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LightFair 2013: LED Lighting Is Warm, Smart and Looks Like What You Know

on April 28, 2013

As we do each spring, this week a team of Groom Energy engineers made the pilgrimage to Lightfair in search of “the next big thing” in lig[...]

Is It Really Unfair For US Cities To Require Building Energy Benchmarking?

on April 22, 2013

Harvard economist Robert Stavins recently published a study assessing the impact when US cities require their real estate owners to perform periodic e[...] Read more »

The Rise of the Corporate Energy Manager / Take Greenbiz/Groom Energy CEM survey

on April 22, 2013

More companies are establishing corporate-wide programs for coordinated energy reduction and improved capital allocation. The execution of these progr[...]

Simultaneous Heating & Cooling: It Happens More Than You Realize.

on March 11, 2013

During building energy assessments we often find obvious, no-cost behavior changes savings: A compressor running flat-out for an idled production [...]

Need “Guaranteed” Energy Savings? You Just Don’t Trust Me.

on February 27, 2013

Over the last year we’ve participated in an increasing number of interviews, conferences and panels discussing the energy-efficiency finance mar[...]

Analysis: Superbowl Power Outage Shines a Bad Light On HID Lighting

on February 4, 2013

If you weren’t one of last night’s 100+ million Superbowl viewers, by now you’ve probably heard that a stadium wide power outage st[...]

Another bumpy start for Cleantech incentives in 2013

on January 26, 2013

So the fiscal cliff drama has resolved itself temporarily, with both solar and wind incentives living on for another year… In the case of w[...]

4 Trends in Energy Management Software (EMS) Vendor Market in 2012

on December 19, 2012

In 2012, we’ve seen many changes in the vendor market for energy management and sustainability software. Energy and sustainability leaders n[...]

Who Has Time to Read and Analyze Submeter Energy Data (Part 2)??

on December 19, 2012

Part one discussed the benefits for energy and facility managers of near-real time data for specific energy loads, work areas, or equipment. We re[...]

This Year’s Best Stocking Stuffer? An LED bulb.

on November 13, 2012

Six weeks till Christmas – which means time to think about cool energy efficiency gifts for your loved ones. Last year, if you had stuffed famil[...]

Back Up Generators – How Much Are They Worth?

on November 1, 2012

A few months ago we installed a backup generator for a customer in the food distribution business. Their decision to add the generator was ultimate[...]

Who Has Time to Read and Analyze Submeter Energy Data (Part 1)??

on October 23, 2012

The cost savings benefits of interval data for main utility meters and submeters for specific loads (e.g. lighting, refrigeration), work areas (e.g.[...]

New Report: Buyers’ Guide to Enterprise Carbon Accounting (ECA)/Sustainability Software. 5 ECA Leaders Named

on October 5, 2012

This week we released an update to our report to help companies better understand the software market for Enterprise Carbon Accounting and Sustainabil[...]

What’s a “deep” energy efficiency retrofit anyway?

on September 28, 2012

Last week I attended an EDF sponsored workshop discussing their new Investor Confidence Project (ICP). The ICP is focused on encouraging more le[...]

7 Lessons from Implementation Enterprise Carbon Accounting/Sustainability Software

on September 25, 2012

We continue our discussion of Enterprise Carbon Accounting (ECA) software (we’ll return to energy management in mid-October). Many companies[...]