. The Regional Green Building Case Study Project is one of the first post-occupancy studies to measure energy performance, greenhouse gases emissions, water use, transportation effects, construction and occupancy costs, health benefits, and occupancy comfort on a regional scale. Although CNT found that some LEED projects perform better than others, they also determined that investing in energy efficiency pays off.
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23.10.2009
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Can Create 4.5 Million Jobs
Washington, D.C. United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] According to the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and Management Information Services Inc. (MISI), 4.5 million jobs will be created in the United States by 2030 if the government gets serious about tackling climate change.
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