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  If you study the energy industry, you’d find that we are in the middle of a revolution right now. Everyone from manufacturers improving appliances to consumers renovating their homes, energy efficiency is taking the country by storm.   In a recent article in Energy Manager Today, Danielle Stewart examines how America is making brighter, […]

  The California state legislature bill AB 327 passed and is now awaiting Governor Jerry Brown’s signature. The bill seeks to essentially remove the “cap” from California’s renewable energy portfolio standard (RPS), which is already one of the most aggressive in the nation.   Currently, California state law requires power companies to generate 33 percent […]

  The Consulting-Specifying Engineer website recently brought together a panel of professionals in engineering to discuss building commissioning.   The panel answered questions including the most commonly overlooked issue in commissioning, how energy and sustainability requirements have affected commissioning, and describing a recent lighting and control system.   Read what the panelists had to say […]

There are cities all over the world who are making sustainability and energy management models. In an article from Energy Manager Today, journalist Samantha Alexander examines these cities that are making a difference.   Globally, Sweden has emerged as a sustainability leader, largely because of the country’s renewable energy sources and low carbon emissions.   […]

The nation’s wind power is growing, but in order to get the wind power to the areas that need it the most, billions of dollars in transmission lines will have to be built.   Although transmission lines are growing, it will take it a while before it catches up to the nation’s wind resources, which […]

A new report released from Navigant Research found that the market for lighting controls in commercial buildings would increase as the adoption rate of LED lighting systems increases. It predicted that the worldwide revenue of networked lighting controls will grow from $1.7 billion annually in 2013 to more than $5.3 billion by 2020.   “Building […]

The world’s number 3 maker of wind turbines expects the global wind power market to more than quadruple by 2030.   At a renewable energy conference in Berlin, chief executive of Siemen’s wind power division Markus Tackle said, “The market will shift away from Europe significantly,” and instead see a strong growth in Asia.   […]

The Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA in the greater New York City area is shining a little brighter these days. The 65,000 square foot building upgraded its lighting system last month.   The updated lighting includes the pool and surrounding area, which received minimal natural daylight.   Switching from their existing fluorescent and incandescent lamps, the YMCA opted […]

According to a brief from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), a Department of Energy program could provide wider opportunities to implement storage technologies.   Currently, the $120 million program helps spur innovation and encourage utilities to implement energy storage technologies. The program is seeking to provide five times more the energy storage supply […]