Duke Energy Saving energy at home is easy. Keep reading to learn about time-tested tips and energy-saving choices for reducing your home energy consumption. Cooling Switch your ceiling fan to turn in a counter-clockwise direction In the summer; in the winter, run it at low speed, but clockwise. Install more ceiling fans because the breeze of a fan … Read more
Energy efficiency helps manufacturers save over NT$8.5 billion a year Focus Taiwan, August 29, 2016 The local manufacturing sector has reduced its costs by about NT$8.55 billion (US$269 million) per year during 2009-2015 period as it has adopted measures to improve energy efficiency, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Monday. During that period, more … Read more
This is part of a series of Zondits articles on next generation evaluation and EDGE M&V. Please join us as we explore these emerging trends. Gary Epstein and Jeff Perkins, ERS, for Zondits The energy efficiency landscape is changing, and increasingly there is a push to take both the measurement of actual savings and the … Read more
New Approach to Computing Boosts Energy Efficiency Phys, August 26, 2016 A European research project led by Chalmers University of Technology has launched a set of tools that will make computer systems more energy efficient – a critical issue for modern computing. Using the framework of the project programmers has been able to provide large … Read more
This is part of a series of Zondits articles on next generation evaluation and EDGE M&V. Please join us as we explore these emerging trends. Jeff Perkins, ERS, for Zondits There have been a number of great discussions about EM&V here at the ACEEE Summer Study this year. In addition to some good papers in … Read more
The enormous scale of all the energy that we never used The Washington Post, August 19, 2016 Energy efficiency takes a huge number of forms, ranging from weatherizing a house to upping the fuel efficiency of vehicles. A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, a prominent nonprofit that both researches and promotes energy … Read more
Savings Project: Insulate Hot Water Pipes for Energy Savings Department of Energy Insulating your hot water pipes reduces heat loss and can raise water temperature 2°F–4°F hotter than uninsulated pipes can deliver, allowing you to lower your water temperature setting. You also won’t have to wait as long for hot water when you turn on a … Read more
There is a Water-Energy Nexus. But It’s Not What You Think. NRDC, August 12, 2016 Earlier this summer, researchers at UC-Davis confirmed what a lot of us already know—that saving water saves energy. The analysis from the UC-Davis Center for Water-Energy Efficiency found that California’s mandatory 25 percent reduction in urban water use, which was adopted in … Read more
Radiator Lock Boxes Slash One-Fifth Off Two Buildings’ Heating Costs Observer, August 4, 2016 The heat of summer can get brutal inside my Crown Heights apartment, but winter is the real scorcher. When there’s snow on the ground, the building-wide steam heat cooks the insides of my first floor digs. This is not unusual for … Read more
Bay State storage: New law could give Massachusetts 3rd US energy storage mandate Utility Dive, August 9, 2016 The Massachusetts legislature last week passed a bill that could make the state one of only three in the nation to have an energy storage mandate. Gov. Charlie Baker (R) signed the landmark measure Aug. 9. “Irrespective of the eventual target, … Read more