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Hot Weather Heating Up Energy Costs for Your Business?

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High temperatures spike up the need for air conditioning and pushes prices higher.

This week’s 95-110 degree heat combined with high humidity throughout the central U.S., extending to the mid-Atlantic, presents a challenge. For some parts of the country, it’s the hottest week in over five years.  This drives significant electricity demand – mostly related to air conditioning – and also pushes prices higher.  But while it creates a challenge for the power grid, it also presents an opportunity for many businesses and institutions…
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We Have An App For That: Energy Management Systems for New LEED Demand Response Project

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As the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) plans to publish its study on ways to incorporate demand response as part of its LEED rating system, businesses with LEED buildings may soon have the opportunity to meet their sustainability goals, help improve grid stability – and earn revenue for curtailing their energy use.

As Jeff St. John reports in a recent article posted on Earth2Tech (http://gigaom.com/cleantech/leed-to-embrace-demand-response/), USGBC expects to publish its study later this spring and to launch a series of demand response pilot projects. 

If your business is selected for a Demand Response LEED Pilot project, or…
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