If you are in or around Washington DC on March 10th, 2010, you may want to register to attend the Great Energy Efficiency Day event being held at the Dirksen Senate Office Building.  The event is organized by the Alliance to Save Energy and promises an in-depth discussion on funding, technology and policy measures required to realize energy efficiency's full potential. Thie Great Energy Efficiency Day, which has been going on since 2004, has a very impressive roster of confirmed speakers that will focus on the following topics: Federal, State and Local Stimulus Do … Continue reading

@RickDircks Did you know you could save about $12K /yr. on Dircks' electric bill and have APS or SRP pay for it? Call us to see how. # AEP's Prescriptive Lighting Rebate Program offers $350 per kW reduced. That's 3/4 of the cost of a retrofit that uses 4-lamp T5HO high bays! # Great Article: The Coming Renaissance of Electrical Contracting. http://bit.ly/cp37Hh #green #electrical #contractor #lighting # … Continue reading

For years, the standard method of lighting gymnasiums has been the 400W Metal Halide High Bay. This has led to gyms with deteriorating light levels and poor playing conditions that are expensive to operate. New technologies have allowed lighting designers to specify T5 High Output (T5HO) Fluorescent High Bay Fixtures in place of the more inefficient metal halide fixtures. This shift has reduced the power consumption of gymnasium lighting systems, provided better quality light for all sports activities, and has allowed for a more versatile environment in school or recreat … Continue reading

There has been a flurry of media attention being given to Bloom Energy as they get ready to come out of stealth mode with their Bloom Box fuel cell technology.  Bloom Energy has been developing their fuel cell for almost a decade and has received approximately $400M in capital investment from some of Silicon Valley's biggest names. K.R. Sridhar, the company's rocket scientist founder, believes that his fuel cells will be able to power your home in five years at a price tag of around $3,000.  In order to get there, they're going to have to drive the cost of … Continue reading

At this years TED talks, Bill Gates unveiled his vision for the world's energy future, describing the need for "miracles" to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he's backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor. The necessary goal? Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050. You can watch his whole talk below or visit the TED site to view other interesting talks. TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. The conf … Continue reading

Any Digg members out there? Would love your help: New Website for Energy Efficient Warehouse Lighting: http://digg.com/d31IdWi?t # Great display of the power of #lighting during these #Olympic opening ceremonies. # … Continue reading