Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) have teamed up to invest $440 million in energy efficiency funding into the community.
Walmart President and CEO Mike Duke last week announced the company's next step on the path to achieving its goal of being supplied 100 percent by renewable energy.
Commercial building technologies have come a long way, and they will only continue to improve, providing some significant savings to commercial and industrial business owners who implement the new technologies.
As part of its Third National Review of Exemplary Energy Efficiency Programs, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy recently recognized two Public Service Electric and Gas Co. energy efficiency programs for outstanding effectiveness and innovation.
Three recent reports only confirm what many people believe: the world is experiencing a growth in green construction and renovations as well as a growth in reliance on renewable energy generation.
Health clubs use more energy than many people think, but a growing number of club operators are turning to energy audits and green equipment to make their commercial businesses more energy efficient.
Even as the expansive Texas A&M University campus continues to be built up, the university's energy cost continues to drop – and multi-million-dollar annual savings are being achieved through energy-related cost avoidance.
A new study co-sponsored by IEE, an Institute of the Edison Foundation, found that electric utility efficiency programs saved 107 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2011, enough to power over 11 million U.S. homes for one year.
Although LEDs claim many advantages over traditional lamps such as durability and longevity, there are several pros and cons to consider when it comes to working with LEDs.
With the crisis unfolding at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, it is too soon to draw final conclusions. But watching the struggle to bring the site under control, we cannot help but wonder: What exactly is going on, and what lessons might be learned?
The movement toward smart grids seems inevitable. So it came as a bit of a surprise this week when a high-profile smart grid project seemed to hit a significant hurdle.
Residential energy management is considered a big piece of Smart Grid benefits. But the industry must do a better job of clarifying what those benefits mean to residents.
The Smart Energy Portal newsletter is delivered weekly to the inboxes of 99,000+ energy decision makers. This newsletter covers hot energy topics across all industries to update our readers with the latest news and information.