Energy Management Articles
Padres Adds 20 EV Chargers
The Padres will add EV charging to Petco Park in San Diego for the 2025 baseball season.
Town of Chatham Adopts EV Charging
The Town of Chatham in Massachusetts announces the completion of its first fully publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) combined fast charging plus conventional charging station project.
The Power of Automation in Sustainability: How AFL Saved ~$300k Annually
AFL, a global leader in fiber optic cable and connectivity solutions, faced incresing pressure from stakeholders to improve energy efficiency and sustainability reporting. Read this case study to explore how AFL worked with EnergyCAP on an automated utility data management system that led to annual savings, streamlined operations, and greater visibility into energy use.
ING’s Targets Validated by SBTi
Amsterdam-based bank ING announced the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated its climate targets to lower GHG emissions in its own operations and its client portfolio.
Evanston Approves Buildings Ordinance to Lower Emissions
The city council of Evanston, Illinois, approved the Healthy Buildings Ordinance (HBO) to implement a building performance standard.
Azenta Lowers Emissions 20%
Azenta, a provider of life sciences solutions, announced that in 2024 the company lowered its carbon footprint by achieving a 20% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions (market-based) compared to 2022.
General Motors Installs EV Charging in 25 States
General Motors and Pilot Company announced their collaborative network now offers over 130 electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging locations in over 25 states.
Airbus Collaborates for Emissions Study
Airbus and a consortium of 10 partners from four European countries launched PACIFIC, a project to study the impact of aviation's non-CO2 emissions on Local Air Quality and Climate with a focus on contrails.
Electrolux Group’s Emissions Decrease 36%
Electrolux Group, a home appliance manufacturer, announced that the company achieved progress on reducing carbon emissions in Scope 1 and 2 (operations) by 36% and Scope 3 including product use by 31% compared to 2021. This marks progress toward the Group's second science-based climate target.
Ingka Adds South Carolina Solar Park
Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group — the largest IKEA retailer — began constructing a new photovoltaic solar park called Kingstree West in Williamsburg County, South Carolina.
2025 Building Policies Outlook: More and Smaller Cities Still Passing Building Performance Standards
Fighting climate change means taking serious steps to reduce carbon emissions generated by buildings. This column from IMT's James Burton explores leading-edge states and local governments shifting to mandatory building performance policies designed to reduce carbon emissions.
JFK Airport Deploys 24 Fast EV Chargers
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey announced the opening of an electric vehicle (EV) charging station at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) that more than doubles the airport’s available EV chargers.
Chico State Unveils Net-Zero Building
Chico State announced its new Behavioral and Social Sciences Building, a 94,000-square-foot facility, sets a benchmark for sustainable construction.
Weekend Reads: Sustainable Style; Supersizing Solar and Wind
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
Maryland Transit Administration Adds Hybrid Buses to Fleet
The Maryland Transit Administration added 117 hybrid electric and battery electric buses to its fleet to lower emissions.
Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Geothermal Heating and Cooling
Deployment of geothermal heat pumps (GHPs) with air-source heat pumps (ASHPs) and other energy efficiency measures can achieve key energy resilience, energy affordability, and national decarbonization goals. Achieving Liftoff and commercial scale will rely on achieving 5 major imperatives that increase the value proposition by reducing costs or increasing benefits and expand the market size of GHPs. In this report from the U.S. Department of Energy, learn more about these imperatives and potential solutions to unlock them.
SVJN Signs for Solar, Wind, Storage Project
Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), an Indian public sector company in the Navratna Category, signed a contract to build a 500-MW hybrid megaproject combining solar, wind and energy storage technologies.
Carnival Adds Solar Parks at Mahogany Bay and Puerta Maya
Carnival Corporation & plc, a cruise company, announced it has expanded its renewable energy portfolio with the recent launch of new solar parks at two of its port destinations, Mahogany Bay Cruise Center in Roatán, Honduras, and Puerta Ma
Paramount Schools Adopt Solar, EV Charging
The Paramount Unified School District is adopting both solar arrays and electric charging stations to lower emissions throughout the school system.
SpartanNash Lowers Power Usage, Fleet Emissions
Food wholesaler and grocery retailer SpartanNash implemented several initiatives to reduce its environmental impact and improve efficiency, such as decreasing its fleet emissions and power usage.
States Improve Energy Efficiency Programs
Several states improved their efficiency programs recently to lower pollution and emissions, according to the 16th edition of the State Energy Efficiency Scorecard report.
Covestro Sets 2030 Energy Efficiency Target
Covestro, a manufacturer of high-quality polymers, announced that its new 2030 goal is to use 20% less energy to produce one ton of product than in 2020.
Clemens Food Group to Deploy BESS
Clemens Food Group announced the addition of an energy storage system that will stabilize energy costs at its facility in Hatfield, Pennsylvania.
Consumers Energy Launches EV Charging Program
Consumers Energy announced its Grand Rapids service area will launch an EV charging pilot program.
Berry Global’s Emissions Decline 28%
Packaging solutions company Berry Global Group, Inc. announced it lowered Scope 1 and 2 absolute emissions by 28.3% compared to the 2019 baseline.
Energy Savings Performance Contract Cuts Cost, Reduces Energy Consumption Energy at Memorial Elementary School
As part of a larger energy savings performance contract (ESPC) in its district, Hart County Schools’ Memorial Elementary School instituted changes that achieved a 66% reduction in energy usage. Through the ESPC with CMTA, a Better Buildings Design and Construction Ally, the school implemented a geothermal ground source heat pump system as well as energy efficiency upgrades after a detailed audit. In this column, learn more about the project that has reduced energy consumption and generated substantial utility cost savings while improving the learning environment.
Tri-County Career Center Adopts Solar
The Tri-County Career Center in Nelsonville, Ohio, announced the completion of a solar PV project.
American Packaging's Goals Validated by SBTi
American Packaging Corporation (APC), a flexible packaging solutions company, announced the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved its near-term science-based emissions reduction target.
Adirondack Park Adds Solar Arrays
Adirondack Park will deploy solar under New York’s first Build-Ready site auction to advance large-scale renewable energy.
Grainger's Goals Approved by SBTi
Grainger plc, a UK-based residential landlord that focuses on the Build-to-Rent sector, announced it received approval from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its near-term science-based GHG emissions reduction target.
