As part of utility-sponsored energy reduction program, The Kroger Co. recently partnered with Ameren Illinois Utilities to upgrade lighting in refrigerated cases in 39 of Kroger’s stores from fluorescent lights to light emitting diode (LED) lights.
Approximately a quarter of the total electricity generated in the U.S. is used for lighting, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Several states are floundering financially, according to a new report by the Pew Center on the States. Another recent report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) cites energy efficiency as contributing to certain states’ bottom lines.
On Saturday evening, November 7 at 11:15 p.m., the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the health insurance reform bill. Despite countless attempts over nearly a century, no chamber of Congress has ever before passed comprehensive health care reform.
As LEDs (light emitting diodes) garner greater presence in the energy efficiency market, universities across America are taking advantage of the savings the new technology has to offer. Several large schools have led the way towards sustainable energy through energy reduction projects.
Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate Corps is working to identify energy waste at Fortune 500 and top American companies that could be turned into more than $54 million in savings through energy efficiency projects.
EDF, a nonprofit that partners with businesses to affect resolutions for environmental problems, recruited MBA students from top schools such as Duke University, Stanford University, Cornell University and Yale University
Although building new buildings to green standards is taking off, retrofitting existing buildings to increase energy efficiency and reduce energy-related pollution is poised to boom, according to a new report conducted by McGraw Hill Construction, a leading provider of project and product information to industry news, trends and forecasts.
By choosing to replace the lighting in one of its California-based cold storage warehouses with high efficiency lighting, Dole is poised to reap immense energy savings, while doubling the light level in the warehouse.
A lighting retrofit in a University of Central Florida parking garage will yield $42,000 in annual savings, according to Environmental Leader.
Residential buildings can reduce their CO2 emissions substantially by switching to LED lighting, based on research by the Department of Energy (DOE) and Energy Information Administration (EIA). Analysis of 2009 reports shows that residences can reduce their CO2 emissions by 8 pounds per dollar saved on their energy bill.
