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Enforcing Energy-Efficiency Standards
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has said that when it comes to remediating climate change and promoting energy independence, improved energy efficiency is not just low-hanging fruit—it’s fruit lying on the ground. In other words, improving the energy efficiency of the products that we all use must be a critical component of any long-term national [...]
States That Consume the Least Amount of Electricity Are Great Candidates for Energy Efficient Solutions
By: John K. Norris, Contributing Writer to MyEnergySolution.com Recently, the San Diego Union-Tribune published data indicating that the individuals in states that use the least amount of power, pay some of the highest electricity rates in the country. This seems to be counter-intuitive but the reason is fairly simple: utility companies have to spread the costs [...]
Clean Energy Experts Unveils MultifamilyG.com – A Green Website for Multifamily Buildings
LOS ANGELES, CA. (September 1, 2010) Clean Energy Experts is pleased to announce that it has launched its latest green website, MultifamilyG.com, dedicated to educating multifamily property managers, owners and investors about practical green technologies that can reduce operating costs and increase the community’s allure to residents. Whether multifamily decision makers are considering the construction [...]
NPR’s Report on California’s Quest for Clean Power
National Public Radio (NPR) aired a special report on California’s effort towards clean energy last week. Here is a quick summary of the five-day report. Day 1: Calif. Leads In Clean Energy, But Challenges Loom Ever since the creation of the first wind farm in the San Francisco area, California has been the leader of [...]
How Viable Is ‘Clean Coal’?
What can or should Congress to do incentivize “clean coal” technology? An administration task force said in a report last week that while the barriers to “clean coal” technology — known as carbon capture and storage (CCS) — can be overcome, deploying it on a wide scale means setting a price on carbon emissions. Evidence [...]
Obama Executive Order Pushing Government and Private Sector Towards Energy Efficiency
While I know this does not exactly qualify as fresh news, but as we wait and see what will happen with the cap and trade legislation in Congress, I thought it would be interesting to mention one of the measures that the federal government already has in place to promote energy efficiency. Back in October [...]
Feds Block San Diego Solar Financing
Recently, a new solar financing mechanism called Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) was approved and financed through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. With PACE, city governments issue municipal bonds in order to give out loans to home or building owners to finance the purchase of a solar power system for their home or building. [...]
