Smart Energy Decisions Research Center

Distributed Energy Resources - August 7, 2017

Case study: Managing costs with energy storage

Type: Case Study
Date Published: 8/7/2017
Source: EDF Renewable Energy
Primary Topic: Distributed Energy Resources

This case study, presented by EDF Renewable Energy, illustrates the real cost saving benefits of energy storage for commercial and industrial companies.

Microgrids - August 1, 2017

How new microgrid technologies enable optimal cooperation among distributed energy resources

Type: White Paper
Date Published: 3/15/2017
Source: Schneider Electric
Primary Topic: Microgrids

This white paper presented by Schneider Electric covers microgrid technologies in detail and explores their significant role in the new energy transition.

Sourcing Renewables - July 31, 2017

Status report on US renewables portfolio standards

Type: Research Study
Date Published: 7/1/2017
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Primary Topic: Sourcing Renewables

This report by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory provides an annual update on the U.S. renewables portfolio standard, including recent legislative revisions, key policy design features, compliance with interim targets, past and projected impacts on renewables development, and compliance costs.

Demand Management - July 24, 2017

Innovation Summit Survey 2017: Trends and strategies in corporate energy management and renewables

Type: Research Study
Date Published: 7/24/2017
Source: Smart Energy Decisions
Primary Topic: Demand Management

This exclusive Smart Energy Decisions report explores the findings of a 2017 survey of large commercial and industrial energy users regarding their near-term corporate energy management and renewable energy sourcing plans amid an increasingly daunting landscape.

Energy Efficiency - July 20, 2017

Sprint HQ's building analytics overhaul

Type: Case Study
Date Published: 6/1/2017
Source: Sprint
Primary Topic: Energy Efficiency

In this case study, Sprint details how the installation of an energy management and information system for the HVAC systems at its headquarters campus helped them cut annual energy costs and improve its operations.

Solar - July 13, 2017

Case study: Medline's 1st North American solar project

Type: Case Study
Date Published: 7/13/2017
Source: EnterSolar
Primary Topic: Solar

This case study, presented by EnterSolar, shares details about Medline's first-ever onsite solar project in North America.

Sourcing Renewables - July 10, 2017

Knocking on the utility door: Finding the collaboration path to a win-win-win

Type: White Paper
Date Published: 7/10/2017
Source: EDF Renewable Energy
Primary Topic: Sourcing Renewables

This white paper, presented by EDF Renewable Energy, explores a three-tiered collaboration concept for corporations, electric utilities and developers to work together toward meeting the needs of corporate renewable energy buyers.

Energy Efficiency - June 28, 2017

RILA's 2017 retail energy management industry report

Type: Research Study
Date Published: 7/1/2017
Source: Retail Industry Leaders Association
Primary Topic: Energy Efficiency

This report from the Retail Industry Leaders Association looks at how a variety of companies in the retail industry have adopted energy management practices in 2017 and offers tips for how to build your own.

Sourcing Renewables - June 27, 2017

Home Depot's multidimensional renewables strategy

Type: Case Study
Date Published: 6/27/2017
Source: Edison Energy
Primary Topic: Sourcing Renewables

This case study, presented by Edison Energy, powered by Altenex, details the multidimensional approach The Home Depot has adopted to accelerate its use of renewable energy across its portfolio of more than 2,200 retail locations.

Sourcing Renewables - June 23, 2017

Policies for enabling corporate sourcing of renewable energy internationally

Type: Research Study
Date Published: 5/1/2017
Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Primary Topic: Sourcing Renewables

This report from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory explores the policy and regulatory enabling environment for corporate sourcing of renewable energy.