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Building Energy Analytics Tools: What’s the Latest?
April 4, 2013
What are the capabilities and limitations of building energy analytics tools? Do they save energy? Are they cost-effective? Do they drive down the costs of energy assessments? What are some of the data gathering and metering best practices used with these tools?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EMN-AskES-18 | Author: Andrea Salazar
Grains, Veggies, and Fruits, Oh My!
June 28, 2010 | Updated: March 28, 2013
Crop production covers a wide range of products, including grains, fruits, vegetables, flowers, nuts, and a host of others. Energy-saving opportunities exist in the areas of irrigation, crop drying, and basic farm practices.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: BAM-S-9 | Author: Ira Krepchin
E Source Energy Management Survey 2012
Energy Dashboards, Behavior Change, and Telling a Compelling (Energy) Story
February 19, 2013
Each year, E Source surveys top corporate energy managers from Fortune 500 companies in a variety of industries. This report identifies trends in energy management, including top initiatives and what energy managers want from their utility account managers.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EMN-F-1 | Author: Andrea Salazar
Hotels and Motels
September 8, 2009 | Updated: December 19, 2012
No-cost and low-cost energy-efficiency opportunities abound for the lodging sector. This Sector Snapshot provides the knowledge and insights you need to understand this complex industry and helps you guide your customers to valuable energy saving opportunities.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: BMS-S-2 | Author: Mary Horsey
Restaurants
June 22, 2009 | Updated: November 1, 2012
Utility account managers often overlook the food service sector despite the energy intensity of food service operations. E Source Sector Snapshots provide account managers and program designers an opportunity to brush up on industry trends from the owner’s and facility manager’s perspective. ...
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: MAS-S-22 | Author: Yuki Iida
Retail
December 15, 2008 | Updated: October 9, 2012
Retail businesses are highly motivated to enhance their customers’ shopping experience, build customer loyalty, and cut costs. Fortunately, improved energy management yields benefits in all of these areas. Energy-related lighting and ventilation improvements enhance the shopping ...
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: MAS-S-20 | Author: Jarett Zuboy
Supermarkets and Grocery Stores
August 1, 2008 | Updated: September 14, 2012
There are a number of energy-efficiency technologies and practices that grocers can adopt that have the potential to significantly reduce consumption, increase customer and employee satisfaction, and boost the bottom line.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: MAS-S-18 | Author: Spencer Sator
Small and Midsize Retail
September 10, 2008 | Updated: September 14, 2012
Small and midsize businesses are important drivers of the U.S. economy. Because savings on energy go directly to their bottom lines, these retailers are receptive to energy-efficiency strategies—but only if the strategies are free, cost very little, or pay back quickly.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: SMB-S-8 | Author: Maureen McIntyre
Ultrasonic Air-Leak Detectors: A No-Brainer for Energy Savings
September 13, 2012
Compressed air (CA) systems can represent a large electricity end use—particularly in industrial facilities—and leaks in the CA system can create holes in your bottom line. Ultrasonic air-leak detectors can help catch problems before they become too costly.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EMN-RB-7 | Author: Lee Hamilton
The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
Potential Impacts on Grid Reliability and Electricity Prices
May 14, 2012
Are we really headed for a "train wreck" with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)? This report will help energy managers and other energy-industry analysts assess their organizations' exposure to the issues related to MATS.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EMN-RB-5 | Author: Jonathan Nelson
Boosting the Performance of RTUs
Converting to Single-Zone VAV
April 13, 2012
Several new retrofit devices are available for single-zone RTU air conditioners, with at least one device demonstrating demand savings of 41 percent and annual energy savings of 52 percent. This video Tech Brief describes how these devices can also monitor unit performance, enabling additional savings. ...
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: EMN-TB-2 | Author: Peter Criscione
Hybrid Ground-Source Heat Pumps
March 20, 2012
Ground-source heat pumps are often prohibitively expensive because they're sized to meet the peak heating or cooling loads for commercial buildings. This video Tech Brief explains how hybrid models downsize the ground heat exchanger and use small supplemental cooling towers or boilers to meet peak load. ...
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: EMN-TB-1 | Author: Mary Horsey
The Pros and Cons of Induction Lighting
March 15, 2012
What is induction lighting, how does it compare to other light sources, and what are the best applications for it?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CEMC-AskES-16 | Author: Ira Krepchin
What Can ISO 50001 Do for You?
February 28, 2012
The release of a new international energy management standard—ISO 50001—has ramifications for commercial and industrial businesses across North America.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: CEMC-RB-4 | Author: Essie Snell
Driving Efficiency Action at the Facility Level
December 21, 2011
What are some best practices developed by corporate energy managers to encourage their facility managers to improve the energy performance of their buildings?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CEMC-AskES-12 | Author: Mary Horsey
Commercial Property Managers
August 17, 2011
Engaging commercial property managers allows a utility to focus marketing, outreach, and program implementation efforts on decision-makers that have the ability to influence the energy consumption of a large amount of commercial building space.
Content type: Channel Snapshot | Document ID: BAM-S-11 | Author: Melanie Wemple
New Doors Are Opening for Widespread Economizer Cooling in Data Centers
January 19, 2011
A recent analysis of data center operation by a leading engineer is challenging the widely accepted belief that data centers need tight temperature and humidity control. The study concludes that loosening these controls could translate into as much as a 63 percent savings in cooling energy.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-27 | Author: Peter Criscione
Server Virtualization Programs: To Incentivize or Not to Incentivize?
January 10, 2011
Is server virtualization becoming such an accepted practice that it no longer needs to be incentivized? What should we consider free-ridership when it comes to this kind of program?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-28 | Author: Mary Horsey
Saving Energy in Server Closets
January 6, 2011
What are some good strategies for reducing energy consumption in server closets?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CEMC-AskES-9 | Author: Essie Snell
Investing in Energy Efficiency in a Weak Economy
October 4, 2010
Has the economic downturn significantly affected corporate energy-efficiency projects?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CEMC-AskES-6 | Author: Ethan Brown
Near-Term Commercial Applications for LEDs
September 23, 2010
What are the most promising near-term applications for light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in commercial applications?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-19 | Author: Ira Krepchin
Workin’ at the Car Wash (to Save Energy)
July 28, 2010
What are some effective ways to save energy in automatic car washes?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-21 | Author: Essie Snell
Outlook for Power and Gas Prices
Spring 2010
June 11, 2010
This report provides an overview of natural gas and electric power supply, demand, and pricing dynamics. We explore the effect on natural gas supplies from shale, production economics, liquid natural gas statistics, and price projections for wholesale and retail markets.
Content type: ESCD Report, Focus Report, Outlook for Power and Gas Prices | Document ID: CEMC-F-16-ESCD | Author: William Horton
Is It a Retrofit or Existing Building Commissioning?
June 2, 2010
How do you differentiate between efficiency measures that are considered retrofits and those that are conducted as part of existing building commissioning?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CEMC-AskES-3 | Author: Peter Criscione
Building the Case for Commissioning
April 28, 2010
How can I build a business case for a commissioning project?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-18 | Author: Essie Snell
Outlook for Power and Gas Prices
Fall 2009
October 14, 2009
Wholesale natural gas prices will gradually increase beginning this winter, but they should stay below about $5.50 per million Btu throughout 2010. Wholesale electricity prices will follow the trends in wholesale natural gas prices.
Content type: ESCD Report, Focus Report, Outlook for Power and Gas Prices | Document ID: CEMC-F-15-ESCD | Author: Neil Kolwey and Bill Horton
Business Energy Audits
August 17, 2009
What does a typical on-site business energy audit entail? How are utilities marketing energy audits to their business customers?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: BCO-AskES-2 | Author: Kim Knox
Working with National Small Business Associations
June 1, 2009
How can utilities best work with national small business associations to deliver energy-efficiency messages to small business customers?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: SMB-AskES-9 | Author: Kelsie Bell
Outlook for Power and Gas Prices
Spring 2009
April 16, 2009
Most analysts expect energy prices to remain low in 2009, although prices could begin to increase later this year due to several factors.
Content type: ESCD Report, Focus Report, Outlook for Power and Gas Prices | Document ID: CEMC-F-14-ESCD | Author: Neil Kolwey
Small Commercial Dry Cleaners
December 30, 2008
Dry cleaners work long hours for slim profits. This sector can be highly receptive to energy-efficient strategies that increase the bottom line—but only if the strategies are free, cost very little, or pay back quickly.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: SMB-S-10 | Author: Kelsie Bell
