Energy/Power Management

A bevy of products designed to help reduce energy costs and increase energy efficiency call this section home.

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Top 50 Green Power Users

April 17, 2013

The EPA announces U.S. schools, organizations and corporations using the most green energy.


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Parking Structures: A Forgotten Sustainable Haven

April 12, 2013

Implementing design elements like electric lighting, equipment and daylighting provides for immense potential energy savings.


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Elevator Powered by Sunlight

April 2, 2013

The elevator supplies up to 100 percent of elevator power needs in residential and low-rise commercial applications.


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Manufacturing Sector, Energy Use and Intensity Down Since 2002

March 20, 2013

These data, among others, are drawn from the detailed results of EIA's 2010 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS).


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Aerosol-Based Duct Sealing

March 3, 2013

Duct sealing with a new aerosol-based technology called Aeroseal, could be a cost-effective measure for reducing energy usage in small office buildings.


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Energy Data in One Place

September 1, 2012

 E-Mon’s new Interval Data Recorder (IDR) is designed to collect kilowatt-hour (kWh) and demand (kW) data from up to eight or 16 connected meters at 15-, 30- or 60-minute intervals.  


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First U.S. tri-generation landfill-gas-to-energy system created

August 23, 2012

EPA names system offtaker to list of largest onsite green-power generators


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Track Real-Time Power Conditions

August 1, 2012

 Schneider Electric’s StruxureWare Power Monitoring 7.0 software platform is designed to track real-time power conditions to improve efficiency, availability and reliability as well as maximize asset performance.  


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Don’t Park Your Energy Efficiency

Parking lot lighting is an often overlooked path to energy efficiency, but new programs are helping to make the path easier.
July 2, 2012

 Building owners and managers who think outside the box when considering how to implement sustainability goals can find untapped energy savings in their parking facilities.  


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Mechanical Energy Converter

February 9, 2012

The ECO 200 energy converter and PTM 330 wireless module provides the foundation for a host of battery-less wireless applications.


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 Interview with Glenn Carels, principal with the design firm for California State University, Northridge, (CSUN)'s Student Recreation Center.
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