Energy + Environment

Energy + Environment

How Rebate Programs Are Responding to COVID-19

Rebate fulfillment provider BriteSwitch said a majority of rebate programs are still taking applications and issuing checks, but inspection requirements are changing in many programs, though deadlines remain in effect.

Energy + Environment

AIA Calls for U.S. to Reverse Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently issued a statement following the decision by President Trump to officially withdraw from the Paris climate accord.

Energy + Environment

New Report: Properly Valuing Lighting Offers Potential for Energy Efficiency Programs to Deliver More Savings

Limitations of state efficiency policies routinely result in understated energy savings potential of lighting systems, and particularly advanced lighting control technologies, inadvertently leaving substantial savings on the table, according to a new study by the Alliance to Save Energy (funded by GE Current) and the DesignLights Consortium (DLC).

Energy + Environment

What Are The Best Areas for Lighting Rebates?

BriteSwitch recently published a post on its website analyzing the best and worst regions of the United States for lighting rebates.

Energy + Environment

Lighting Leads in Energy Savings

Pat yourselves on the back, lighting industry. According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, lighting contributed more than any other building system to reducing energy consumption in the United States from 2000-2018.

Energy + Environment

Get a Grip on Lighting: When Should You Charge for Audits?

In this featured episode of the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, hosts Greg Ehrich, LC, former President of NAILD and owner of Premier Lighting, and Michael Colligan, an entrepreneur and inventor, talk about a project they were involved with where they were asked to do an audit–only the customer was completely unprepared for it. It made them ask the question: When should you charge for audits?

Energy + Environment

What If We Created a Second Moon?

I recently saw another story about China’s improbable and very dystopian idea to build an artificial moon to provide nighttime lighting. Website INSH took the concept seriously and asked how such a thing could be accomplished and what effects it would have.

Energy + Environment, Interviews + Opinion

Current’s Lee Levitt on Midstream Utility Rebates

For an article I’m writing for the August issue of tED Magazine, I recently had the opportunity to interview Lee Levitt, National Utility Manager, Current Lighting Solutions, LLC, on the topic of midstream utility product rebates, defined as energy efficiency incentives paid/directed to the distributor/retailer level.

Energy + Environment

2019 Rebate Trends

BriteSwitch recently published a summary of 2019 rebate trends.

Energy + Environment

EncentivEnergy’s Mike Cham on Field-Adjustable LED Products and Rebates

In an October 2018 blog post, EncentivEnergy CTO Mike Cham challenged the utility industry to come up with a method of more accurately determining energy savings and rebate value for field-adjustable LED lighting products.

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