Archive for the ‘Commercial Energy Conservation’ Category

Study Finds Untapped Potential in Energy Efficiency Retrofits for Commercial Buildings

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

A recent study by Pike Research ,”Energy Efficiency Retrofits for Commercial and Public Buildings,” finds that there are untapped opportunities in energy efficiency retrofits for commercial buildings in the US. According to an article in GreenerBuildings that refers to the study, Owners of commercial buildings in the U.S. could save more than $41 billion a [...]

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Energy Conservation Through Conservation Voltage Regulation

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Conservation Voltage Regulation (CVR) is an energy conservation technique that regulates the incoming voltage to buildings. To compensation for line loss along the power grid, buildings at the beginning of the grid receive voltage at higher levels than others. This leads to energy waste, higher energy bills and unnecessary carbon dioxide emissions. Over $1 billion [...]

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2010 CleanTech Investment Trends

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Last month CleanTech released it’s CleanTech Investment Monitor 1Q 2010 Report. CleanTech’s Investment Monitor is a  quarterly report on cleantech investment trends. Last month’s report highlights the growth of cleantech markets, particularly in energy efficiency. Some of the report’s key findings: “VC funding continues to bounce back led by North America.” Global cleantech venture investment [...]

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AltEnergy eMagazine: Honda Canada Reduces Power Costs by 6% Using Harmonizer Automatic Voltage Regulator

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Legend Power is featured in Alternative Energy eMagazine’s June/July 2010 issue. The article profiles our case study of how we helped Honda Canada save 6% of their power costs: In 2007, Legend Power completed a beta installation of a 500 amp Electrical Harmonizer-AVR to help reduce Honda Canada’s electrical energy consumption.  After completing the installation, [...]

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Ontario’s Electrical Sector Woes: High-Priced Power with 20% Price Increases to Come

Monday, June 21st, 2010

The Financial Post has been running a series the last few months called “Ontario’s Power Trip”. In the series, Parker Gallant, a retired Canadian banker, explores the finances and politics behind Ontario’s power sector. With power that’s already priced 65% higher than Quebec and Manitoba, it’s about time someone explored the problems with Ontario’s power. [...]

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