What is Energy Security? A prudent approach to managing any business encompasses strategies for controlling energy costs and ensuring energy demands can be met. When both long and short-term cost and risk are included in your strategy, you are beginning to talk about...
Thought Leadership
Three Best Kept “Secret” Energy Savings Programs for Manufacturers
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently concluded a study showing that the average cost of saving a kilowatt-hour of electricity was $.025. So, whether an industrial plant is paying $.05, $.10, or $.25/kWh, it makes a lot of sense to pursue energy efficiency...
What is Zero Net Energy?
If you’re thinking about building or upgrading a property and integrating solar power, your project may be a good candidate for Zero Net Energy (ZNE). The key difference between simply integrating renewable energy devices into your building and constructing a ZNE...
Understanding Three Types of ASHRAE Audits and When You Need Them
Do you feel like you’re paying too much on your facility’s energy bill? Demand charges got you down? It’s not uncommon for building owners to feel a bit of energy anxiety, but for most, the search for conservation measures can seem daunting or even unattainable, given...
How to Get a Job in Energy Efficiency
Following my graduation from the undergraduate mechanical engineering program at Carnegie Mellon, I was essentially told that the world was my oyster – carpe diem, go do things with your life now! And I hadn’t the faintest idea of what my dream job was going to look...