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Centrica Chooses Credit360 EHS Management Software

January 23, 2015January 22, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

UK energy company Centrica has chosen CRedit360 to provide software for its global health, safety, environment and security platform. Using CRedit360 will enable Centrica to centralize its incident management and environmental performance reporting as well as manage its audits and inspections program within one integrated performance management system. Centrica is ... Read more »

Using Peer Pressure to Incite Energy Efficiency

April 23, 2014April 11, 2022 by Linda Hardesty

British Gas, the United Kingdom’s largest utility, hired Pulse Energy to conduct behavioral-based energy efficiency programs for the utility’s commercial customers. Opower has had success in the residential arena by providing utility customers with information on how their energy usage compares to their neighbors. Opower recently filed its Initial Public ... Read more »

Anthesis Acquires Best Foot Forward

October 8, 2013April 20, 2022 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Sustainability consultancy Anthesis has acquired UK blue-chip advisors Best Foot Forward in a deal that the companies say creates a “new global sustainability consulting platform.” The agreement combines Best Foot Forward’s Europe-based team with the existing US and Asian operations of Anthesis to form a worldwide expert group. Best Foot ... Read more »

Landis+Gyr Snags $954M Smart Meter Deal with British Gas

September 17, 2013April 1, 2022 by Linda Hardesty

The majority of British Gas’ 16 million smart meters will be supplied by Landis+Gyr, and British Gas intends to recruit 500 people to install the meters. As part of a government initiative, British Gas will roll out smart meters as standard to homes and businesses, and the utility has signed ... Read more »

British Gas to Create ‘1,000 Green Jobs’ for Unemployed Youth

February 27, 2013April 4, 2022 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

British Gas has announced plans for 1,000 skilled jobs over the next three years, all of which will be filled by unemployed young people. The Transform program, a partnership between British Gas, Global Action Plan and Accenture, supported by Jobcentre Plus, will give free sustainability training to 1,400, 17- to 25-year-olds ... Read more »

Texas Doubles Electricity Price Cap; UK’s EDF Energy Hikes Prices

October 29, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Texas regulators have voted to double the price cap for wholesale electricity over the next three years, according to media reports. In a move to encourage investment in new generation, the Public Utility Commission of Texas unanimously approved raising the cap to $5,000 a megawatt-hour on June 1, 2013, $7,000 ... Read more »

Green Fleet Roundup: Cheaper Nissan Leafs, Smith Dairy Trucking, British Gas, Mitsubishi

October 24, 2012April 23, 2013 by Leon Walker

Nissan is planning on selling cheaper versions of its Leaf electric vehicle, reports the Financial Times. The company hopes the lower price will spark flagging sales that the newspaper describes as “well below” earlier Nissan forecasts. Nissan sold fewer than 12,000 Leafs (pictured) in the first half of 2012, which ... Read more »

Green Fleet Roundup: FedEx to Test Nissan, GE and PayPal, E15 Warning

July 17, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

FedEx will this month begin testing Nissan’s 100 percent electric e-NV200 commercial vehicle in Yokohama, Japan. The e-NV200 test model, which will be used for about one month, will be evaluated for its potential for the delivery of international air cargo. This will be the second test conducted with FedEx, ... Read more »

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