Category: Energy Efficiency
Alberta Launches New Lighting Incentive Program
August 25th, 2010, No Comments
By: Tiffany Richmond
Recently the Alberta government announced the launch of its new commercial retrofit lighting incentive program. This program – Light it Right – is an incentive program aimed at getting rid of old wasteful and expensive lighting and replacing it with a more efficient system.
Businesses that are eligible for the provincial rebate can receive [...]
United States Energy Bill Collapses in Senate
July 28th, 2010, No Comments
By: Luke Takeuchi
On Monday July 26th the Democrat’s climate change legislation was pulled from the senate in an attempt to spare the embarrassment of a fourth cap and trade bill failing to pass. With the entire Republican Party in opposition of the legislation and wavering support from fellow democrats the bill lacked ample support [...]
Ontario Power Authority Cuts Solar Rates in Green Energy Act
July 19th, 2010, 1 Comment
By: Tiffany Richmond
On July 2nd, 2010 the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) quietly lowered the rates paid to ground mounted solar projects from 80.2 cents to 58.8 cents per kilowatt hour under the Provincial’s microFIT Program.
The OPA stated that they adjusted the price due to a glitch in the program. With unexpected popularity of ground mounted [...]
Building Simulations | Understanding Your Energy Profile
June 28th, 2010, No Comments
By: Tiffany Richmond
This short e-book describes what a building simulation is, its benefits and available energy incentives in Ontario.
Building Simulations
To view this presentation in PDF format click here.
Tiffany Richmond is an enthusiastic marketing guru and is responsible for online marketing strategies at Energy Advantage Inc.
The Difference Between ASHRAE Level 1, 2 & 3 Energy Audits
April 14th, 2010, No Comments
By: Neeraj Kumar
An energy audit is the key to a systematic approach to decision-making in the area of energy management. The primary function of an energy audit is to identify all of the energy streams in a facility in order to balance total energy input with energy use. The four main objectives of an energy [...]
Improving Energy Efficiency with the Help of Energy Incentives
March 12th, 2010, No Comments
By: Rafael Corral
Improving energy efficiency in your buildings is a cost effective way of controlling rising energy costs for your organization. However, major energy efficiency improvements can be capital intensive and resource consuming. Energy incentive programs have been designed to help offset these high costs and help to further reduce energy-related greenhouse gases (GHGs).
There is [...]
Monitoring and Verification: Verifying your Energy Savings
February 25th, 2010, No Comments
By: Peter Rowles
How do you measure and verify something you can’t see? The task of convincing today’s skeptics that your actions have created energy use and cost savings can be a daunting one. Hopefully this article will shed some light on this topic.
Verifying savings is important for an organization for many valid reasons. In some [...]
Energy Expenditure and Consumption Expressed as a Function of Key Performance Indicators
February 22nd, 2010, 5 Comments
By: Pat Ferguson
In today’s difficult market environment business decisions are being weighed more carefully than ever. Typical project valuation indicators such as ROI and simple payback times are no longer good enough. Savings from energy efficiency projects can be lost in the fog of obfuscating external factors. The focus is now on reducing carbon footprints [...]
Monitoring and Targeting — How to Improve Your Game
February 17th, 2010, No Comments
By: Peter Rowles
You can’t manage what you don’t measure. This is the nuts and bolts of the continuous improvement energy management model. In energy management circles it is referred to as Monitoring & Targeting (M&T). Managing energy without an M&T program is like playing golf without a scorecard.
M&T involves the monitoring and analysis of energy [...]
Demand Response and Demand Side Management What’s the Difference?
February 10th, 2010, No Comments
By: Peter Rowles
Demand Response and Demand Side Management are terms used by electric utilities to describe programs developed to influence the electricity usage patterns of customers. Many people get confused by these two terms. However, don’t be concerned. Tom Peters, co-author of the best selling business book “in Search of Excellence” says “If you’re not [...]
