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Largest Energy Storage Project in Texas Now in Operation

Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy, recently announced that its Upton 2 battery energy storage system project has finished construction and began operating Dec. 31, 2018. The battery system, which is the largest energy storage project in Texas and seventh largest in the United States, is located on the site ... Read more »

Wesleyan University’s Energy Efficiency Efforts Save $480,000 Annually

Wesleyan University and Connecticut utility Eversource recently started a new energy-efficiency partnership aimed at reducing energy costs. Since 2014, energy efficiency efforts completed at the private, non-sectarian liberal arts university have reduced energy costs by approximately $480,000 a year.

Product Announcement: Shell Energy Inside Smart Buildings Solution

Shell has formed a partnership with Sparkfund and GridPoint to launch a new offering called Shell Energy Inside. This subscription approach to smart buildings combines technologies such as HVAC, lighting, energy storage, electric vehicle charging, and building controls with retail power supply and demand response.

Atlanta Airport to Install LED Lighting on Tarmac for 50% Less Energy Consumption

  Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will install high-mast LED lighting for a retrofit of their existing airport tarmac lighting. Bright Light Systems (BLS), an Atlanta-based lighting manufacturer, will supply the LED lighting. BLS, in partnership with The Jon Smith Group (JSG), has upgraded the high-mast lights illuminating the aircraft parking apron ... Read more »

Willis Tower Slashes Energy Usage, Achieves LEED Gold

Iconic Chicago skyscraper Willis Tower has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold from the US Green Building Council. The building is currently undergoing a major renovation that includes numerous improvements to energy efficiency. Owned and managed by EQ Office, 110-story Willis Tower is undergoing a renovation worth ... Read more »

Report: IoT Solutions for Commercial Buildings to Generate Revenue Exceeding $4 Billion by 2027

  A new report from Navigant Research says the revenue associated with the global market for Internet of Things (IoT) solutions aimed at small and medium-sized buildings, including hardware, software, and services, is expected to increase from $533.8 million in 2018 to over $4.0 billion in 2027 at a compound annual growth ... Read more »

Massachusetts School District Saves $564,000 Annually with Energy Improvements

  Massachusetts’ Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District expects to cut its annual energy bill by more than half in coming years. According to the Taunton Gazette, Superintendent of Schools Anthony Azar said the district is anticipating that it will reduce its energy spending by 62%, or $564,000 annually, as a result ... Read more »

Minnesota’s Hotel Indigo Opens With C-PACE Financing

  CleanFund, a nationwide provider of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing, recently announced closing $2.5 million in C-PACE funding for a 178-room Hotel Indigo at 220 S. Broadway in downtown Rochester, Minn. The hotel is undertaking a $20 million rehab-redesign of a former Holiday Inn to create a fully modernized, amenity-laden Hotel Indigo. ... Read more »

Caribbean’s Big Energy Users Hold Key to Island Resilience

In an environment like the Caribbean – where it’s hot and humid year-round, critical facilities can’t do without air conditioning, and electricity can be unreliable even without disastrous hurricanes – optimizing building cooling systems is more than a major money-saver. It’s essential to an island’s economic and climate resilience. Caribbean ... Read more »

Samford University Undergoes Major Energy Efficiency Upgrades, Saves $1 Million

  Johnson Controls has helped to improve the infrastructure of Samford University (Samford) in Birmingham, Alabama. The operational efficiencies achieved through these upgrades are providing the university with a financial mechanism to support the campus-wide project, known as the Campus Infrastructure Improvement Plan. The first phase of the program included ... Read more »

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