All Posts Tagged With: "energy efficiency"
Boulder and Partners Celebrate Successful Energy Efficiency Innovations
“In 2006, Boulder adopted the Climate Action Plan, which challenges the community to meet the Kyoto Protocol goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 7 percent below 1990 levels by 2012,” said City Manager Jane Brautigam.
16Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Spotlight on the Home –Insulation:
It’s Not Just for Winter Anymore
A better way to think of attic insulation is like a barrier between your living spaces and the super-heated outside, rather than just a fleece layer you add to your house when the weather turns chilly.
25Jul2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Las Animas County Partnering with Ameresco on Energy and Water Saving Initiatives
The company also assisted the County’s solicitation of bids from banks to finance the renovations over the next 10 years, alleviating upfront financial burdens and enabling for rapid savings once the upgrades are completed.
18Jul2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
ISO Energy Management Standard to be Released
ISO 5001 could enable benchmarking and a systematic roadmap to achieve energy savings; assist in documenting energy savings for legislative requirements, and help drive supply chain initiatives.
13Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Senator Bennett Adds His Support to SAVE Act
The ‘Sensible Accounting to Value Energy’ proposal seeks to remedy a risky blind spot in mortgage lending. The average homeowner spends over $2,000 a year on energy— more than property tax or homeowner’s insurance. Yet mortgage underwriters don’t take energy costs into account, as they do taxes and insurance.
6Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Western Utilities Aim For Increased Efficiency
Colorado illustrates changed thinking in the West, where utilities in recent years have started tackling energy efficiency with as much vigor as they once reserved for building new power plants. If Xcel can meet the PUC specifications, the state will shave electrical use by four billion kilowatt hours per year in 2020.
5May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Energy Bills Couldn’t Be More Different
The two proposals were debated in committees Monday, with one aimed at making dramatic changes to the Governor’s Energy Office and the other proposing a system by which residential and business property owners can finance energy-efficiency improvements through their local electric utilities. House Bill 1312 sponsored by Rep. Jon Becker, R-Fort Morgan, (pictured above) calls for the reorganization of the Governor’s Energy Office, the brainchild of former Gov. Ritter and his “New Energy Economy.”
3May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Building Efficiency as a Resource
Matt Golden challenged the room with the crux of the current problem. Contractors make more money doing poor work, because they don’t share in the long-term financial benefit of doing it right. He stressed the need to move to a market where contractors predict energy savings and are on the hook for the results of their work.
19Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Still Time for Communities to Sign-Up for Energy Savings With Main Street Efficiency Initiative
Cities and towns throughout the state are struggling with a budget squeeze like never before. But the Main Street Efficiency Initiative (MSEI) from the Governor’s Energy Office is one program that offers a roadmap to savings still available for many communities.
25Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
CSU, NREL Collaborate to Research Utility Business Models for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
“We’re looking at ways we can reform the electricity market, utilities’ rate structures and their finance operations to develop a business environment that provides structural incentives for energy conservation, renewable energy and smart electric grids.”
3Mar2011 | admin | 5 comments | Continued
A Net-Zero Energy Historic Building in Grand Junction
“GSA will partner with regional businesses to maintain the historic features that make the building unique, while investing in sustainable technologies to make it one of the most energy- and cost-efficient buildings in the country,” Johnson told her audience.
1Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Denver Excelling in LEED Green Building Growth
The mile high city has a decidedly green tinge. Last week the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) noted that nearly 30 projects in Denver have achieved LEED green building certification since 2010 and two of these developments achieved LEED’s highest rating, Platinum.
28Feb2011 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
Cut Energy Innovation in the Name of Jobs?
While it is true that we need to address the ballooning deficit, it is hard to grasp how cutting many of these valuable programs will result in economic growth and job creation. They have been instrumental in developing and deploying cutting-edge energy innovations such as battery energy storage and energy-saving window technology that would otherwise not have been able to secure the financial guarantees essential for bringing them to scale.
22Feb2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Lack of funding is a serious obstacle for implementation of audit recommendations. Even small rebates will have little impact ...
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