Efforts to dilute or eliminate Ohio’s Energy Efficiency Resource Standards represent an unfortunate – and risky – step backward for Ohio, according to results from an Ohio Manufacturers Association (OMA) study. The standards, which were established with bipartisan support in Senate Bill 221 and took effect in July 2008, require electric utilities to help customers reduce …Continue Reading
Due to a faulty meter, the Wisconsin Heights School District in Black Earth, Wis., was overcharged more than $300,000 by Black Earth Utility over several years. Two years ago, the school district asked the Public Service Commission to conduct an investigation after the district noticed that energy improvements had not led to an expected drop …Continue Reading
Intel Corporation continues to top the EPA’s Green Power Partnership list of top users of renewable electricity, while Microsoft has moved into second place. Intel uses green power to cover 100 percent of its electricity load, some 3.1 million MWh a year. Microsoft Corporation moved into second place by increasing its green power use to …Continue Reading
The amount of natural gas used to generate electricity this year is significantly lower than last year at this time, when low natural gas prices led to significant displacement of coal by natural gas for power generation, according to figures from the US Energy Information Administration. By late March, wholesale natural gas prices at the Henry …Continue Reading
Solar energy project developer Enfinity America completed a portfolio of solar photovoltaic installations across ten sites for the Greenfield Union School District (GUSD) in Bakersfield, Calif. All the installations went into commercial operation in mid-December 2012. Total system size is 1,987 kW, with its first-year energy output projected to be 3.1 million kWh. The installations …Continue Reading
Sodexo has selected Constellation as its preferred competitive energy supplier for US customers, as part of Sodexo’s Energy and Construction Services. In addition to electricity and natural gas supply through Constellation, Sodexo customers will have access to expanded energy products and services, including energy efficiency, load response, renewable energy certificates and onsite solar generation. Through …Continue Reading
Environmental Leader launched its 2013 Insider Knowledge Report today. The report, made possible by sponsor Schneider Electric, shares lessons learned from 120 corporate environmental, energy and sustainability decision-makers. The third annual report gives real-world examples of how sustainability initiatives are making a difference at companies including Anheuser-Busch InBev, Con Edison, Fujitsu, General Motors, Humana, Nokia …Continue Reading
How does a nationwide corporation keep track of all the energy pricing and incentive information from hundreds of utilities across the country? For Cox Enterprises, a company with about 40,000 accounts that deals with about 190 utilities, it was tough. “Historically, Cox had been using spreadsheets and collecting data by contacting Cox’s operations and accounting …Continue Reading
SourceOne, a subsidiary of Veolia Energy North America, has been selected to perform energy advisory services for SouthCoast Electric Power Group (SCEPG), an aggregation comprised of the cities of New Bedford, Mass., Fall River, Mass., and nearly 30 private companies in the area. The scope of energy services provided by SourceOne will include development of …Continue Reading
Participants in a study by management consultants DEFG reported an average reduction in energy use of 11 percent when using prepaid energy services compared to traditional “post-pay” contracts. The 11 percent decrease is attributable to usage reductions while service is connected and is not a consequence of service disruption, the report says. With an average monthly …Continue Reading
