Reenergize Program

Municipal energy efficiency can save some serious dollars for citizens, check out this blog from Rocky Mountain Institute.

http://blog.rmi.org/blog_2013_11_26_Street_Fight

Street Fight A lot is being said about various threats to the electric utility business model. At their root, many of those threats are really a fundamental misalignment between utilities’ revenue model and their customers’ own financial needs and service preferences.

Our program helped hundreds of people upgrade their lighting, one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce energy use at home. There is an ongoing discussion about "source fuel shifting", LCCA (Life Cycle Cost Analysis)... but the bottom line is that efficient lighting is a very good idea.

http://grist.org/living/ask-umbra-are-my-newfangled-lightbulbs-making-my-house-cold

Ask Umbra: Are my newfangled lightbulbs making my house cold? A reader wonders if those old, inefficient incandescents were actually keeping his flat toasty. Umbra sheds a little light on the subject.

Saving energy is increasingly becoming the default, rather than a bonus perk for many businesses. Check out this story from APM: Marketplace.

"Companies save money with sustainability measures, but going green can also get them business."
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/sustainability/wet-towels-hotel-rooms-corporate-goal