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Memorial Day kicks off the summer driving season. While gas prices have dropped, you can still do plenty to make the fuel in your tank last longer.
After a full day of high-level discussions at the Great Energy Efficiency Day – Part I (GEED I) on May 16, 2012, the Alliance honored those who work behind the scenes on energy efficiency.
Leaders of top U.S. and multinational organizations declared energy efficiency a boon for business at the Alliance’s Great Energy Efficiency Day – Part I (GEED I) on May 16, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
Efficiency standards released May 16, 2012 by the U.S. Department of Energy will slash the amount of energy and water it takes to do your dishes and your laundry – and potentially save you hundreds of dollars. That means lower utility bills for you and environmental benefits for us all – without sacrificing the cleaning performance you count on – according to a coalition of consumer, energy and environmental groups including the Alliance to Save Energy.
On March 26, 2012, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and six other senators – all of whom sit on the Alliance to Save Energy's Board of Directors – introduced a resolution commemorating the Alliance’s 35th anniversary. The resolution will soon be considered on the Senate floor, likely under unanimous consent.
The Alliance Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy is bringing together leaders in energy and environmental policy from the business, government, academic and non-profit sectors, to identify and reach consensus on a set of public policies that, when enacted at the U.S. federal level, would have the potential to make the U.S. one of the world's most energy efficient economies by doubling the productivity of every unit of energy between now and 2030.
Commercial buildings consume 19% of primary energy in the United States, but energy-efficient technologies like the ones used by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory drastically reduce energy use in office spaces.
To support a major market shift toward cloud computing and storage, coupled with the pervasive presence of consumer electronics, data centers have become a significant segment of U.S. energy consumption.
The hundreds of college dorms that competed to save energy in the nation’s second “Campus Conservation Nationals” (CCN) decreased energy use by a whopping 1.7 million kWh of electricity and nearly $160,000.
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"The greatest source of #energy in the future will be learning how to use it more efficiently" - Sam Hägglund & Ulrich Paetzold.
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@DonMcDonnell Thanks for the RT Don!
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@CENTEnergy (contd) is also used to maintain the building's distinct geometry. I'll check w/ 1 of our experts to see if I can find out more!
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@CENTEnergy Hard to tell from the architect's page (t.co/FeJbdjKN). The chains don't wrap over the roof ( for daylighting) & (contd)
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