A white paper authored by Schneider Electric suggests that meeting greenhouse gas emissions targets will fail unless “Active Energy Efficiency” becomes compulsory. They define “Active Energy Efficiency” as “effecting permanent change through measurement, monitoring and control of energy usage,” and …
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Here’s a very good article that explores the promise of Smart Grid, as well as the challenges it faces. Recently, I’ve taken to making predictions about our energy future. To that end, let me go on record as forecasting that time-of-use …
Prediction: Smart Grid’s Time of Use Metering Will Have Profound Effects Read More »
What a great day I had today in San Francisco, starting with breakfast with Eutricity’s Brent Marsh. Here’s a company with game-changing technology in intelligent building management. Those of us who were around the development of IT over the last …
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Frequent Commenter John F. Robbins writes this marvelous response to the 2GreenEnergy survey on renewables: The most missing question or comment in your survey and most of this blog is how to move away from the current energy-guzzling nature of …
Renewables Are Cool, But Using Less Energy Is Far Better Read More »
Maybe “you had to be there” for this one, but I was personally amused by the following dialog in which a presenter at this year’s Santa Barbara Summit on Energy Efficiency fielded a question from an audience member: Audience member: …
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I had the good fortune to speak with my gradeschool friend Bruce Wilson the other day. Bruce, a contractor in building energy efficiency, had found me online, and was clearly pleased that one of his classmates is involved with sustainable …
Renewable Energy Soon – But Today's Most Obvious Answer Is Efficient Buildings Read More »
Since the 1970s when environmental concerns first hit the political front, we have made great attempts to encourage sustainable development. These attempts include things such as recycling, carpooling, using energy efficient lights and purchasing products which do not emit harmful …
Progress Energy Florida claims that its “Save the Watts” program is a success. The Fortune 500 company says in a recent announcement there has been a 45% drop in energy use since it started the program in 2007 through 2009. That …
[The Vector] Florida’s Progress Energy Program “Save the Watts” Saved $10 Million Read More »
While the Florida utility company Progress Energy has led the conservation charge for its consumers in Florida, in Virginia, a conservation program has been launched by the Virginia State Corporation Commission at the bidding of the State Assembly. The Virginia …
