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The Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) introduced new, cleaner locomotives to the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service on October 1 at Los Angeles Union Station.

It's the weekend! Kick back and relax with these must-read energy articles from around the web:

This webinar, sponsored by Urjanet, discusses how corporate energy managers can measure the overarching impact of enterprise-level energy management programs and drive continued value for the future.

Hawai'i Pacific University has signed a 20-year PPA, which includes the construction of a 211-kilowatt photovoltaic system on four buildings at its affiliate not-for-profit, the Oceanic Institute on Oahu, Hawaii.

The Confidante Miami Beach, a mid-century hotel in Miami's mid-beach neighborhood, recently implemented energy management software to regulate the energy used throughout the property in order to increase its efficiency and increase energy savings.

With the proliferation of decarbonization, decentralization, and digitization in energy, there are new opportunities for commercial and industrial companies to achieve their sustainability goals. In this white paper, presented by ENGIE, new challenges are also noted, especially in developing an efficient and practical approach for reaching these goals.

L.L. Bean’s flagship store in Freeport Maine now hosts the largest electric vehicle charging station in Maine after adding eight new Level II chargers to the eight Tesla chargers installed during the winter.

The U.S. Steel Tower, Pittsburgh’s tallest skyscraper, has achieved a 40% decline in electricity and water usage since 2010, thanks to energy efficiency upgrades from both building management and tenants.

Twenty-seven cities around the globe report they have reduced their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 10% since their respective peaks posted within the last five years. U.S. cities who have reached this level include Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Portland, OR.