Battery Storage
May 17, 2021
A 2021 Update on Energy Storage Deployment
This article is a follow up to “Energy Storage: What It is and How It Can Help Your Company”. Click here to read. We’ve written about what energy storage is and the ways it can benefit your business and/or facility.…
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Procurement & Energy Risk
May 10, 2021
How Will Climate Change Affect Renewable Energy Sources?
Renewable energy is often touted as one of the main ways to combat climate change. But could climate change negatively impact renewable energy sources like wind and solar? For example, the Texas deep freeze at the beginning of 2021 actually…
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Benchmarking & Sustainability Reporting
May 6, 2021
Utility Data – The Key to Sustainability Management
Recently, we wrote about sustainability management, what it is, and why it’s important for your company. To recap, sustainability management is the synthesis of sustainability and management. It applies sustainable practices to businesses, agriculture, facilities, and communities. The goal is to lower emissions and…
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Benchmarking & Sustainability Reporting
April 14, 2021
Sustainability Management Explained: What It Is and Why It’s Important
Recently, the New York Times reported that the CEOs of over 300 businesses, including Google, McDonalds, and Walmart, are asking the Biden administration to set a new Paris Agreement goal of slashing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least 50 percent…
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Benchmarking & Sustainability Reporting
April 12, 2021
3 Portfolio Benchmarking Challenges and How to Solve Them
If you are a building owner or work in operations and facilities management, chances are you’re always striving to reduce costs, explain budget variances, and increase efficiency and sustainability. Benchmarking is one of the best ways to achieve these goals.…
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Procurement & Energy Risk
April 9, 2021
New NY Budget Leaves Out LL97 Tier 2 REC Alternative, Focuses on Other Sustainable Measures
Albany, NY - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s FY 2022 Enacted Budget was just finalized - Part R was not included. Part R contained a provision that would allow building owners to buy Tier 2 renewable energy credits (RECs) from wind…
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Procurement & Energy Risk
March 29, 2021
How Weather Could Impact Energy Markets This Year
We’re three months into 2021, and it’s already been a warmer-than-normal year from the East Coast to the Southwest (with the exception of a record-breaking deep freeze in Texas). So far, those warmer temperatures have led to decreased demand for…
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Energy Efficiency
March 18, 2021
Achieving Net Zero with Energy Data Management
In a recent article, we discussed how to determine if your company is ready to start working towards net zero emissions. We also discussed the ways companies can reach net zero. Now, we’d like to go more in-depth into one…
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Energy Efficiency
March 17, 2021
Net Zero Goals Explained – Is Your Company Ready for Net Zero?
The “net zero emissions” initiative has recently become extremely popular with companies big and small. Companies ranging from PWC, to Ford, to U.S. Dairy have announced their intention to reach net zero emissions by 2030 or 2050. Net zero is…
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