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Energy managers working in indoor horticultural settings face unique challenges in creating environments that optimize growth without breaking the budget.
Holland, MI is installing Limelight’s TwistHDM wireless lighting control system to manage the LEDs in the city’s seven parks. The move is seen as helping Holland become a smart city. The TwistHDM system features occupancy sensors that will dim lights in the parks when they are vacant or when the ... Read more »
Schneider Electric and Honeywell were named the top intelligent building software solution providers by Navigant Research. The firm looked at 15 vendors in the building energy management systems (BEMS) sector. The press release says that these systems differ significantly though they exist under the same umbrella. The report – “Navigant ... Read more »
Major food and agriculture companies have launched a partnership that aims to help farmers improve their bottom line while conserving natural resources through sustainable agriculture practices.
Unfortunately, floods and fires that were once considered 500 and 1,000 year events are occurring on a 5 to 10 year basis, and experts project that the frequency and intensity will only continue to increase.
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Smart waste and recycling company Rubicon has launched a financing program for its haulers that the startup says should translate to more haulers providing better service to customers and diverting more waste from landfills.
Cisco Systems, Shell and Adobe are the three largest additions to the 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. to the annual sustainability benchmark. Intel, Samsung Electronics and British American Tobacco are the largest deletions to the annual sustainability benchmark.
lthough it was widely reported that an August 17 ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Docket No. SJ-2015-0437) put an end to a possible “pipeline tax” to be imposed on Bay State ratepayers – and, in doing so, put the kibosh on the Access Northeast project’s prospects for completion –that’s not necessarily the case, according to a report in
New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) – which serves over half a million customers in the Garden State – announced on September 6 that a satisfactory agreement had been reached on a base rate case (Docket No. GR14040358) that the company first filed in November 2015. The administrative law judge’s initial ... Read more »
Microgrid use is growing in tandem with the increasing sophistication of its business model and the deepening complexity of electric distribution, according to a report from GTM Research.
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The Connecticut Green Bank is extending the deadline for applications for its Energy on the Line Program to November 4. Under the program, the Green Bank provides supplemental funding to manufacturers who complete qualifying green projects using the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program. C-PACE, the press release says, ... Read more »
Spring Hill has received an energy grant from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) for a number of energy efficiency projects. The city was awarded $26,409.78 for projects including reduction of dangerous emissions and energy efficiency upgrades. The money will be used to reduce electricity and HVAC consumption ... Read more »
Water is a necessity not only to life but to industry, transportation, and electricity generation. Yet, despite its vitality, water delivery and treatment is a utility that goes overlooked by many. Infrastructure grows increasingly older and much of the time goes without replacement.
Sports company Puma and European bank BNP Paribas have teamed up to offer a supplier financing program to Puma suppliers that improve their environmental, health and safety and social performance. Supply chain financing allows a large corporation to provide attractive financing options to its suppliers, which benefit from the corporation’s ... Read more »
The oil and gas industry is in a transitional phase. The sector is under increasing pressure in the US and abroad to reduce its carbon footprint. It’s also facing significant cost pressure as low energy prices persist. Shell’s chief energy adviser Wim Thomas recently said the global oil oversupply, which ... Read more »
Short-Term Price Benchmark Trends The Energy Research Council national average benchmark price for retail electricity increased again last week by 0.28%, to $0.0744 per kilowatt hour (kWh). Prices increased notably in New York (4.56%), and to a lesser extent in Delaware (1.86%) and the District of Columbia (1.18%). Most other ... Read more »
On September 1, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) rejected (Docket No. UE-152253) Pacific Power & Light’s request to increase revenue in 2016 and 2017 by $10 million annually for its 128,982 customers in the Evergreen State.
South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) announced on September 1 that it had entered into a settlement agreement related to its original petition (Docket No. 2000-366-A) to the South Carolina Public Service Commission (PSC) to increase the cost of constructing its two nuclear plants at the V.C. Summer Station in Jenkinsville by $846 million and to raise overall electricity rates
It’s a bit counter-intuitive to think of energy efficiency as a resource. But the AEEE did just that – and found that it is third in the electric generation segment. And it may top the list in 2030.
When Hurricane Hermine made landfall in the Tallahassee area of Florida on Friday, it did what big weather events often do: create havoc, which in this case knocked out the power to more than 100,000 homes.
Upsite Technologies has introduced the SplitLok Integral Grommet and the SplitLok Square Grommet. The company says that the two products are versatile and provide tight seals in raised floor openings. They are easily installed in existing or new datacenters. The line of grommets, the company says, decrease operating expenses, reduce ... Read more »
Sharp Electronics’ Energy System and Services Group has sold its SmartStorage system to the Roadrunner Food Bank in Albuquerque, NM. The installation is being made by Affordable Solar Installation and is the first for Sharp in the New Mexico market. The project features two Sharp 30 kilowatt (kW) SmartStorage systems ... Read more »
he Virginia Citizens Consumer Council filed on September 1 with the State Corporation Commission (Docket No. PUE-2016-00) to require Dominion Virginia Power “to obtain commission approval before making further expenditures related to ‘North Anna 3’ a proposed 1,500-megawatt (MW) nuclear reaction at the site of the [utility’s] existing two-unit … North Anna nuclear power facility in Mineral, Virginia.”
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) on September 1 approved a settlement (Docket No. R-2015-2518438) that reduces a base rate increase request filed by UGI Utilities - Gas Division (UGI) on January 19.
Schneider Electric is working on a far-ranging upgrade and capital improvement project in Wetumpka, AL. The project, which will impact several Elmore County municipal buildings, is expected to cut the annual utility budget by 38 percent and save more than $4.4 million. The goals — to cut costs and increase ... Read more »