Smart Energy Decisions News

Sourcing Renewables - January 16, 2020

Sprint to power all VA operations with renewables

Sprint announced Jan. 16 that all of its 800 Virginia locations will now be running on renewable energy, including its retail locations, cell phone towers and corporate offices, which account for more than 88,000 MWh of electricity per year.

GHG Emissions - January 16, 2020

JPMorgan enlists blockchain to achieve RE goals

JPMorgan Chase is joining a project to use blockchain to achieve 100% renewable energy consumption by the end of 2020.

Sourcing Renewables - January 16, 2020

Visa achieves 2020 goal of 100% RE

Visa has successfully reached its goal to use 100% renewable electricity across its 131 offices in 76 countries and four global processing centers, just in time for its 2020 target.

Energy Efficiency - January 15, 2020

City of Phoenix to save $3.5M from LED retrofits

The City of Phoenix is estimated to save approximately $3.5 million annually in energy and maintenance costs thanks to a project it will undergo to replace nearly 100,000 municipal street lights with high-performance LEDs.

Sourcing Renewables - January 15, 2020

PepsiCo plans for 100% renewable energy in 2020

PepsiCo announced Jan. 15 its plan to achieve 100% renewable energy for its U.S. direct operations in 2020 by targeting a portfolio of PPAs, VPPAs, RECs and onsite solar.

Microgrids - January 14, 2020

Stop & Shop to power 40 stores from clean microgrid

Stop & Shop will begin to power 40 of its Massachusetts and New York stores with clean energy from a 24/7 microgrid, the company announced Jan. 14.

Energy Efficiency - January 14, 2020

Truman State Univ. banks $100K incentive for efficiency upgrades

Truman State University will be receiving around $100,00 in cash incentives through a program that included making energy efficiency upgrades to the Kirksville campus, which is expected to save the university more than $49,000 annually in energy cost

Energy Efficiency - January 13, 2020

Hall of Fame Ohio campus gets funding for energy efficiency boost

A multi-use sports, entertainment and media center for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s campus in Canton, Ohio, will be undergoing a multimillion-dollar energy efficiency redesign through Constellation’s Efficiency Made Easy program.

January 13, 2020

City of Augusta plans solar project to offset 100% of electricity costs

The city of Augusta, Maine, has entered into a proposed partnership with a local utility that would allow for the construction of a solar farm on unused district land and make it the first municipality in Maine to cover all electricity costs through renewable sources.

Regulation - January 11, 2020