For over 30 years, energy performance contracting (EPC) also known as ESCO and energy savings performance contracting has assisted municipalities, state and federal entities with financing improvements to infrastructure. Have you been asked to reduce energy operating costs or support sustainability efforts for your entity? Are you or your organization tracking greenhouse gases or concerned about climate change? Are energy costs increasing but...

Offshore Wind: A Cost-Prohibitive Fantasy in Light of Natural Gas, or a Soon-to-be-Born U.S. Industry Keywords: energy, generation, gas

Solar Power: What is the Future of the Industry?

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) will kick off First Thursday Seminars with the live webcast Solid-State Lighting: Highlighting indoor Applications on April 4, 2013. Experts Naomi Johnson Miller and Jeff McCullough of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will offer training about new solid-state and LED lighting developments and best practices, as well as Federal priorities, and tools and resources...

FERC Policy Innovations Supporting Renewable Energy Market Development: CA CHP Feed-In Tariff order paving way for effective state FITs, Regional Transmission Planning, Renewable Energy Access

As oil imports and private vehicle ownership continue to skyrocket, biofuels have become an increasingly attractive option for China. While policies supporting the development of ethanol as an alternative fuel have been in place since 2002, however, it is unclear what policies and financial incentives China will use to meet its ambitious alternative fuel goals for 2020. According to the 2012 China Greentech Report, China's Ministry of Agricult...

Military Integration of Renewable Energy: New Procurement Opportunities for Fuels, Base Installations, and Operational Energy Keywords: technology, fuel

Outlook for Renewable Energy: What to Expect in the New Congress Keywords: regulation, politics

The last few years have seen dramatic shifts in renewable energy finance markets. The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, passed in the wake of the financial crisis, initiated the Treasury cash grant program, and was notably successful in filling the role previously held by tax equity players who had retreated from the market. With the expiration of the cash grant for projects that had not commenced construction by 2011, and the sche...

As the largest user of electricity and fuel in the country, the federal government is taking steps to reduce its energy footprint. Early successes give hope to the effort, but agencies face aggressive energy reduction targets in the near future. In a recent GBC survey completed by over 400 of your peers, diversifying energy supply ranked last out of seven DOD priorities. Already battling uncertain budgets and spending cuts, can agencies afford...