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Consumers Energy Awards $4.3 Million To Help Michigan Businesses And Schools Save Energy And Money

JACKSON, Mich., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire - Consumers Energy awarded $4.3 million in incentives through its Business Solutions program to fund 835 projects in the first quarter of 2013 to help Michigan businesses and schools become more energy efficient. More...

Green Energy Management Completes Successful Installation of Energy Efficient Lighting at Co-Op City

BATON ROUGE, La., May 20, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE - Green Energy Management Services, Inc. (OTCBB: GRMS) announced today the successful installation of energy efficient lighting for Riverbay Corporation, also known as Co-Op City in the Bronx, NY, one of the world's largest cooperative living facilities with more than 15,000 residential units. More...

ComEd Awards Four Local Families $180,000 in Smart Home Makeovers

CHICAGO, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire - ComEd announced the four winners of its Smart Home Showcase, a contest awarding four customers with free, energy efficiency home makeovers valued at $45,000 each. More...

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Energy efficient vehicles tested in real-world situations

May 18 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Britney Milazzo Centre Daily Times (State College, Pa.) - About a dozen electric, hybrid and bio-diesel automobiles underwent tech inspections Friday at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology for the fifth annual 21st Century Automotive Competition. More...

National Grid Unveils Future Home of Sustainability Hub

WORCESTER, Mass., May 16, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE - National Grid today unveiled plans for the future home of its Sustainability Hub, a 2,200 square-foot facility centrally located within the company's smart grid pilot area in Worcester, Mass. More...

Energizing Indiana audit saves consumers money

May 14 - News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN) - For each degree lowered on a thermostat in the winter, energy consumers can see a monthly savings rate of 2 to 3 percent. More...

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Breaking through the Glass Curtain Wall to Net Zero Energy

By Michael Rovito
On: May 13, 2013

Paul Torcellini of the National Renewable Energy Labs (NREL) gave a presentation last year on net zero energy (NZE) buildings to folks from NYSERDA, the NY Department of Public Service, consultants, and others who buzz more...

Energy Efficiency for a Greener Ireland

By Jessica Kennedy
On: April 22, 2013

Ireland has recently made news with its efforts in energy efficiency and sustainability. According to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), 2012 was a landmark year for energy efficiency and sustainability in Ireland. The more...

Modern Energy Battles Demand Science-Backed Stakeholder Support

By Jerry Thompson
On: March 25, 2013

With the recent 60 Minutes TV profile of Daniel Day-Lewis, who so powerfully portrayed our most popular US President in the 2012 bio-pic 'Lincoln', we continue to examine the emotion and pain of the Civil more...

The Smart Building Market in Asia Will Exceed $1,063bn by 2020

By Gambi Chiang
On: August 2, 2012

Everyone knows the new construction market will concentrate in Asia in the next decade, but it is also a rapid growing place for smart buildings. From a latest report published by BSRIA, the smart building more...

Net Zero: Will Future Buildings Consume Significantly Less Energy or Even None at All?

By Robert Shively
On: July 12, 2012

When we hit the economic downturn of the late 2000s, electric usage declined in most developed regions such as Europe, Japan, and the U.S. One of the big debates in today's electric business is what more...

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