Procurement & Energy Risk
July 19, 2021
How Biden’s Economy Will Impact Energy Demand
In a recent report, the EIA projected that total U.S. energy demand will likely return to 2019 levels by 2025. However, that projection depends largely on the pace of U.S. economic recovery, including job growth and spending. Why? Because those…
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Utilities Expense & Data Management
July 16, 2021
Utility Costs and Energy Demand – The Lasting Impacts of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic threw utility costs and demand for a loop. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2021 (AEO2021), the United States will likely take years to return to 2019 levels of energy consumption after such…
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Benchmarking & Sustainability Reporting
July 9, 2021
SASB: Everything You Need to Know to Start Reporting
By now, sustainability reporting is a common phenomenon, with the many investor, commercial real estate, and mainstream focused reporting frameworks out there. For those involved in managing organizations, facilities, and/or portfolios, this may seem daunting – so many frameworks, so…
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Benchmarking & Sustainability Reporting
June 25, 2021
Get Ready for New ENERGY STAR Score Updates
You’ve probably heard of the phrase “Winter is coming.” Equally intimidating for owners and managers of office buildings, K-12 schools, warehouses, and retail stores is the phrase “ENERGY STAR score updates are coming,” especially because the more recent score updates…
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Energy Efficiency
June 24, 2021
Colorado Latest State to Pass Energy Performance for Buildings Bill
The Colorado General Assembly recently passed bill HB21-1286, Energy Performance for Buildings. This makes Colorado the latest state to pass such a law, joining New York (Local Law 97), California (Building Energy Efficiency Standards), and other states in the battle…
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Procurement & Energy Risk
June 21, 2021
Green Energy Procurement: Challenges and Solutions
Recently, we published an article on why your company should be procuring green energy. In that article, we explained the benefits of green energy procurement and the different methods of doing so. Now, it’s time to go more in-depth. We’re…
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Energy Efficiency
June 11, 2021
Energy Optimization: Employing it Across Your Portfolio
We’ve written before about how to enhance energy efficiency in your building(s). Now, it’s time to take it a step further and explore the newer concept of energy optimization, of which energy efficiency is just one part. Read on to…
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Energy Management
June 9, 2021
Electricity Usage – How to Track, Monitor, and Control it
When it comes to electricity bills, nothing is better than seeing a low number. Maintaining that low number, however, can be a challenge without the right tools and information. In this article, we’ll explore six things that are increasing the…
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Procurement & Energy Risk
June 7, 2021
Why Your Company Should be Procuring Green Energy
Following a number of natural gas bans in California, the Boston area, and Seattle, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced in February of this year that his administration will aim to end the use of natural gas and…
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