Peak Load Management
Blog Post
July 17, 2019
NYC Warned of Another Potential Blackout for This Upcoming Weekend
Preliminary results from Con Ed’s investigation of Saturday’s power outage was likely due to a failed relay protection system that left over 70,000 customers on Manhattan’s west side without power. Electricity was lost from 5 Avenue to the Hudson River,…
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Benchmarking & Sustainability Reporting
Blog Post
July 15, 2019
Top 6 Sustainability Trends of 2019
With growing environmental awareness, hundreds of corporations and small businesses are setting their own sustainability goals. Investors are going green and incorporating sustainability principles when making business decisions. Many are adopting their own projects to make their buildings environmentally responsible and…
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Procurement & Energy Risk
Blog Post
June 3, 2019
Ohio House Approves Bill That Removes Renewable Energy Requirements, Provides Funding for Nuclear and Coal Generation
As many states, cities, and municipalities are pushing towards the use of 100% renewable energy and carbon emissions-free generation, Ohio passed a bill this week that would accomplish the opposite. It will be one of the first states to push…
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Energy Efficiency
Blog Post
April 29, 2019
PACE Financing Program to Help Property Owners Pay for Complying with the New GHG Emissions Cap on NYC Buildings
On Thursday, 4/18/2019, New York City Council approved the Intro. 1253-C bill, an annual cap on greenhouse gas emissions for buildings 25,000 square feet and larger in the city. Starting in 2024, buildings will need to comply with the newly…
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Procurement & Energy Risk
Blog Post
April 24, 2019
New Jersey Adopts Zero Emission Credits to Keep Nuclear Reactors Online
In 2018, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill that increased the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 50% by 2030 and 100% clean energy by 2050. This bill also included 2,000 MW of energy storage and increases to…
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Energy Efficiency
Blog Post
April 18, 2019
BREAKING: New York City Council Passes First of Its Kind GHG Emissions Cap for Buildings – Local Law 97
New York City Council on Thursday voted to approve Intro. 1253-C (which would later become Local Law 97), an annual cap on greenhouse gas emissions for buildings in the city. On May 18th, Intro 1253 was passed into law as…
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Energy Efficiency
Blog Post
April 15, 2019
Maryland’s New Clean Energy Bill Is Not That Clean
As one of the early adopters of the renewable portfolio standing (RPS), Maryland has always been on the forefront of encouraging clean energy. Similar to Washington D.C. and New York, the state approved a bill March 8th that would require…
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Utilities Expense & Data Management
Blog Post
April 1, 2019
Energy Sales Tax Exemption Discontinued in New York State FY2020 Budget
Congestion pricing, mansion tax, and a ban on plastic bags – but what isn’t making headline news is the discontinuation of the sales tax exemption on non-residential transmission and distribution of gas and electricity when customers buy from an ESCO. …
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Procurement & Energy Risk
Blog Post
March 13, 2019
How Pennsylvania’s Nuclear Subsidy Would Affect Customers and Utilities
Pennsylvania, as the second largest nuclear-power-producing state, is looking for legislative help to keep its five nuclear power plants operational for the upcoming years. Neighboring states such as New Jersey and New York, along with Illinois and Connecticut, have already…
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