Step 8: Allocate Resources and Communicate Effectively

Even well supported energy management programs can fail to meet goals or miss opportunities without sufficient dedication of resources and effective communication. Dedicated staff, closing the loop on energy savings, and effective communication amongst departments are...

Efficiency is Feeling the COVID-19 Heat

We are all aware that the year 2020 is bringing trying times accompanied by many uncertainties. Most of us are informed of the massive job losses in the clean energy industry due to this pandemic. As COVID-19 continues to hit the energy efficiency industry especially...

Ways to Save Money on Your Energy Bill While Working from Home

March means two things: 1) In most places across the country the temperature is relatively mild and comfortable outside. 2) COVID-19 has spread globally and is now affecting us here in the U.S. While much of the country (and globe) are on lock down, there is without a...

Step 6: Focus on High Impact & High Value Efficiency

One of the major challenges to implementing energy efficiency is deciding where to focus limited capital and human resources to prioritize initiatives. As a result, organizations end up installing quick low cost/fast payback projects, replacing equipment only when it...

Step 5: Retrofit Street Lighting

The benefits of upgrading conventional, high-pressure sodium, metal halide, and mercury vapor street lights with LED technology offers an array of cost, maintenance, and social benefits, yet cities face ownership, regulatory, tariff, funding, and internal capacity...