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Direct Energy Offers Residential Ratepayers ‘Plenti’ of Savings

September 2, 2015 by Cheryl Kaften

On August 25, Houston-based power retailer Direct Energy expanded a residential ratepayer loyalty and rewards program to both its current and new customers, when they sign up for or renew their qualifying plans. The program, which Direct Energy started testing last March along with six other major brands – AT&T, ... Read more »

San Antonio Macy’s Store Showcases Better Buildings Challenge Measures

April 17, 2015August 2, 2019 by Linda Hardesty

Through the DOE’s Better Buildings Challenge, Macy’s has committed to reduce its energy use by 20 percent across its entire building portfolio by 2020. At Macy’s Better Buildings Challenge showcase project in San Antonio, Texas, the retailer has reduced the store’s electricity use by 30 percent by replacing over 1,100 ... Read more »

US Utilities Offer EV Tariffs to Increase Customer Engagement

July 29, 2014July 28, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Twenty-five electric utilities across 14 states – including eight of the 15 largest — are now offering electric vehicles rates and tariffs as part of an effort to engage the growing number of customers who drive electric vehicles, according to a study by Northeast Group. In the Midwest, Minnesota has ... Read more »

Macy’s Sets New Sustainability Goals

July 24, 2014October 11, 2019 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Macy’s will collaborate with Volta Industries to install 17 new free-to-operate electric vehicle charging stations outside eight Macy’s stores in the Los Angeles area by late fall 2014, says the retailer, which has reported a series of new initiatives in its multi-year strategic program to enhance environmental sustainability. This installation ... Read more »

Macy’s Installs Fuel Cells at Fulfillment Center

October 21, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

A clean electricity generation system has been installed at Macy’s online fulfillment center in Cheshire, Conn. The Bloom Energy Servers use an advanced solid oxide fuel cell technology to produce electricity on-site. The 600 kW Bloom Energy installation will provide an estimated five million kWh each year. The Clean Energy ... Read more »

Sprint is First Telecommunications Company to Join Better Buildings Challenge

February 26, 2013February 26, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Sprint, Macy’s and Johnson Controls are joining the Better Buildings Challenge. The companies will upgrade more than 200 million square feet of building space to cut energy use by at least 20 percent by 2020. Read more at Energy Manager Today.

Amazon, Macy’s, Sears Settle with FTC over Bamboo Claims

January 7, 2013November 13, 2016 by Kirsten Korosec

Amazon, Leon Max, Macy’s and Sears – and Sears’ Kmart subsidiaries – have agreed to pay $1.26 million in penalties to settle Federal Trade Commission charges the retailers misled customers by selling rayon fabrics labeled as made from bamboo fiber. Sears will pay $475,000, Amazon $455,000, Macy’s $250,000 and Leon ... Read more »

Whole Foods Tops Green Cosmetics Retailer Ranking

December 12, 2012December 12, 2012 by Leon Walker

Whole Foods Market has been named the leading major retailer of non-toxic cosmetics in a report by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. The grocery chain scored nine out of a possible ten “kisses” in Retailer Therapy: Ranking Retailers on Their Commitment to Cosmetics Safety, which investigated cosmetics for sale at ... Read more »

Panasonic to Install PVs Atop 12 Macerich Shopping Malls

October 19, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America and Macerich have partnered to begin the first phase of a multi-property retail real estate solar power program. Over the next 12 months, Panasonic will install solar systems expected to yield 10.2 to 12 MW of energy at 12 Macerich shopping centers in Arizona, California, ... Read more »

Retail Sector Dominates On-Site Solar Generation

September 13, 2012September 14, 2012 by Leon Walker

Retailers Walmart, Costco, Kohl’s, Ikea and Macy’s make up the top five corporate solar users in terms of on-site capacity, with other retail businesses taking four of the remaining spots in the top 20, according to a report by the Solar Energy Industries Association and the Vote Solar Initiative. Walmart ... Read more »

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