Green Leases Could Save US Office Buildings $3.3 Billion Annually
Green leases could unlock up to $3.3 billion in energy savings annually across leased office space in America’s 5.6 million commercial buildings.
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Energy Efficiency Financing Tools For Cities And Governments
Originally published on Sustainnovate. There are tremendous financial benefits to building owners and tenants who implement energy efficiency projects. In fact, energy efficiency improvements are generally much cheaper than any type of electricity generation project on a “levelized cost of energy” (LCOE) basis. (If you don’t know what LCOE is, … [continued]
US Energy Efficiency Ranks Released: How’d Your State Do?
Massachusetts and California top ACEEE’s energy efficiency ranks for the fourth straight year while clear winners and losers stand out across America.
10 US Cities Making Massive Emissions Cuts Through Energy Efficiency
A new effort will cut millions of tons of emissions and billions in utility bills for 10 U.S. cities by creating customized energy efficiency plans and sharing best practices.
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Finds $90 Million Potential Annual Utility Bill Savings
Analysis from the first year of reporting under Seattle’s energy benchmarking ordinance has found the city’s building owners could save up to $90 million in utility bills while cutting emissions 42% per year.
Unveil Building Energy Use, Create Thousands of Jobs (2 New Reports)
It’s a simple thing — unveil the energy use of a building to its owners or managers or potential buyers and people will pay more attention to how they can save energy and money; in the process of finding ways to save energy and money, jobs in the energy-efficiency … [continued]
