If you sell green and sustainable services, the United States government wants you—as a small business sustainable partner. Opportunities in going green were the focus of a recent webinar by Outreach Program Manager Christy L. Jackiewicz of the General Services Administration’s Office of Small Business Utilization. The GSA offers professional services, equipment, supplies, telecommunications,...
The global market for energy efficiency in buildings will grow from $77.8 billion to 103.4 billion by 2017, affording a huge growth opportunity for energy service companies (ESCOs) and energy-efficiency companies like HVAC sellers, according to a Pike Research report. Growth will occur at a compound annual rate of 7 percent, representing a pretty...
Lots going on, as usual, in the world of energy management and green technologies. Here's a digest of some hot news, including AT&T, flat and hot thermostats, a tax credit bill for deep energy retrofits, corporate energy management and solar system data tracking over powerline.
What’s the future of home energy management? Look to the big service providers, advises Michael Weissman, vice president of corporate marketing for Sigma Designs, the company behind wireless Z-Wave technology used in connected home/security/energy management systems being offered by Verizon, ADT, Comcast, Vivint, Alarm.com and likely AT&T. Weissman may be biased in his championing...
Consumers in the Northwest United States have a really cool way of selecting energy-efficient TVs. And it can be used by custom electronics dealers to guide consumers to more efficient TV choices—whether you want sell video displays or just have your clients purchase them. Instead of looking just for Energy Star-rated TVs or peeking...
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced the formation of a new committee to advance the standardization of the Modular Communications Interface (MCI) specification to create a path for smart grid-ready products. The MCI specification, created by the Universal Smart Network Access Port (USNAP) Alliance and based on research from the Electric Power Research...
What do plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) have to do with the so-called smart grid being rolled out by electric utilities? Utilities and others are looking to tap into the power stored in the batteries of electric vehicles. The technology, called V2G, for vehicle to grid, has been tested by the University of Delaware and...
Welcome news from the U.S. cable industry, which has begun an initiative to make cable TV set-top boxes energy efficient and possibly used for home energy management. According to the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), 90 percent of all new set-top boxes purchased and deployed by top cable operators will meet Energy Star...
It’s nice to see that some homebuilders are embracing more efficient energy efficiency standards. And that should lead to more need for home energy management systems and other green technologies in the home. As EE News reports: More than 400 construction firms, including several of the largest American homebuilders, plan to follow stingy new...
The orientation and sunlight exposure of a solar panel can have a significant effect on its power production. Common tools of the trade used by solar installers to find the optimal orientation for a solar array can be very expensive and cumbersome to carry up onto a roof. However, SunFinder, a new smartphone app can...
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