Peak Load Management
August 18, 2020
NYISO Changing ICAP Methodology for 2021 Capacity Year
Earlier this year, it was confirmed that the weekend peak of summer 2019 will be used to calculate the current ICAP values for May 2020-April 2021. As a result of the ICAP tags being set based on a weekend for…
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Energy Efficiency
August 18, 2020
Increasing Operational Efficiency Through Energy Management
What is operational efficiency? Operational efficiency is the measurement of how much energy a building actually requires in proportion to how much money you plan to spend on energy for the building. What is a building envelope? A “building envelope”…
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Energy Management
August 11, 2020
6 Energy Management Solutions to Implement at Your Company
What impacts utility bills? The more energy your buildings use, the higher your utility bills will be. What does energy management software do? An effective energy management software will allow you to upload your utility bills (or better yet, directly…
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Utilities Expense & Data Management
August 3, 2020
Utility Bill Management During COVID-19: Difficulties and Solutions
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Benchmarking & Sustainability Reporting
July 21, 2020
Energy Benchmarking: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Get Started
What is energy benchmarking? Energy benchmarking means assessing and analyzing the energy and water use of a building and then comparing it to the building’s past performance, similar buildings, or modeled simulations of a reference building at a certain standard.…
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Procurement & Energy Risk
July 15, 2020
Clean Energy and The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act – Where is NY One Year Later?
Last summer in New York, Governor Cuomo signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). The CLCPA is a piece of comprehensive climate legislation that sets aggressive clean energy and climate targets for the state. Focusing on the power…
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Utilities Expense & Data Management
July 14, 2020
The 9 Best Practices for Managing Water Data This Summer
What are the benefits of managing water data? Managing your company’s water data is a crucial step towards reducing water use. Not only is water conservation a major sustainability trend, but investors, stakeholders, and consumers all appreciate companies that make…
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Energy Management
July 6, 2020
What is Energy Management in These Uncertain Times?
What is energy management? Typically, energy management involves utilizing software which makes energy data management and monitoring easier. The software often includes customizable reporting and benchmarking capabilities, sustainability and variance reporting, notifications of grid peak times, and visual analytics, to…
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Benchmarking & Sustainability Reporting
June 29, 2020
The Top 10 Sustainability Trends to Watch in 2020
What is influencing sustainability trends? The world is dealing not only with the threat of climate change, but the coronavirus pandemic and political unrest in many countries. Sustainability trends are being largely influenced by these events. What are the current…
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