News - Virginia Energy Efficiency Council

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Sep 16

McAuliffe attracts heat from pipeline foes but kudos from clean energy sector during Roanoke visit

Governor's Executive Committee on Energy Efficiency, News

Meanwhile, several roundtable participants, including executives from businesses large and small that are involved in renewable energy projects, congratulated McAuliffe...

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Sep 16

How to raise trillions for green investments

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SAVING our planet from the worst effects of climate change won’t be cheap. A new report from the United Nations...

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Sep 16

Solar and energy efficiency need to work together like PB&J

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Energy efficiency and solar advocates have on occasion butted heads over which option should be implemented in homes and buildings...

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Sep 16

Energy efficiency is the greatest energy story you haven’t heard

News, Reports and Research

The phrase “energy efficiency” pops up all the time. Why? Because it’s a big deal. Energy efficiency is now the...

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Sep 16

Inside Nest’s 50,000-home virtual power plant for Southern California Edison

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Nest’s smart thermostats are a device for the upscale and energy-aware consumer. But they’re also a resource for grid stability...

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Sep 16

Three years after consumer bulb launch, Cree revamps bulb portfolio

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More than three years after getting into the consumer-priced LED bulb business, Durham LED firm Cree has unveiled what it’s...

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Sep 16

Energy efficiency meets Reality TV

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Companies usually don’t allow managers from other businesses to poke around their facilities, with television cameras no less, and criticize...

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Sep 16

The quest for home utility bills…of zero

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SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—The KB Home development here looks like any other middle-class subdivision in Southern California—rows of stucco houses with...

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Sep 16

Energy efficiency meets reality TV

News

Companies usually don’t allow managers from other businesses to poke around their facilities, with television cameras no less, and criticize...

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Sep 16

Virginia homebuilder pursues a center for ‘zero-energy’ makeovers

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Charley Juris, recently retired as a custom home builder, thought his career was behind him when took a phone call...