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Rebates planned for some appliances

Oklahomans soon could get rebates for their old washing machines and fridges under a proposed plan through the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. more...
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PSE&G Expanding Free Home Energy Audits to Customers in Urban Enterprise Zones

Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) today announced it is offering free home energy audits and free or low-cost energy conservation measures to eligible customers in the 25 Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) municipalities located in the utility's service territory. more...
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Allegheny Power Launches Aclara Energy Analysis Software to Its Maryland Customers

Aclara, a leader in Intelligent Infrastructure™ solutions for utilities, announces that Allegheny Power has deployed Aclara Energy Analysis software, one of the industry-leading ENERGYprism® customer-care solutions, to help customers in Maryland understand how they use power and identify ways they can save energy and money. more...
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The World's Largest Resort-Hotel-Casino Renews Its Facility Operations Agreement with Veolia Energy

Veolia Energy North America, a leading provider of sustainable energy services and facility operations and management solutions, is delighted to announce that it has renewed its contract with the world’s largest resort-hotel-casino, The Venetian Las Vegas. more...
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Governor Rendell Announces $22 Million Investment in Energy Conservation Projects

Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced Pennsylvania's Conservation Works! grant program will save more than 570 million kilowatt hours of electricity, generate an additional 14.4 million kilowatt hours, and reduce natural gas use by 2.1 million thousand cubic feet over the lifetimes of the various projects. more...
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Dominion Virginia Power CFL Bulb Instant Discount Program Saves Enough Energy Thus Far to Power 72,000 Homes

Virginians are saving about 1 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity through Dominion Virginia Power's compact fluorescent light bulb instant discount program. more...
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If you weatherize your home, you may be able to lower your tax bill

Homeowners who weatherize their homes can not only lower their winter heating bills but may also be able to lower their 2009 IRS tax bill. more...
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HONEYWELL AWARDED SMART GRID GRANT FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Honeywell (NYSE:HON) today announced it has been awarded an $11.4-million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the largest single energy grid modernization investment in U.S. more...
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Marriott, TXU Energy Ink Green Deal

More than 40 Marriott hotels throughout Texas are doing their part to help the Texas environment. more...
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Echelon Joins U.S. Department of Commerce on Energy Efficiency Trade Mission to India

Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) today announced that it is participating in an energy efficiency trade mission to India, co-hosted by the U.S. more...
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Edmunds.com seeks new mileage ratings

The debate over how to revise fuel-economy sticker ratings to accommodate new fuels continues, with auto shopping website Edmunds.com now asking the government to mandate a figure based on the cost of a typical month of operation. more...
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Marriott, TXU Energy Ink Green Deal

More than 40 Marriott hotels throughout Texas are doing their part to help the Texas environment. more...
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Local agencies get $1.1 million for energy projects

More than $1 million in federal stimulus money is being awarded to six Lackawanna County nonprofits and governments that will replace aging windows, heating and lighting systems with new, green alternatives. more...
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KEMA sees opportunities to address end-use data gap for energy efficiency, grid reliability goals

KEMA (www.kema.com) has identified opportunities to address existing gaps in and problems with energy end-use data used to support utility energy efficiency programs, electric capacity markets, and environmental policy. more...
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Echelon Announces New i.LON SmartServer 2.0 for Energy Management Applications

Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) announced today the new i.LON SmartServer 2.0, a smart energy manager that openly connects systems and devices to enterprise software applications, service providers, and the smart grid. more...
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Echelon Accelerates Enterprise Energy Management Momentum

Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) today announced broad support for Enterprise Energy Management solutions (EEM) based on Echelon’s technology. more...
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Central Hudson Offers Energy Efficiency Incentives to Mid-sized Businesses

Mid-sized businesses in the Hudson Valley may now qualify for Central Hudson’s SavingsCentral energy efficiency programs. more...
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ARTICLES

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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Green Buildings: Saving Energy and Water

By Lee Barken -
Without question, public interest in sustainability and green buildings is growing. It's no surprise that people prefer to work in healthy environments with good indoor more...
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How much are electric utilities spending to save a kilowatt-hour through energy-efficiency programs?

By Kelsie Bell -
Using data collected by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) for the 50 electric utilities that spend the most on energy efficiency, we estimate that the more...
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Reducing Energy and Life Cycle Costs using Sinusoidal Motor Controllers

By Amir Broshi -
Ever increasing electricity prices, concern for the environment and CO2 emission, and business demands for increased profitability, lead companies to seek energy saving solutions and more...
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ENERGY BLOGS

Historical Analysis of Energy Storage Technologies

Blogger Photo By Victor Humphrey - At first glance my first blog posting might be deemed impractical or even illogical by realists, if any can be more...

REGULATORS TO THE RAMPARTS - They Must Lead!

Blogger Photo By Martin Rosenberg - Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont set the tone for the gathering this week of our nation's state utility regulators in more...

Intelligence for the Utility as Well as the Grid

Blogger Photo By Bart Thielbar - What comes first – the smart meter or the ability to capture and effectively utilize the information available from the more...

How America will lead the world out of the global financial crisis

Blogger Photo By Marcial Ocampo - How America will lead the world out of the global financial crisis I believe that once America finds its focus more...

Gems from Silicon Valley and GreenBeat 2009

Blogger Photo By Kate Rowland - Today’s GreenBeat 2009 conference in San Mateo, California, brought together venture capitalists, analysts, electric utility executives and smart grid solutions more...
 

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