http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/contract-wins-solarcity-pv-delta-and-doe-allure-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/contract-wins-solarcity-pv-delta-and-doe-allure-energy/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 13:43:33 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76939 Campus Crest Communities has partnered with SolarCity to install more than 9,000 solar panels on student housing facilities in Greeley, Colo.; Flagstaff, Ariz.; and Las Cruces, N.M. The “purpose-built” student housing developer says the initiative will provide more than 2.3 million kWh of renewable power annually, offset the housing complexes’ electricity consumption by about 50 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/contract-wins-solarcity-pv-delta-and-doe-allure-energy/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/energy-efficiency-gaining-ground-in-inefficient-states-aceee-says/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/energy-efficiency-gaining-ground-in-inefficient-states-aceee-says/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 13:22:14 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76747 Energy efficiency is gaining momentum in states that have traditionally been behind the curve in pushing such technology, according to research by the American Council for Energy-Efficient Economy. But states that have usually ranked lowest on the ACEEE’s annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard must still address numerous barriers to energy efficiency, according to the new [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/energy-efficiency-gaining-ground-in-inefficient-states-aceee-says/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/aep-sustainability-report-carbon-emissions-rise-1-5-revenues-up-4-8/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/aep-sustainability-report-carbon-emissions-rise-1-5-revenues-up-4-8/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 14:01:17 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76062 American Electric Power’s total CO2 emissions rose just shy of 1.5 percent from 2010 to 2011, while revenues rose 4.8 percent over that time period, according to the company’s 2012 combined annual report and corporate sustainability report. In 2011, AEP emitted 136 million metric tons of carbon, up from 134 million metric tons in 2010. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/aep-sustainability-report-carbon-emissions-rise-1-5-revenues-up-4-8/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/policy-enforcement-briefing-keystone-xl-korea-ets-fracking-rules-clean-energy-standard/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/policy-enforcement-briefing-keystone-xl-korea-ets-fracking-rules-clean-energy-standard/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 14:15:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75763 Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 10 items. TransCanada is expected to reapply for its US permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline as soon as today, with a new route planned through Nebraska. The company has previously disclosed plans to construct a segment [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/policy-enforcement-briefing-keystone-xl-korea-ets-fracking-rules-clean-energy-standard/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/03/lime-energy-central-hudson-contract-to-provide-5000-commercial-lighting-retrofits/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/03/lime-energy-central-hudson-contract-to-provide-5000-commercial-lighting-retrofits/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 14:20:49 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75663 Central Hudson Gas & Electric is implementing a commercial lighting program, under a four-year contract with Lime Energy Co., that aims to complete 5,000 energy efficiency projects. The program will serve small and medium-sized commercial customers that have peak energy demands under 350 kilowatts, and will help offset energy efficiency improvement costs by up to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/03/lime-energy-central-hudson-contract-to-provide-5000-commercial-lighting-retrofits/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/03/national-grid-pacificorp-among-latest-green-button-commitments/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/03/national-grid-pacificorp-among-latest-green-button-commitments/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 07:30:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75698 National Grid, PacifiCorp, PPL, TXU Energy and Chattanooga EPB yesterday committed to provide more than 8 million businesses and households with easy access to their energy use data with the click of on online Green Button, the White House said. Also yesterday, software companies EnergyAI, Melon Power, Performance Systems Development, Retroficiency, Snugg Home, and Wattvision [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/03/national-grid-pacificorp-among-latest-green-button-commitments/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/city-sports-taps-world-energy-for-300000-in-energy-savings/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/city-sports-taps-world-energy-for-300000-in-energy-savings/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:36:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75123 Sporting goods retailer City Sports says it expects to save more than $300,000 in energy costs over the next three years by implementing a World Energy Solutions energy management plan. The plan includes auction-based procurement, energy efficiency measures and utility incentives. The energy management services firm has already helped City Sports procure electricity for 13 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/city-sports-taps-world-energy-for-300000-in-energy-savings/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/19/nations-dams-could-power-another-4-million-homes/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/19/nations-dams-could-power-another-4-million-homes/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:02:40 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74632 Existing dams across the U.S. could provide more than 12 GW of additional electric generating capacity, the equivalent of roughly 15 percent of the nation’s hydropower capacity, according to a Department of Energy analysis. Assessment of Energy Potential at Non-Powered Dams in the United States analyzed more than 54,000 sites that could be developed to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/19/nations-dams-could-power-another-4-million-homes/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/13/nv-energy-cooling-system-to-cut-water-use-by-281m-gallons-a-year/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/13/nv-energy-cooling-system-to-cut-water-use-by-281m-gallons-a-year/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:21:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74189 NV Energy’s coal-fired Reid Gardner Station north of Las Vegas will reduce its water withdrawals by more than 281 million gallons annually with a Nalco cooling system, the companies said. The reduction in freshwater use also reduces the facility’s wastewater by the same amount, Nalco said. The station uses both river and well water in [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/13/nv-energy-cooling-system-to-cut-water-use-by-281m-gallons-a-year/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/12/umass-medical-school-national-grid-partner-for-7-5mw-cogeneration-plant/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/12/umass-medical-school-national-grid-partner-for-7-5mw-cogeneration-plant/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:00:27 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74124 The University of Massachusetts Medical School plans a 14,000-square-foot cogeneration expansion of its existing power plant, using a $5.6 million check from National Grid – the largest incentive payment the utility has made in Massachusetts. The project features a high-efficiency, 7.5 MW, gas-fired combustion turbine and an associated heat recovery system to increase onsite electric, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/12/umass-medical-school-national-grid-partner-for-7-5mw-cogeneration-plant/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/ebay-installs-solar-panels-after-utah-lobbying-victory/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/ebay-installs-solar-panels-after-utah-lobbying-victory/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:19:48 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74021 Ebay has installed its largest renewable energy project – a 665 kW solar installation at its Topaz data center in South Jordan, Utah – enabled by a recent legislative victory. Senate Bill 12, signed into law on March 21, allows companies to buy and transmit power directly from renewable energy developers. Ebay lobbied for the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/ebay-installs-solar-panels-after-utah-lobbying-victory/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/policy-enforcement-briefing-biofuels-herbicide-ruling-ma-energy-bill/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/policy-enforcement-briefing-biofuels-herbicide-ruling-ma-energy-bill/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:49:46 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74004 Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes eight items. Six biofuel trade associations filed a motion in the U.S. District Court of Appeals to intervene in support of the EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) 2012 final rule, which is under challenge by the American Petroleum [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/policy-enforcement-briefing-biofuels-herbicide-ruling-ma-energy-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/28/epa-proposes-carbon-regulations-for-new-power-plants/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/28/epa-proposes-carbon-regulations-for-new-power-plants/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:15:35 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72953 The EPA has released its first proposed Clean Air Act standard for carbon pollution from new power plants. Under the Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants, new fossil-fuel-fired power plants must emit no more than 1,000 pounds of CO2 per megawatt-hour. The proposed rule does not apply to existing units already operating, or units [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/28/epa-proposes-carbon-regulations-for-new-power-plants/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/23/best-buy-sells-constellation-electric-service-in-store/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/23/best-buy-sells-constellation-electric-service-in-store/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:08:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72587 Best Buy and Constellation Energy have launched a pilot program at a Chicago store that makes it possible for shoppers to switch their energy service provider in-store. The pilot includes a “Home Energy” department that sells energy products such as energy monitoring products and thermostats. The program offers consumers “one-stop shopping to lower their monthly electric [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/23/best-buy-sells-constellation-electric-service-in-store/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/20/aide-solar-launches-quasi-mono-solar-module-range/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/20/aide-solar-launches-quasi-mono-solar-module-range/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:53:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72162 Aide Solar has released its Quasi-mono solar module portfolio, comprised of 21 additional models, for the commercial and utility markets. The company says the modules fuse the technical advantages of monocrystalline with the processing advantages of polycrystalline solar cells. Available in both 60- and 72-cell designs, with power ratings ranging from 230 to 320 watts, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/20/aide-solar-launches-quasi-mono-solar-module-range/feed/ 0