In this post, which originally appeared on the ACEEE Blog, David Ribeiro explains the connection between energy efficiency and community resilience. Communities face a growing number of stresses that pose risks to their energy systems and economies. These include aging infrastructure in need of costly maintenance upgrades and severe weather … [Read more...]
Energy Efficiency and Community Resilience: Making the Connection to Keep the Lights on and Our homes Warm
IDEA to Host Hundreds of Clean Energy Campus Leaders at its February 18-21 Conference in Atlanta
For many in the energy industry, the term “microgrid” is the next, new thing. For members of the International District Energy Association (IDEA), it’s a new term for a familiar approach the organization has fostered for over 105 years: district energy. IDEA’s 27th Annual Campus Energy Conference, titled, “Clean, Efficient & Resilient … [Read more...]
NY Governor Cuomo Announces $40 Million in Post-Sandy Microgrid Competition
Since Superstorm Sandy stranded thousands without power across the state of New York in 2012, it has become clear that infrastructure upgrades are a necessity for the state. The current, outdated energy system is not up to the challenges of the present day and a changing climate. A year after Sandy, New York has a plan. Last week during his State … [Read more...]
What We Heard You Say…This Week’s Best and Worst Quotes about Energy Efficiency
Interesting quotes about energy efficiency we picked up this week. Best And we wonder why things go wrong. "Energy markets 'were physically designed by reliability engineers, intellectually designed by economists, and all disputes are resolved by lawyers.'” Robert Curry Jr., a former member of the New York State Public Service Commission in the … [Read more...]