by Denise Ellington | Dec 14, 2015 | News & Blog
We hear about energy efficiency all the time, but what exactly is it? Put simply, energy efficiency is the process of using less energy while achieving the same service. For example, an energy efficient air conditioning unit will cool a room using less energy than one...
by Denise Ellington | Nov 27, 2015 | News & Blog
Demand response is perhaps one of the most important pieces of the energy efficiency puzzle. What is it? Put simply, demand response provides consumers the opportunity to reduce their electricity usage during peak hours. Typically this is done by certain financial...
by Denise Ellington | Nov 13, 2015 | News & Blog
You may have heard of distributed generation, but what exactly is it? In essence, distributed generation refers to power generated at the point of consumption. Consider how your laptop is distributed computing and you cellphone distributed telephony. Distributed...
by Denise Ellington | Oct 29, 2015 | News & Blog
An often over-looked subject in energy efficiency is time of use and peak and non-peak times. What this means is that when you use energy is just as important as how much you use. So not only do we recommend using as little energy as possible, we also recommend you...
by Denise Ellington | Oct 16, 2015 | News & Blog
For most people the cool autumn weather is finally here! Sweaters, scarves and heaters are all a part of this beautiful, color-changing season. While it might seem like summer has sucked all of the energy out of our homes, fall certainly uses up its own resources....
by Denise Ellington | Oct 2, 2015 | News & Blog
Many new to energy efficiency often confuse what is actually energy efficiency and what isn’t. One of the most common misconceptions is that solar panels are a form of energy efficiency or energy conservation. They aren’t. They use a renewable energy source,...
