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Parkland College Grant to allow for 'green job' training

More than 1,000 area residents could get trained for "green jobs" as the result of a $375,000 grant to Parkland College. more...
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Report stresses efficiency in energy bill

Randy Hafer, president and CEO of High Plains Architects in Billings, thinks the projections are far too conservative. more...
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EnerNOC Signs Contract to Deliver Its SiteSMART Data-Driven Energy Efficiency Application to California Businesses and Institutions

EnerNOC, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENOC), a leading provider of clean and intelligent energy management applications, has entered into a three-year contract with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to deliver SiteSMART, EnerNOC's data-driven energy efficiency application, to commercial and institutional customers in Northern and Central California. more...
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Progress Energy to help provide residential energy saving upgrades in Marion

Marion residents are getting energy-saving improvements to their homes thanks to a corporate citizen. more...
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Efficiency can help meet demand for energy

Harvey Sachs explains energy efficiency in elemental human terms. more...
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US Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Summit

 Apr 20, 2010 - Apr 21, 2010 - Dallas, TX - USA

Operating and Maintaining wind farms costs big money and can make a big dent in your bottom line. But that cost can be significantly reduced by adopting outstanding O&M strategies that will reduce downtime and improve the performance of your wind farm. more...

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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS CONTINUED

Energy efficiency could save residents thousands

Energy efficiency could save South Carolinians money and create employment for thousands. more...
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Ameren asks customers to take energy-saving pledge: Change in bulbs can also reduce utility costs

An Illinois electric utility is asking customers to pledge to use less energy by swapping out one incandescent light in their homes with a compact fluorescent light that is qualified by Energy Star. more...
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Loblaw to install solar panels on rooftops of four stores

Loblaw Companies, a Canadian food retailer, has reported that it will install solar panels on the rooftops of four stores in Ontario as pilot projects. more...
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Wind towers and solar panels help power Jacksonville strip mall: With solar panels, they help power Southside mall.

The twin 30-foot-high towers in front of a strip mall on the south side of Atlantic Boulevard near St. more...
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Xcel Energy Honors Colorado State University as One of 12 Energy Efficiency Expo Award Winners in Colorado

Xcel Energy Honors Colorado State University as One of 12 Energy Efficiency Expo Award Winners in Colorado more...
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County nabs stimulus help for energy plan

The fast scramble in December to apply for stimulus money to upgrade Boone County's energy efficiency has paid off. more...
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Energy audits planned to try to save 104 towns money

When East Deer officials added up the town hall's heating bills for 2008, the cost had reached an all-time high, $23,000. more...
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EnerNOC Releases New Energy Management Application Platform to Drive Customer Value and Enhance User Experience

EnerNOC, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOC) today announced the availability of its new, integrated energy management application platform, as well as the latest release of that platform's four branded on-demand applications. more...
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Charging stations for hybrid cars in works

Motorists who own a hybrid vehicle or plan to buy an electric-powered car will soon get their own version of the gas pump. more...
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Adventist HealthCare Goes Greener, Reduces Future Energy Costs with Help of World Energy

Online Auction Delivers $1.25 Million in Energy Savings, 10 Percent Green for Multiple Facilities more...
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ARTICLES

Temperature Disparity-The Message And A Solution

By Dennis Roberts -
Temperature disparity as it relates to buildings and homes is simply noticeable temperature variations in different parts of the structure. Building managers and owners are more...
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Energy Market Imperfections: Sizing the Fixed Price Penalty from DSM Expansion

By Brooks Albery -
The market for Energy Efficiency (EE) is large, highly fragmented, and includes many specific and challenging market 'imperfections' that need to be addressed before EE more...
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Stimulating DSM Investment as a Product within Utility Portfolios

By Brooks Albery -
The primary question being addressed through this conference is how internal operations and regulatory policies of utilities and the regulatory agencies will be impacted in more...
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Meaningful Interaction: KCP&L Customers Speak Out

By Stephen Smith -
While utilities are undertaking a variety of measures to better manage peak demand and contain costs, true energy management success hinges on the ability to more...
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Managing the Invisible

By Kathy Barbian - Demand response and energy efficiency are often joined at the hip. In this article, written for Intelligent Utility magazine's May/June issue, the author shares how more...
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ENERGY BLOGS

Big Players Not Waiting for Standards

By Stephen Daniels - In the rush to get meters in the field and tout Success with a capital S, many utilities may be more...

Is the Smart Grid that is Being Pushed a Costly Mistake?

Blogger Photo By Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio - The main argument is that, by inaction, each State Government should be responsible to their constituencies for a very costly more...

High Level ENERGY Conferencing

Blogger Photo By Martin Rosenberg - Call it a most intriguing circuit. Many of them were there last week at our landmark EnergyBiz Leadership Forum. There more...

Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings - 3 podcasts

By Denis DuBois - There are only 8 ZEBs in the U.S. at this writing, but that's about to change. Visionaries are thinking about more...

Did energy cause this mess?

Blogger Photo By Elisa Wood Lisa Cohn - By Elisa Wood March 11, 2010 Much of today's economic debate boils down to these questions: How did we get more...

Weaving the Threads: Perspectives from the American Coal Council's Spring Meeting

Blogger Photo By Peter Spinney - I was recently asked to make a presentation at the American Coal Council's Spring Meeting in Clearwater Beach, Florida about more...
 

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