Energy Efficiency Is Exciting
Energy Efficiency is not seen as sexy when compared to the big money investments of new power supply options, such as brand new power stations.
We have to accept that a forlorn looking energy saving light bulb doesn’t get a second glance and yet we all stare at wind turbines on top of a hill providing us with power, rather than something that uses less.
Yet more and more people are realising how important it is to focus on energy efficiency – to intelligently use the energy we have already and in the right areas. The more people consider the options; the more they get excited by energy efficiency and what can be done for so little, in comparison with building new power stations.
MythBusters – Energy Saving
THERE is so much advice out there to help us all save energy, which is a good thing, except myth and sound advice often get mixed. So here are a few MythBusters.
Plus a few tips for the workplace to help you start to save energy right away by dismissing the myths while taking some positive actions to save energy, save money and reduce carbon emissions.
First of all some myths regarding energy saving:
NY State Saves Through Energy Efficiency
The Orlando Sentinel reported:
New York is have saved more than $3.1 million so far during this fiscal year – how? By turning off lights, changing the thermostats and turning to energy efficient replacement products.
NY state offices were the focus of the energy efficiency program which was also promoted publicly. The payoff, even just halfway through the fiscal year, is a real boost for the cash-strapped state.
John Egan, State General Services Commissioner, says the savings include retrofitting more state buildings to be more energy efficient and a new natural gas contract.
Ad Highlights How To Save Money
I came across this IBM advert on YouTube from awhile back – it just highlights how important it is for businesses to become energy efficient – there is a green plus but more importantly for many business leaders at the current time is the money that can be saved – money that goes straight to the bottom lane.
Green Local Government
The City of South Daytona has recently teamed up with Ekon Energy Management Group to implement a technical approach to its commitment in becoming an environmentally and economically sustainable community.
Due to the City’s significant implementation of various conservation programs and green-mission initiatives, focused on creating a higher quality of life in the areas of energy, water, air, land and waste, the City of South Daytona is … continue reading.
Chambered Round
This is a great article I found on the Mother Jones website which highlights the US Chamber of Commerce situation regarding environmental measures.
Faced with a wave of bad publicity over his organization’s obstructionist role in the climate debate, US Chamber of Commerce president Tom Donohue is fighting back. ”We don’t have regrets about our position, and we’re not going to change it,” he told reporters yesterday. The National Journal also published a letter from Donohue in which he told Chamber members that he wasn’t opposed to tackling climate change and urged them to stand united for a business-friendly solution. But many of the claims he and other Chamber officials are making are contradicted by interviews with Chamber board members and its own lobbying record.
DOE: Energy Efficiency Spending Could Quadruple by 2020
Ratepayers in the U.S. will shell out as much as $9.3 billion more for energy efficiency programs by 2020 and could see their energy savings triple, with the bulk of the ramp-up coming from states you might least suspect, according to a report released Oct. 5 by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
The report, published in the October issue of The Electricity Journal, projects that nationwide funding for ratepayer-funded electric and gas energy efficiency programs will increase from roughly $3.1 billion in 2008 to between $5.4 billion and $12.4 billion in 2020, in nominal dollars. Annual savings from electric energy efficiency programs, representing an estimated 0.34% of U.S. retail sales in 2008, will also increase, to between 0.45% and 0.93% of U.S. retail sales in 2020.
4 Degrees Of Warming Danger
I have just read this interesting article released by Reuters. It underlines that we should all consider becoming more energy efficient, yes it will save us a lot of money but in reality it can save much more than this – it can save our future and the futures of our children and grand children.
Here are some of the highlights of the article:
Global temperatures may be 4 degrees Celsius hotter by the mid-2050s if current greenhouse gas emissions trends continue, said a study published on Monday.
The study, by Britain’s Met Office Hadley Center, echoed a U.N. report last week which found that climate changes were outpacing worst-case scenarios forecast in 2007 by the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
B-C U & Ekon Combine To Save Energy
EKON has recently joined forces with Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) to answer the call against ever increasing energy costs, and help them with global carbon emission reduction. According to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), we must all do our part to reduce greenhouse gases and changing climate patterns, and B-CU has geared up– ready, willing and able.
Using Enigin’s turnkey programme based around the Eniscope advance metering and monitoring system, which provides a wealth of live and historical energy information in a graphical format, leading to clear energy decisions.
Going Green Sure Can’t Hurt
Apopka Florida – Wholesale Grower launches turn key energy saving program to offset rising energy costs and reduce carbon emissions.
Roseville Farms of Apopka, Florida announced today that it has entered into contract with Florida based EKON Energy Management Group to target and reduce energy waste across its 40 acre wholesale growing operation. Highlights of the program include monitoring and targeting waste with sophisticated web based energy analyzing equipment along with training and motivating all full time staff on ways to effectively reduce company wide consumption.