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Las Vegas casinos doubling down on renewables, energy efficiency

March 10, 2016

MGM Resorts, Wynn and Las Vegas Sands are looking to add more renewable energy at their facilities.

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Shari's Café and Pies joins U.S. DOE's Better Buildings Challenge

March 10, 2016

Shari’s Café and Pies restaurant chain recently became the first full-service restaurant to join the DOE Better Buildings Challenge.

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Con Edison boasts strong year for energy efficiency incentives for C&I customers

March 9, 2016

In 2015, 28,300 Con Edison customers got rebates from the utility for making energy-saving upgrades.

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Corporate renewable energy purchases taking hold in Michigan

March 9, 2016

Michigan is getting noticed for its moves to facilitate corporate renewable energy purchases.

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US energy storage market 'really took off' in 2015, grew 243%

March 8, 2016

Energy storage is beginning to make serious inroads, particularly at the utility-scale level, according to a new report by GTM Research.

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General Motors, Union Bank earn EPA Energy Star certifications  

March 8, 2016

Commercial and industrial business leaders Union Bank and General Motors received the U.S. EPA's Energy Star certification for energy efficiency.

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Major zipper manufacturer goes solar, offsets nearly 100% of power consumption

March 7, 2016

Zipper manufacturer YKK teamed with panel provider Mitsubishi Electric US and installer SunGreen Systems on a 521-kW solar PV system.

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Warehouse rooftops remain largely untapped solar energy sites

March 7, 2016

While many big box stores like Wal-Mart, Target and Kohl's are leading the way toward corporate solar uptake, warehouses have remained largely overlooked.

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RMI's top 10 reasons solar PV is poised for major growth

March 4, 2016

A recent Rocky Mountain Institute blog post countered a New York Times article that discussed potential challenges facing the U.S. solar industry.

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Advanced energy market is soaring, energy storage growing fast

March 3, 2016

The U.S. energy storage market grew 12 times larger in 2015 than the prior year, with total revenue reaching $734 million.

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ALDI installs energy management systems at nearly 1,500 locations

March 3, 2016

ALDI is making concerted efforts to improve sustainability at its stores by cutting power consumption and greenhouse gas emissions through the use of energy efficiency an

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SEIA head talks Clean Power Plan, net metering with Bloomberg News

March 2, 2016

Solar Energy Industries Association President and CEO Rhone Resch recently discussed the U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan and the net metering debate in Nevada in a interview with Bloomberg.

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Arizona utility plans more solar, will offer new efficiency incentives

March 2, 2016

Tucson Electric Power on March 2 filed its preliminary 2016 integrated resource plan with the Arizona Corporation Commission.

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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Advancing Industrial Energy Efficiency 2000-2015

March 1, 2016

This report reviews the origins, design and results of the Energy Star industrial program over the past fifteen years. As the report illustrates, energy efficiency is a cost-effective strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the manufacturing sector.

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Power-generating windows: Coming to a building near you?

March 1, 2016

Though the technology behind power-generating windows has been researched for years, large-scale implementation has yet to get underway; SolarWindows hopes to change that.

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Nearly 30% of PG&E's retail electricity is renewable, company says

March 1, 2016

San Francisco-based utility Pacific Gas and Electric recently said it is beating California's renewable portfolio standard.

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Southern to acquire PowerSecure International for $431M

February 29, 2016

The pace of change in the utility sector became more evident last week when Southern Co. announced plans to acquire PowerSecure International.

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EPA recognizes 70 manufacturing plants with 2015 Energy Star certifications

February 29, 2016

The U.S. EPA announced Feb. 24 that 70 manufacturing plants were recognized for superior energy performance in 2015 by receiving Energy Star certification.

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Better Buildings Alliance Winter 2016 Progress Update

February 26, 2016

Download the following Winter 2016 Progress Update for more information about the Better Building initiative's accomplishments and exciting growth.

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Key takeaways from DOE's Better Buildings winter update

February 26, 2016

The U.S. Department of Energy's Better Buildings Alliance added 12 new partners and seven new affiliates in 2015, according to the organization's winter 2016 progress report.

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Mickey goes green with Disney solar installation

February 25, 2016

As part of environmental sustainability efforts, the Reedy Creek Improvement District has installed a 5-MW solar field at Disney World in Orlando, Fla.

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Energy Storage North America highlights SoCalEd accomplishments

February 25, 2016

A new video produced by Energy Storage North America highlights the accomplishments of Edison International's largest subsidiary, Southern California Edison.

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Infographic: DOE's Better Buildings Alliance releases 2016 update

February 24, 2016

Every year, the U.S. Department of Energy releases an annual winter update highlighting programmatic activities and partner successes of the Better Buildings Alliance.

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Green Power Leadership Awards application period approaching

February 24, 2016

The Green Power Leadership Awards recognize leading organizations that have helped further the green power market.

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The wind is blowing toward corporate buyers big time, AWEA says

February 23, 2016

About 75% of the wind megawatts contracted through power purchase agreements in the fourth quarter of 2015 were through corporations, according to a new report.

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Intel completes nation's largest corporate solar carport

February 23, 2016

Tech giant Intel recently announced the completion of a 6.5-MW solar carport at its Folsom, Calif., campus. SolarCity installed the system in three phases.

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Assurant earns EPA Energy Star designations

February 22, 2016

Insurance provider Assurant has earned the U.S. EPA's 2015 Energy Star certification for its Atlanta office and eight other facilities.

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JPMorgan announces massive LED rollout

February 22, 2016

In what has been called the world’s largest single-order LED installation to date, JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced it will put LED lighting in most of its roughly 5,000 U.S. branches.

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Study: Energy management system market expected soar in coming years

February 19, 2016

The global energy management systems market size was estimated to be $20.49 billion in 2014 and significant growth is expected according to a new report.

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First-time corporate renewable energy buyers breathing down Google’s neck

February 19, 2016

Google still dominates the corporate renewable energy buyers' market, but new entrants made major inroads in 2015, according to the Rocky Mountain Institute.

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