Energy efficiency is the dancing bear of the electricity world — a sector that we’ve trained to react to subsidies and incentives in a way that amuses the circus-going public, but that acts out a poor simulacrum of its true potential.
COVID-19 has changed commercial building operations and Basin Street has responded, with help from Gridium’s software, to adapt protocols and procedures and prepare buildings for tenants’ return to work.
Multiple commercial office buildings in Seattle are selected for first key step in innovative pilot program where, for up to 20 years, these buildings can sell harvested efficiency energy back to the Grid
Product proves to be a cost-control tool for property owners during COVID-19
Rocky Mountain Institute analysis and Foothill de Anza Community College District show value of data and Distributed Energy Resources.
Alongside the Grid’s shift from expensive gas-fired power to low-cost clean energy portfolios powered by DERs, operational complexity is flowing down to the building–integrating energy and billing data from utilities and on-site resources is key in unlocking savings.
Servidyne calculates estimated effects of installing MERV-13 filters and an academic study measures results from 15 rooftop units–results show increase of between $0.01 to $0.02 per s.f.
Matthew Kropp–Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group–discuss his firm’s work studying 48 technology companies and their role in climate change action.
Commercial property operators often face a dilemma about energy efficiency measures. Tenants tend to reap most of the benefits in the form of lower energy bills, but a program in Seattle is testing a possible answer.
In the Long-Term Effects of Management & Technology Transfers, UCLA’s Michela Giorcelli shows a causal link in Marshall Plan training from the 1950s.
Jamie Mandel–Managing Director, Rocky Mountain Institute–and Phil Keuhn–Principal, RMI–discuss energy project portfolio optimization and the value of green leases for real estate owners and investors.
Natalie Mims Frick–Energy Efficiency Program Manager at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory–discusses her DOE-supported research and the importance of efficiency resources.