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DOE Spending $122M on Energy Efficient Buildings
A group of academic researchers, two national laboratories and participants from the private sector will get up to $122 million from the DOE over the next five years to develop and demonstrate technologies designed to make buildings more energy efficient.

Home Energy Management Devices: Texas Utility Says Customers Want Them – And They'll Get Them
A Texas electric utility believes customers really do want smart energy efficiency devices in their homes and businesses and plans to install 100,000 of them by 2012.

Energy Efficiency: It's the Key to More Green Power
Renewable energy contributes a tiny fraction of electricity generation resources, but a Nexant executive argues that would change dramatically if more energy efficiency programs were added to the mix.

$92M in New Stimulus Awards Target Grid-Scale Storage, Energy Efficiency
The Energy Department awarded $92 million to projects that will focus on accelerating green technology innovation, increasing U.S. competitiveness in grid-scale energy storage, power electronics and building efficiency.

Major Players, Public Sector Join Effort to Educate Consumers and Guide California's Smart Grid Rollouts
A high-powered task force has formed to help guide California's energy efficiency efforts and Smart Grid technology rollouts and better educate consumers on the importance of the technologies to the state's environmental sustainability and conservation goals.

DOE to Award $60 Million for Local Energy Efficiency and Renewables Programs
DOE has selected 20 communities and local organizations to receive a total of $60 million in Recovery Act funds for local energy efficiency and renewable energy programs to reduce energy consumption by homes, businesses and vehicles.

What Customers Say Vs. What Customers Do
No one company has the full picture when it comes to home energy management. When it comes to the customer engagement and participation piece, however, OPOWER has the mind share lead, and the biggest number of on-the-ground installations, as this guest article by Sheldon Reiffenstein explains.

Smart Energy Device Testing Taking Off: Explosive Global Growth Predicted
The recent announcement that a wireless electric load controller has completed Zigbee Smart Energy certification testing also gives us news on a larger scale: Smart energy device testing is blasting off as a global Smart Grid industry.

Research Report Says Forward-Thinking Utilities are Prepping for Rapid Growth in EIDs
With big guns like Google and Microsoft and scores of others competing in the home energy management space at the same time billions of dollars are going into Smart Grid and smart meter deployments, Pike Research says the onus will be on utilities to offer customers the energy information devices they’ll use to monitor consumption.

Postal Service Gets Greener: GridPoint Wins Contract for USPS Energy Savings Program
GridPoint will install energy management systems in up to 2,250 U.S. Postal Service locations throughout the country to support the agency's push to reduce its energy consumption.

Facebook, Meet the Smart Grid: Social Media-Style Web Site Encourages Energy Efficiency
A Caribbean energy consultant has launched a free Web application that promotes energy efficiency and conservation through a social media format.

Consumers to Utilities: You Don't Get Something for Nothing (Even Energy Efficiency)
Consumers are unwilling to let electric utilities remotely control when they can use their appliances as part of an electricity management program without substantial discounts in their power bills. That finding is the result of a global survey by Accenture.

TVA Pilot Goes to the Source to Analyze Customer Behavior
While modest in size, a TVA pilot project could tell the utility a lot about how customers would respond to energy efficiency and conservation and peak demand reduction measures that could become an integral part of the Smart Grid.

Lab Report: Smart Grid Technologies Could Slash Energy Use, CO2 Emissions by 18% in 20 Years
A new government lab report says Smart Grid technologies could reduce energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by up to 18% in 20 years if they are thoroughly implemented.

DOE Shines $37M on High-Efficiency Lighting Projects
The Energy Department has selected 17 projects to get a total of $37 million for high-efficiency solid-state lighting core research, product development and U.S. manufacturing. The impact could be substantial because lighting accounts for about a quarter of the electricity used in the country.

DOE Gets (Really) Tough on Appliance Energy Efficiency Enforcement
The makers of a variety of household appliances are required to certify with the Energy Department that their products meet the agency's minimum appliance conservation standards. DOE is putting pressure on those manufacturers to comply or face civil penalties or fines.

DOE Invests $47 Million to Make IT and Communications More Energy Efficient
The DOE has awarded $47 million in Recovery Act money to develop ways to improve energy efficiency in the flourishing information technology and communications technology sectors. Some of the award winners may surprise you.

New NYC Law Aims to Curb Building Emissions
New York City has hundreds of thousands of buildings which are responsible for 79% of the city's greenhouse gas emissions. But the City Council this week approved a law requiring owners of large buildings to conduct energy audits and perform environmental tune-ups. Activists call it one of the most aggressive efforts of its kind in the country.

DOE Webinar: Rural Town Flattened by Tornado Rebuilds Green
When the tiny rural Kansas plains town of Greenburg was flattened by a tornado in 2007, its residents promised to rebuild and transform it into a green and sustainable community. The DOE is offering a free webinar on Tuesday, Dec. 15, on how Greenburg is being rebuilt as a model green community.

Google Searches and Your Carbon Footprint: A Tempest in a Teacup?
The price of electricity isn't the only issue consumers are focused on today, suggests Aleksandr Rudkevich, VP in the Energy & Environment Practice of Charles River Associates. Many are increasingly concerned about the impact of their carbon footprint on energy consumption. Rudkevich explains how measuring the Marginal Carbon Intensity of electricity demand in real-time presents a new dimension on which utilities and customers can interact through a Smart Grid marketplace.

Selling the Smart Grid to Consumers? Start By Helping Them Answer One Simple Question
In the hoopla over Smart Grid technologies and what it all means for utilities, industry consultant Pamela Lesh suggests we often overlook one of the simplest reasons for making the grid smarter.

An Easy Way to Manage Energy Use? Zerofootprint Suggests TalkingPlug
Zerofootprint has developed the TalkingPlug™, an easy-to-use stand-alone device that both industry and residential consumers can install to better manage their energy consumption.

Power to the People: How NISC and Google are Educating Consumers
The National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC) announced to its member utilities recently that it has signed a channel partnership with Google to provide energy information to consumers. John T. Brock reveals what this move means.

New Energy Push: Recovery Through Retrofit
More green jobs and more efficient homes are the focus of a new report from the Council on Environmental Quality. “Recovery Through Retrofit” establishes a framework for expanding green jobs while making homes more energy efficient.

Google and Partner Offer Home Energy Management Without Smart Meters
Google and Energy Inc. announce partnership to wed a power-measuring device and free software for home energy management that doesn't require smart meters as a component.

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