Blog to Save Energy
Blog to Save Energy
 08/21/20 Ports are essential, dynamic lifelines of the U.S. economy. Every year, the 926+ coastal, Great Lakes, and inland harbor maritime ports contribute over 26% to overall GDP (approximately $5 trillion). For every $1 billion in economic commerce, approximately 15,000 jobs are created. Today, ports... |
 08/20/20 On the heels of President Trump’s recent claim that consumers are running washing machines “five times” and spending “20 minutes longer” in the shower because appliance efficiency standards have weakened product performance, the Department of Energy (DOE) last week proposed two rules that would... |
 08/14/20 In a matter of a couple decades, broadband has gone from being a luxury to a necessity for full participation in our economy and society. In fact, the United Nations has declared that equitable access to the internet is necessary to enable individuals to exercise their right to freedom of... |
 08/12/20 When last month’s clean energy unemployment analysis was released, we here at the Alliance were pleased to see that after devastating job losses since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the energy efficiency sector added back 71,800 jobs in June. However, with hundreds of thousands of... |
 08/05/20 While transportation and industry tend to come to mind when people think of the primary culprits of energy consumption, another sector globally actually tops that list: buildings. In June, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Johnson Controls released the beta version of the Building... |
 08/03/20 The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a renewed emphasis on household energy consumption in the U.S., as loads have shifted away from the commercial building sector and into residences as a result of stay-at-home orders. One report found that the commercial sector saw a 11% decline in electricity... |
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