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| Lighting Controls Association Announces New Free Online Course |
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Posted October 1, 2007
The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) has announced the availability of EE203: Lighting & Commercial Energy Codes, a new course added to its popular Education Express program. Residing at the Association’s website www.aboutlightingcontrols.org, Education Express provides in-depth education about lighting controls and controllable ballast technology, application, system design and commissioning, as well as meta-issues such as LEED, energy codes and other trends.
Commercial energy codes are required in most states, typically based on either a version of ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1 or the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). Various versions of Standard 90.1 are also targeted as a reference standard to beat by the Commercial Buildings Deduction and the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system. |
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| Save-a-Watt2007 - Eight US Electric Utility Companies are Taking Action |
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OBJECTIVE
Reduce utility carbon emissions by transforming energy efficiency into the " fifth fuel" . Eight US electric utility companies are taking action to increase the potential of energy efficiency to reduce carbon emissions. While we represent companies of different sizes, in different markets with different regulatory structures, we share a common belief that energy efficiency is the greatest untapped resource in addressing global climate change in the near-term. Over the next ten years, we will invest significant resources in energy efficiency measures. We commit to work with policymakers to remove regulatory barriers to utility investment in energy efficiency, which would permit greater utility investment over the long-term. We are also working with others throughout the electricity sector to create the Institute for Electric Efficiency (IEE), an organization that will share best practices in energy efficiency and regulatory models that support investments in energy efficiency. We expect the IEE to become the sustaining organization to broaden and deepen the electric industry's commitment to energy efficiency, beginning by convening a stakeholders' summit in the second quarter of 2008. |
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| Heading Off a Potential Recession |
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October 1, 2007
When the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by a half of a percentage point, it triggered a vigorous debate. The central bank, which works to balance economic growth with inflationary pressures, is now tested as to where its allegiance lay.
One side argues that having the Fed focus on price stability will ultimately result in a more robust economy and lower interest rates -- a strategy followed by many central banks in the industrialized world and one that has a growing base of support in the United States. Capital formation would therefore become much easier and as such, investment and borrowing decisions would be more solid. Utilities, which are capital intensive industries and which manage huge portfolios of assets, could be among the beneficiaries. |
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| Wind Power's a Breeze in Europe |
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The EU's renewable power sector, led by wind, is growing, and those who build wind farms are having trouble keeping up with demand
by Mark Scott
After years of playing second fiddle to mainstream power sources, Europe's renewable energy sector is now going from strength to strength. Lucrative government subsidies, an EU-wide goal to reduce CO2 emissions 20% by 2020, and growing public support for the fight against climate change have turned this new industry into a force to be reckoned with. |
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| Michigan SENATE BILL No. 578 |
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June 12, 2007, Introduced by Senator GLEASON and referred to the Committee on Energy Policy and Public Utilities.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding part 173.
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