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Marriott Reduces Energy at European Hotels

August 6, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

Marriott is implementing three new initiatives to help reduce energy consumption across its European hotels. The initiatives involve energy management systems, demand response and cogeneration. In partnership with Siemens, Marriott is implementing an energy optimization program in Europe. Beginning with a first phase of 20 hotels, Marriott and Siemens will ... Read more »

Near Real-Time Energy Use Tracked in Washington, DC

August 5, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

The Department of General Services (DGS) has created Build Smart DC, a new website and energy tracking system, which details and shares energy consumption information for every District-owned facility in Washington, DC (more than 400 buildings). The system, powered by Honest Buildings, is built on thousands of data points that ... Read more »

Deepwater Bids $3.8M, Wins Federal Auction to Develop Offshore Wind Farm

August 2, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

As winner of the first-ever auction held in the United States for commercial offshore wind development, Deepwater Wind will build a wind farm in federal waters off the coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Deepwater Wind’s winning bid of $3.8 million for two sites came in the eleventh round of ... Read more »

Cummins Plant Receives ISO 50001 Certification

August 1, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

Cummins says its Columbus Engine Plant (CEP) has earned ISO 50001 Energy Management System certification, the first Cummins manufacturing facility to achieve this accreditation. The Columbus plant has implemented a number of energy improvements in recent years including replacing 4,000 metal halide light fixtures with high efficiency fluorescent fixtures, substituting ... Read more »

Sacramento Office Park Retrofits with PACE Financing, Reduces Energy 27%

July 31, 2013August 2, 2019 by Linda Hardesty

Clean Energy Sacramento launched the largest Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) project in the country, according to the Environmental Defense Fund. Sacramento’s Metro Center Corporate Park will take advantage of $3.16 million in PACE financing to make energy efficiency upgrades, including replacement of rooftop units with high efficiency equipment and ... Read more »

Philadelphia Enforces Building Energy Benchmarking in October

July 30, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

The City of Philadelphia sent compliance notices regarding its Building Energy Benchmarking Law, which requires owners/operators of buildings with more than 50,000 square feet of indoor floor space (or mixed-use buildings where at least 50,000 square feet of indoor space is devoted to commercial use) to disclose annual energy usage ... Read more »

Army Reserve Drills 83 Wells for Geothermal System

July 25, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

The Army Reserves used its Bryan Army Reserve Center in Bryan, Texas, as a test bed for a geothermal heat pump, solar water heating and a photovoltaic (PV) solar array. The goal was to implement Presidential Executive Order 13423 to reduce energy intensity by three percent annually and implement renewable ... Read more »

Colorado Capitol Goes Geothermal

July 23, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

The Colorado State Capitol is a complete mess right now as the building gets new gold leaf on its dome and a new geothermal energy system. Colorado will be the first state capitol in the country to have a geothermal system for heating and cooling. The only other state capitol ... Read more »

Chrysler Tests EV Technology to Shave Peak Power on Grid

July 19, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

Chrysler Group has partnered with Detroit-based non-profit NextEnergy to evaluate electric-vehicle (EV) batteries to see if they can be viable storehouses of electricity to send surplus power to the grid. Four battery-powered EV minivans are connected to a charging module that, with NextEnergy’s technology, can simulate an electrical grid. Among ... Read more »

BOMA Opposes Mandatory Energy Benchmarking Disclosure in Chicago

July 15, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

Even though the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International supports energy efficiency in buildings, it opposes mandatory energy benchmarking rules. Accordingly, BOMA/Chicago issued a statement in response to the City of Chicago’s proposed benchmarking ordinance: “On June 26, 2013, Mayor Emanuel unveiled an energy benchmarking ordinance that, if passed ... Read more »

China Raises Gas Prices 15%

July 12, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has announced that, effective July 10, citygate gas prices will increase by an average of 15 percent across the country. The increase will be borne by the industrial and other sectors, according to Far East Energy Corporation, a coalbed methane company operating in ... Read more »

GE Inks $200 Million Deal To Supply Chicago Smart Meters

July 10, 2013 by Paul Nastu

GE has been chosen by ComEd to supply Chicago with 4 million smart meters between now and 2021 in a deal that is worth more than $200 million. ComEd is the electricity utility of Northern Illinois and is part of Exelon. In accordance with the 2011 Smart Grid Law in ... Read more »

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