Smart Energy Decisions News

Solar - November 28, 2020

Weekend reads: Inside a solar-powered tiny home; What John Kerry's new post means for the climate change struggle

It's a long holiday weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.

GHG Emissions - November 25, 2020

U.S. Steel Corp. closes $63M green bond to fund low-emission furnace

United States Steel Corporation announced Nov. 24 the closing of a $63.4 million green bond from which the proceeds will fund work on a new low-emission electric arc furnace at the Fairfield Works location.

Energy Efficiency - November 25, 2020

RMI receives capital from Bezos Fund for building efficiency campaigning

Rocky Mountain Institute recently announced that it was awarded $8 million from the Bezos Earth Fund to advocate for and support the adoption of policies that accelerate the transition to carbon-free buildings in the U.S.

Sourcing Renewables - November 25, 2020

Hasbro reaches RE target with offsets and credits

Hasbro announced Nov. 24 that it achieved 99.4% renewable energy sourcing through investment in renewable energy credits and carbon offsets in 2019 and 2020.

GHG Emissions - November 24, 2020

New emissions reporting standard addresses carbon footprint of lending and investment

The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) announced Nov. 18 that it released the first global standard for measuring and reporting emissions associated with loans and investments.

Energy Efficiency - November 24, 2020

Philly Met uses Penn.'s first retroactive C-PACE to cover past energy upgrades

The owners of the Met Philadelphia announced Nov. 25 that it is retroactively using Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing to pay for energy efficiency upgrades to the building that occurred in 2018, a first for the commonwealth.

Energy Efficiency - November 24, 2020

New report outlines top priorities in energy for the next year

Energy transformation and sustainability economies are set to be the biggest focus in the energy and environment industry in the coming year as the industry evolves to face new challenges, a new report found.

Wind - November 23, 2020

Crown covers 100% of U.S., Canada operations with Texas wind power

Crown Holdings announced Nov. 20 that it has become the first metal packaging manufacturer to power its U.S. and Canadian operations on 100% renewable energy.

GHG Emissions - November 23, 2020

Australian real estate firm goes 100% carbon neutral with local credits

ISPT announced Nov. 17 that it is officially 100% carbon neutral across all its owned and operated properties, including its corporate offices.