Local Dollars Funding Local D.C. Sustainable Energy Contractors and Workers
Humberto Garces was a third-year medical student when, in 2000, he and his brother were forced to flee Colombia. Now, Garces is finding success working with the DCSEU as a contractor working on home repairs and energy efficinecy right here in DC. [Next City]
Lost in Transmission: World's Biggest Machine Needs Update
America’s grid carries electricity from over 7,700 power plants across 707,000 miles of high-voltage lines, and through millions of miles of low-voltage lines and transformers. It's an impressive machine, but like other early 20th century technologies, it's due for a reboot. [NRDC]
The Amazonification of Energy Efficiency
Online marketplaces aren’t only for Amazon and utilities anymore. On July 2, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and Enervee announced that they are partnering to give energy product purchasers a new way to shop. [Navigant Research]
Home Energy Storage System Installations Hit Record High In US
Thirty-six megawatt-hours of grid-connected home energy storage systems were installed during the first quarter of 2018 - the same amount for the first three quarters of the year combined. [CleanTechnica]
Appliance standards create jobs — in every US state
National standards that require appliances and equipment to be more energy efficient do more than save energy and reduce utility bills. A new report reveals that they created or sustained nearly 300,000 jobs in 2016 and are projected to support 553,000 jobs in 2030. [ACEEE Blog]
Spurring A Global Building Efficiency Movement
Building efficiency is one of the most effective near-term opportunities for achieving national and international climate and energy goals and the time has never been better – or more critical – for spurring a global building efficiency movement. [ASE Blog]