Energy Management Articles
Switch increases renewables commitment, joins Renewable Energy Buyers' Principles
Switch is working with local utility Consumers Energy to develop a comprehensive plan to power its SUPERNAP Michigan data center with 100% green power.
Mayors' survey reveals strong support for LED lighting, energy efficient buildings, solar tech
Cities are deploying solar electricity systems, LED lighting and low-energy buildings to meet energy and climate goals.
Top 10 Energy Smart Tips for Existing Building Upgrades
This is a one-pager that identifies 10 general tips for increasing building energy efficiency.
Massive NYC development to become city's first off-grid residential complex
A state of-the-art cogeneration plant will enable the development to generate its own electricity, hot water, heating, and cooling onsite, independent of the local electric grid.
Clean energy guru sees more corporate renewables purchases
Bloomberg New Energy Finance's Michael Liebreich anticipates corporations will continue pursuit of directly sourcing renewable energy to power their organizations.
Skybox Datacenters teams with NRG on renewable powered facility
The company will use a combination of onsite solar and a long-term wind power purchase agreement to provide clean energy to the facility.
Variable frequency drives market poised for significant growth
Leading vendors in the VFD market include ABB, Siemens, Toshiba and Yaskawa.
Existing building energy efficiency becomes multibillion-dollar industry
Upgrades to existing buildings are needed in order to make a large-scale impact on energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Data center company Digital Realty receives EPA recognition for cutting emissions
Digital Realty Trust Inc., a data center solutions and services provider based in San Francisco, recently earned U.S. EPA Energy Star certification.
US industries stay on the pulse of high-tech energy-saving solutions
U.S. industry plays a foundational role in advancing a more energy efficient economy.
Growing trend: Zero-down financing for energy efficiency, climate resiliency upgrades
Ygrene Energy Fund announced Jan. 15 that Alachua County, Fla., joined 25 other Florida municipalities in the adoption of its property assessed clean energy financing program.
Executives from top Microsoft, Johnson Controls, Vestas, and other firms join AEE board
Executives from some of the country's largest firms joined the Advanced Energy Economy's board of directors.
Global clean energy investment hit record levels in 2015, BNEF says
Global clean energy investment surged in 2015 to a record $329.3 billion, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Salesforce inks 2 wind power deals in move toward 100% renewable energy
Salesforce signed two virtual power purchase agreements for wind, moves the company views as major steps toward its goal of powering operations exclusively with renewable energy.
BioHiTech America tests system to convert commercial food waste to energy
BioHiTech America is running a pilot program that takes food waste from a high-volume supermarket located in New Jersey and converts it to energy.
Marriott saves energy, money with HVAC refurbishment instead of replacement
HVAC refurbishment was successfully employed at the Little Rock Marriott.
Morgan Stanley to install Bloom fuel cell system at NYC headquarters
Morgan Stanley announced that Bloom Energy will install a fuel cell system at the bank's global headquarters in New York City.
Renewable Energy Buyers' Principles adds 6 new participants to growing list of large-scale names
The new participants are Google, McDonald's, adidas Group, Nestle, Kellogg and Avery Dennison.
Switch data centers going green with 100% renewable energy
Data center provider Switch recently announced that its SUPERNAP data centers are now 100% powered by renewable energy.
Chamber of Commerce backs San Diego's 100% renewable energy goal
San Diego is trying to figure out how it will meet the goal of powering all homes and businesses with renewable energy by 2035.
Top NYC hotels join city's 'Carbon Challenge'
Some of the city’s most iconic hotels have joined a new carbon-cutting initiative.
California net metering structure to endure through 2019
The California Public Utilities Commission has taken steps toward maintaining the state's net energy metering tariff for at least the next three years.
Bloomberg LP to purchase energy from NY wind farm
NYSERDA announced in December that a large-scale wind project supported by New York's Renewable Portfolio Standard will sell power to corporations.
Commercial PACE financing gathers steam, increases upgrade feasibility
Traditionally more of a residential energy efficiency financing tool, property-assessed clean energy, or PACE, is gaining ground in the commercial sector.
DOE announces new efficiency standard, expected to save businesses billions
The U.S Department of Energy announced new energy efficiency standards Dec. 21, 2015.
Google invests big in renewable energy for data centers
Google is making considerable long-term investments in renewable energy to power their own operations and support renewable energy penetration globally.
Solar Means Business 2015: Top U.S. Corporate Solar Users
In this report, the Solar Energy Industries Association, a trade association for solar energy and related businesses, highlights the growing list of companies choosing to go solar.
Utilities Increase Access to Energy Data to Help Commercial Customers Benchmark
As energy benchmarking becomes standard practice in the commercial building industry, owners and managers of buildings are seeking to simplify the process of obtaining utility data.
Business Case for Proactive Rooftop Unit Replacement Strategy
This document introduces the key elements to consider in making the business case for a proactive high-efficiency rooftop units, or RTU, replacement strategy.
Primer on Organizational Use of Energy Management and Information Systems
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory digs into Energy Management and Information Systems, or EMIS, a broad family of tools and services used to manage building energy use.
