Latest Stories in Energy Efficiency
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Nest launches lower cost smart thermostat
It's less flashy. In fact, it kind of blends in. But it's still designed to save energy.
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The solar eclipse may knock 9000 Megawatts of solar power offline
The Nest Thermostat has a special “Eclipse Rush Hour” mode to help cope. But radically efficient buildings would help more.
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Dandelion: an audacious and radical geothermal energy startup?
Alphabet's X moonshot factory spins out a ground source heat pump company.
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Energy efficiency is about more than just saving money
An infographic from the Pembina Institute shows that there are other benefits too.
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More on that plastic film that might replace your air conditioner
Expert Allison Bailes weighs in and explains how it works.
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US energy spending lowest in 60 years
But hey, let's still keep complaining about those "elite" greenies.
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What do we have to do to make people care about sustainability?
This year, it might all be about comfort and coziness.
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Austin requires smart thermostats in all new homes
The city hopes the connected thermostats will cut residential energy use.
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Do solar power and energy efficiency go together like lox and cream cheese?
Or for that matter, peanut butter and jelly? No, hold the PB.
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Japanese companies saving money and energy by crowding the elevators, turning out lights
How much of a difference it makes is another story, but it's the thought that counts.
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US Army reaches $1bn in energy savings
In less than 5 years, the army has slashed costs by working with utilities.
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Houses can make nice with ice too, with the Ice Bear
This could be a great tool for reducing peak loads and storing solar power
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Is DC Power “slow electricity”?
DC can do everything that AC can do, but can you get enough of it?
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MIT coal power plant cuts emissions in half
Or perhaps better stated, MIT proposes a method to get twice as much power out of the same amount of coal
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Goodbye Gorebulbs!
If anyone thinks that we got to where we are today without the lightbulb legislation that the Right hated so much, they are dreaming.
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Why we should be talking about comfort, not energy efficiency
The real role of a building is to keep us healthy, happy, safe and comfortable. The fact that it will save energy is a happy coincidence.
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The biggest energy-saving regulation the U.S. has ever seen was released today
The new rule is expected to save Americans $167 billion in energy costs.
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In 2 years, all streetlights in India will be LEDs
India's streetlights are about to have a serious upgrade. The energy savings alone will be huge.
