energy efficiency

It’s hard to argue with the idea that energy efficiency is the most under-told part of America’s clean energy economy, despite the efforts to date of some pretty smart, committed people. We could go such a long way to cutting our use of the most destructive forms of energy and addressing global climate disruption if we just stopped wasting so much.

In a new study released Jan. 18th, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) exposed the identities and energy-efficiency values of a number of cutting-edge water heating technologies in order to further leverage the most recent water heating innovations and assist consumers in choosing best value.

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has released its fifth annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, which ranks all 50 U.S. states for their various energy-efficiency programs and policies.

Last week, in a move aimed at insuring that residents have the funding to meet energy efficiency initiatives, whether at the residential, commercial or industrial level, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to

On May 23, the Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DSRG), a “smart grid” trade association coalition, announced that the U.S. Senate had introduced the Electric Consumer Right to Know Act, S 1029.

Energy efficiency solutions provider Johnson Controls Inc. (NYSE: JCI) (market cap $27.5 billion) said Thursday it had signed an agreement to acquire the shares of EnergyConnect Group, Inc. (OTC: ECNG.OB), a small  demand response software company based in Campbell, California, for $32.3 million. Shares of EnergyConnect rose 63% Thursday to close at $0.21 (market cap $28 million).

Shares of energy efficiency solutions company Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE: AMRC) are down slightly in early trading today after closing four percent lower Thursday and recovering from an 11 percent dip earlier Thursday in reaction to the company's announced Fiscal 2010 financial results that had strong revenue and earnings growth, lower earnings for Q4, and less-than-inspiring 2011 guidance.

If you are a business or municipality wanting to cut operating costs by improving the energy efficiency of your operations, who you gonna call? There are a gazillion products and technologies that will do this or that, but it would take a lifetime to assess all the possibilities.

If you are in the United Kingdom, you are likely to call Eaga plc (LON: EAGA.L), the energy efficiency solutions company whose 11.23 percent share price increase led the EnergyBoom Clean 100 Index (E•B Clean 100) last week. 

Since diving into the deep end when it comes to energy issues, almost every day sees new fascinating concepts, approaches, and technologies. Fascinating ... exciting ... even hope inspiring at times. And, as well, as the passion builds, so many of these are truly Energy COOL.