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Lenexa, KS – July 18, 2012: Don’t wait until your lights go dark to find your business needs to upgrade its lighting technology. A U.S. Department of Energy mandate prohibits the import or manufacture of magnetic T12 ballasts and most T12 lamps effective July 14, 2012. Businesses who procrastinate upgrading to high efficiency lighting will […]

Worldwide Energy shines by handling all aspects of energy efficiency. As seen in the April 15, 2011 issue of The Business Journal. The energy-efficiency business is not exactly hurting for attention these days. Rising utility rates, a sluggish economy and stimulus-related federal subsidies for energy audits have led to a flood of consultants offering to […]

Despite its growth, green building may still have to present its case to businesses. With the amount of investment and the length of ROI, green building costs may be more than they’re worth. Therefore, it’s worth listening to the U.S. education sector, and what it has learned from its green building efforts. According to the […]

  Littleton Ford Plasma Case Study (Smithville, MO)   About the Client   Dave Littleton Ford is a certified Ford dealership in Smithville. They have a large outdoor showroom that needed new lighting to display their inventory in a more attractive light, while saving energy.   A total of forty 1000 watt and 400 watt […]

  Raphael Hotel Lighting Case Study (Kansas City, MO)     About the Client   The Raphael Hotel is an elegant, charming hotel in the heart of Kansas City. The parking garage at the Raphael Hotel had inefficient lighting that cast yellow glows to the garage, resulting in poor lighting for guests, and made the area […]

A new study from the National Trust for Historic Preservation found that widespread efficiency efforts among the 4.4 million small buildings across the country could save $30 billion per year in energy costs. The study says small commercial buildings (50,000 square feet and smaller) offer "substantial and immediate energy efficiency opportunities and cost savings. Profitable […]

Energy benchmarking is becoming a must for large cities, with Boston being the latest one. Benchmarking mandates the measurement and disclosure of energy use for large buildings, and is meant to help building owners understand their energy use better, and to take action in poorly performing buildings. In an effort to inspire action, the Lawrence […]

Concentrated solar power (CSP) could unlock a clean energy future - if it clears the regulatory, technological, and financial hurdles in its way. The Center for American Progress recently released a white paper that estimates "CSP could add up to 16 gigawatts of baseload power globally within a few years, with a larger  return on […]

For the tenth year in a row, Ernst & Young released their findings for the top countries that are most attractive for renewable energy. This year the title goes to the United States. The annual Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index ranks 40 of the most active countries for renewables based on several factors including incentives, […]