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Legrand North America’s new Wattstopper DW-311 Dual Technology 0-10V Dimming Wall Switch Occupancy Sensor complies with building and energy codes to provide LED dimming, the company says. The target is medium-sized applications such as rooms with partitions, rest rooms, large offices, conference rooms with cubicles and classrooms, the press release ... Read more »
Three organizations in Newton, IA, have been honored for energy efficiency. The awards were bestowed by The Hometown Rewards program, which is sponsored by Alliant Energy. The honorees are McCall Monument, Newton Enterprises and Newton Water Pollution Control, according to the Newton Daily News. The program was established last year ... Read more »
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to upend the strides made by the Obama administration. But both current and former leaders of the EPA say to keep an open mind.
Smart waste and recycling startup Rubicon Global has partnered with Atlanta to improve the city’s waste management services.
Apple has agreed to pay $450,000 to settle allegations of hazardous waste violations at facilities in Silicon Valley.
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The problematic Kemper Project clean coal power plant being constructed by Mississippi Power will miss its next targeted start-up date of December 31 – and now will likely start operations in January 2017, according to a December 5 report in the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
Three New Jersey ratepayers filed a class action lawsuit on November 28 in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey against a retail energy provider, alleging that customers who are enrolled in the company’s budget billing plans “often find themselves saddled with several hundreds of dollars in hidden and illegal fees.”
President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly selected Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, a vocal EPA critic and climate skeptic, to head the EPA.
Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Time: 04:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Best-in-class companies drive EHS performance by ensuring the safety of their workers, preventing injuries and illnesses, and addressing near misses. In addition, by creating and nurturing a culture of safety, they go beyond simple compliance with regulations and implement ... Read more »
The Dakota pipeline is now getting all the headlines. But sometime after President-elect Trump is sworn in, the Keystone XL Pipeline will be back in the news. What is Trump likely to do and how will this impact both environmental and energy managers?
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Many of the issues are the same as in other types of buildings, but working through complex owner/tenant relationships can be a challenge.
The explosion of wireless technology is a drain on the energy budgets of telecommunications companies, who have to pay to power cell sites, base stations and towers. This challenge will become worse as the next generation of 5G comes online. 5G uses higher frequencies which have shorter ranges and, thus, ... Read more »
Lagunitas Brewing Company will the first customer to use Cambrian Innovation’s water-energy purchase agreement.
Pacific Gas and Electric is piloting new methane detection technology developed for the Methane Detectors Challenge.
French company Air Liquide will build and operate its first US landfill biogas purification plant in Walnut, Mississippi.
ERC’s national average benchmark price for a January electricity contract rose last week by 2.8%, to $0.0738 per kilowatt hour (kWh). Electricity prices posted a strong gain in every deregulated state last week, led by the District of Columbia (4.2%), Delaware (4.0%), Connecticut (3.7%), and New Jersey (3.5%). Electricity prices ... Read more »
The low retail prices enjoyed by Lakeland Electric’s 120,000 customers in the Sunshine State throughout 2016 will last into 2017, because the City Commission has decided to keep fuel rates flat through next March, according to a December 5 report in The Ledger.
Crius Energy, an independent retailer that now serves nearly one million residential and commercial customers nationwide, announced the company’s first cross-brand promotion at the beginning of this month. Designed to celebrate the company’s one-millionth customer milestone, the campaign will offer residential electricity and natural gas customers the opportunity to win prizes ... Read more »
The information storage and management firm is serious about harnessing energy from the sun – even in New Jersey.
Taylor Farms is using a 1.1 MW roof-mounted solar array at its prepared fresh foods facility in Dallas. The array spans almost four acres and features 3,520 panels. The company said in a press release that it is among the largest commercial solar installations in Texas. It is the ... Read more »
OpTerra Energy Services has introduced OpTerraADVANTAGE, an in-house financing platform. The goal is to enable commercial, industrial and institutional customers to work around common financial obstacles to energy efficiency projects, the press release says. These can include strict return on investment (ROI) requirements, budget challenges and capital expenditure (capex) limits. ... Read more »
Nuclear Energy got a second wind in Illinois, the state legislature there passed a law that permits two of its existing nuclear plants to receive subsidies that will keep them alive. Exelon Corp., which has six nuclear plants in Illinois, will now keep open its Clinton and Quad Cities facilities that will save 4,200 jobs.
Carbon dioxide emissions from the world’s fleet of coal and gas plants can be reduced by 10 percent using existing hardware and software upgrades, according to General Electric report.
Several new waste management tools aim to help companies and other organizations achieve their zero waste goals and receive recognition for their work.
While president-elect Donald Trump looks to fossil-fuel interests to head the EPA, California pushes forward with the most ambitious climate targets in North America.