Smart Energy Decisions News

Cuesta College announced April 9 the installation of 40 smart electric vehicles charging stations across its two campuses in an effort to increase the sustainability of the college.

Shell announced April 16 their plans on how to become net-zero in their manufacturing operations before 2050 to contribute to the global 1.5-degree climate ambition.

Whirlpool Corporation has reduced their absolute plant emissions by 18% since 2016, their lowest levels in a decade, since adopting efficiency and renewable energy strategies.

BlackRock’s Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund closed April 15 on a $5.1 billion fund for Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund III to invest in sustainability projects.

Clean Power Alliance approved April 2 a new Energy Storage Agreement that will result in the construction of a 100 MW battery storage project in California, one of the largest in the state.

The City Council of Ann Arbor, Mich., voted to purchase 10 new electric vehicles for city employees as part of their initiative to get the city to carbon neutrality by 2030.

The U.S. DOE announced April 9 that it will be investing $38 million into a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy program for the development of hydrokinetic turbine technology.

The University of Pennsylvania signed April 13 a PPA for two solar projects that will generate 75% of their total electricity demand.

The City Council of Columbus, Ohio unanimously voted on March 16 to establish an energy and water benchmarking program, the first in the state, in line with other Midwestern leaders like Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Des Moines.

The Worcester Housing Authority, who provides affordable housing to more than 3,000 households in Massachusetts, finalized the second phase of work on an existing energy performance contract that totaled $23.6 million to construct energy conservation measures at 15 affordable housing developments.