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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
2009 E Source Account Management Assessment
Account Management Best Practices
December 7, 2009
The 2009 E Source Account Management Assessment surveyed utilities on account management practices for all sizes of business customers. The results give an actionable set of data to help utilities improve their account management practices and see how they stack up against others in the industry.
Content type: Benchmark Study | Document ID: BAM-BMK-AMA-09 | Author: Sarah Weldon and Matthew Joyce
Security Deposit Policies for Commercial Customers
November 16, 2009
What security deposit policies are utilities using for their commercial customers?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: UCC-AskES-10 | Author: Sarah Weldon
What Do Corporate Energy Managers Want from Their Utility Account Representative?
November 5, 2009
How can you best serve your corporate energy manager customers in a variety of business, economic, and regulatory climates?
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: BMS-RB-5 | Author: Stephanie Cary
The Role of Account Managers in Energy Efficiency
October 1, 2009
What are best practices for account manager engagement related to energy efficiency?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: BMS-AskES-1 | Author: Gwen Farnsworth
Natural Gas Price Projections and Possible Impacts of Waxman-Markey
August 26, 2009
How do you expect wholesale natural gas prices to change from 2010 to 2020? If Waxman-Markey is passed in 2009 or 2010, how will it affect these prices?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CAS-AskES-3 | Author: Neil Kolwey
Strategic Planning for Key Accounts
Best Practices in Developing Strategic Plans
August 18, 2009
Strategic account plans benefit both utilities and their key account customers. Pacific Power and PNM develop strategic account plans for key accounts. Pacific Power’s plans focus on what the utility will do for a customer, and PNM’s focus on sales of energy-efficiency and renewable-energy ...
Content type: Best Practice | Document ID: BMS-BP-1 | Author: Sarah Weldon
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
Cap-and-Trade Policies: How Will They Affect RECs and Offsets?
An E Source Roundtable Discussion
March 30, 2009
We discuss regional carbon emissions trading policies in North America and the implications of these on utility green pricing programs, sales of renewable energy certificates (RECs), and carbon offset programs.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: CAS-F-3 | Author: Yuki Iida
Federal Incentives for Energy Efficiency and Renewable-Energy Systems
February 1, 2009
Are there any tax incentives in the U.S. Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (EIEA 2008) that are relevant to small and midsize businesses wanting to make capital investments in energy efficiency or renewable-energy systems?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: SMB-AskES-4a | Author: Yuki Iida
Federal Incentives for Green Transportation
February 1, 2009
Are there any vehicle-related incentives provided by the U.S. Energy Improvement and Efficiency Act of 2008 (EIEA 2008) that are relevant to small and midsize businesses?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: SMB-AskES-4b | Author: Yuki Iida
Voluntary Climate Change Programs
Reaping Benefits Now and Preparing for the Future
September 15, 2008
Hundreds of U.S. companies are joining voluntary climate change programs to help develop cost-effective plans for responding to future greenhouse gas regulations. These businesses are signing up for a variety of reasons.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: CAS-F-2 | Author: Neil Kolwey
GHG Inventories 101
August 15, 2008
Developing a greenhouse gas inventory may seem daunting, but it’s not that difficult if done in a systematic way, following the key points discussed in this report. We detail six steps for completing a good-quality, basic inventory, which may be adequate for many companies’ needs.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: CAS-F-1 | Author: Neil Kolwey
Trends in Natural Gas Prices
July 1, 2008
Where can I find data that show recent trends in natural gas prices paid by commercial and industrial end users?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: MAS-AskES-12 | Author: Gwen Farnsworth
Energy Star Rating versus LEED Certification
July 1, 2008
Is there any connection between the Energy Star energy performance rating system and the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: MAS-AskES-7 | Author: Gwen Farnsworth
Subsidized Energy Manager Programs
Energy Manager Salary Support, Training, and Tracking for Verifiable Energy Savings (Sometimes)
February 1, 2008
We look at two utilities that have created programs to reduce the risk of hiring an energy manager and to make the benefits more transparent. These programs provide financial incentives and guarantees to encourage large customers to hire an energy manager for a three-year term.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EDRP-F-15 | Author: Gwen Farnsworth
Laboratories
December 1, 2007
We describe processes commonly used within laboratories and analyzes energy use within those processes. We also provide insights into the best opportunities for improved energy management as well as some of the most important “hot-button” issues affecting the industry.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: MAS-S-13 | Author: Maureen McIntyre
Congregational Buildings
December 1, 2006
Congregational facilities constitute a very diverse building population that presents numerous opportunities for energy-efficiency improvements. Although congregations don't often have funds available for capital-intensive efficiency improvements, these facilities present many low- and no-cost opportunities ...
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: SMB-S-7 | Author: Dan Greenberg
Data Centers
November 1, 2006
We take data manipulation, storage, and retrieval for granted, yet even the most mundane modern business or personal transaction often depends on accurate, timely, reliable data streams. When Intel launched its web site in 1994, the site was housed on a single personal computer located under an employee's ...
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: MAS-S-9 | Author: Neil Kolwey, Maureen McIntyre
Casinos
October 1, 2006
The casino industry has been booming in North America over the past decade. Not only have the numbers of gaming facilities grown to accommodate a rapidly rising demand for gambling, but the businesses, Native American tribes, and government organizations that operate them have greatly diversified ...
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: MAS-S-8 | Author: Dan Greenberg
Office Buildings
November 1, 2005
The market for office buildings has suffered over the last several years. Occupancy rates have dropped in four of the last five years, sinking from 97.0 percent in 2000 to 88.7 percent in 2004.1 This has made the market very competitive. In addition, energy prices are likely to continue to rise over ...
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: MAS-S-5 | Author: E Source Staff
Sports and Recreation Facilities
October 1, 2004
Sports and recreation has been a booming business for several years. Stadiums and arenas have been built to accommodate new teams, and old stadiums have been renovated to liven up depressed downtown areas. Sports fans dont just watch the game, though. Weekend and weeknight warriors are participating ...
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: LC-S-9
Commercial Printing Products
September 1, 2002
The commercial printing industry (SIC 275 and NAIC 32311)includes businesses that use lithographic and gravure printing processes for custom jobs. Offset lithography is by far the most common process used by commercial printers. The gravure process is primarily used in facilities that have very large ...
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: IND-S-02-04 | Author: E Source Staff
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
December 1, 2001
With annual sales surpassing $100 billion—and growing—the many industries that make up research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences sectors are both clustering and expanding current facilities. Fast facts: To date, there have been ...
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: IND-S-1-RESEARCH | Author: E Source Staff
