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News

Industry News

The following are articles of interest to the ESCO Industry:

• ESCO Industry Growing During Downturn In Economy
  June 17, 2010
• UC Davis Offers Online Certificate Program in Energy Resource Management
  March 12, 2010
• NAESCO Leading the Way in Climate Change Legislation
  November 25, 2009
• N.C. Energy Office Designates Firms for Technical Assistance to Help Agencies Develop Energy Plans to Access U.S. Recovery Funds
  November 23, 2009
• IEA expects energy use by new electronic devices to triple by 2030 but sees considerable room for more efficiency
  May 13, 2009
• Deloitte Survey: Energy Regulators In A Green State Of Mind - State utility commissioners agree environmental compliance will be costly; believe public willing to pay more for cleaner energy
  April 20, 2009
• EPA Finds Greenhouse Gases Pose Threat to Public Health, Welfare / Proposed Finding Comes in Response to 2007 Supreme Court Ruling
  April 17, 2009
• National Group’s Study Shows Ohio Can Create More Than 32,000 New Jobs, Save Over $19 Billion, and Reduce Energy Demand Over The Next 15 Years
  March 25, 2009
• Study Finds National Standard for Energy Efficiency Can Save U.S. Consumers and Businesses Nearly $170 Billion - Business and Environmental Groups Launch Campaign for Federal Policy to Spur Greater Energy Efficiency Investment
  March 18, 2009
• Energy Efficiency Programs Can Realistically Reduce Growth in Electricity Consumption by 22%, According to EPRI
  January 14, 2009
• DOE Awards Sixteen Contracts for up to $80 Billion in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, and Water Conservation Projects at Federal Facilities
  December 18, 2008
• ACEEE “Rates the States” on Employing Energy Efficiency as the “First Fuel” to Power Their Economies - State Scorecard Highlights Model Policies to Win Race for Energy Independence
  October 8, 2008
• How Technology Has Defined Energy Efficiency and What Trends will Shape its Future
  September 15, 2008
• Something to Celebrate: A Quarter Century of Lighting Progress and Emerging Technologies to Watch
  September 4, 2008
• Light Emitting Diodes - Lighting for the Future
  September 3, 2008
• State and Local Legislation Leveraging ENERGY STAR
  August 21, 2008
• ACEEE Names Four Champions of Energy Efficiency
  August 20, 2008
• ACEEE Introduces a New State Energy Efficiency Policy Resource
  August 12, 2008
• DOE to Pursue Zero-Net Energy Commercial Buildings - National Renewable Energy Laboratory Announces Support for Clean Tech Open
  August 5, 2008
• DOE Announces Contracts to Achieve $140 Million in Energy Efficiency Improvements to DOE Facilities - TEAM Energy-Savings Projects to Have Energy Improvements Pay for Themselves
  August 5, 2008
• California Adopts Nation’s First Statewide “Green” Building Code - New Standards Will Cut Energy Use; Save Water; Reduce Carbon Footprint
  July 17, 2008
• FERC Presentation on Increasing Costs in Electric Markets
  June 19, 2008
• Open for Public Comment: The U.S. Green Building Council's Proposed Improvements to the LEED Green Building Rating System - "LEED 2009" focuses on energy and carbon performance of buildings, transparent "weightings" and regional LEED credits
  May 19, 2008
• The “Invisible" U.S. Energy Efficiency Boom: ACEEE Report Finds U.S. Energy Consumption Cut in Half by One Major Measure Since 1970 - But Much of the Untapped Energy-Efficiency Potential Could be Wasted
  May 15, 2008
• Fort Detrick dedicates new central utility plant - Chevron Energy Solutions and Keenan Development finishes the $100 million plant on budget and on time
  May 9, 2008
• AIA Releases Study of Three Green Building Rating Systems
  May 8, 2008
• Maryland Approves Wide-Ranging Clean Energy Bills
  May 6, 2008
• Con Edison Solutions Acquires Custom Energy Services
  May 6, 2008
• EIA Releases Analysis of Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Bill Reporting GHG Emissions Reductions of Approximately 50% by 2030
  May 6, 2008
• Nation’s Largest Housing Development ‘Goes Green’ with Energy-Saving Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs - NYCHA Celebrates Earth Day with the Installation of Nearly 10,000 Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
  April 29, 2008
• EPRI Analysis Finds Utility Based Energy Efficiency Programs Could Cut Energy Consumption 7-11 Percent
  April 22, 2008
• EPA Report Profiles Energy Star Partners for Significantly Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Several NAESCO Members Among Energy Star 2008 Award Recipients
  April 1, 2008
• USDA Announced $221 million for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Loans and Grants
  March 31, 2008
• The International Organization of Standards (ISO) launches a project committee to develop an International Standard for energy management
  March 31, 2008
• IRS issues guidance clarifying that ESCOs can claim Commercial Building Tax Deduction
  March 11, 2008
• IRS Clarification of CBTD 3-11-08
  March 11, 2008
• Yale University Implements Broad Sustainability Initiative
  February 6, 2008
• Administration DOE EERE Budget Request for FY 2009 is Flat
  February 4, 2008
• Dan Delurey (DRAM Coalition), Doug Gatlin(USGBC), David Goldstein (NRDC), and Steve Nadel (ACEEE) Talk to the NAESCO Newsletter About 2008 Energy Advocacy Priorities
  January 1, 2008
• Department of Energy Finalizes Regulations to Increase Energy Efficiency in New Federal Buildings by 30%
  December 21, 2007
• NAESCO Members Help Launch New Efficiency Partnership in Greater Washington DC
  October 18, 2007
• Policymakers Recognize Value of "Green" Job Creation
  October 17, 2007
• NY SBC 2006 Funding Approved and Increased
  December 15, 2005
• Schedule for Pennsylvania ESCO Requalification
  November 30, 2005
• California PUC Launches Groundbreaking Energy Efficiency Effort
  September 22, 2005
• The Energy Star Challenge: Build a Better World 10% at a Time
  May 1, 2005
• The Strange Tale of the Best Little Program in the Federal Government
  May 1, 2005
• Is it DeJa Vu All Over Again? - The Resurgence of DSM Bidding Programs
  February 1, 2005
• National Commission on Energy Policy Release Recommendations: An Interview with Commission Member Susan Tierney
  February 1, 2005
• Pennsylvania Extends Performance Contracting Term to 15 Years
  July 1, 2004