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NC GreenPower Solar Schools Pilot Program

NC GreenPower launched a new pilot program on April 1, 2015. The pilot offers matching grants for the installation of a 2-3 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic […]

Lighting Upgrades: A Way for Poultry Houses to Save Energy Without Affecting Productivity

Farmers throughout the U.S. are replacing their broiler house incandescent lighting. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have entered the market as energy efficient alternatives to incandescents, compact florescent lamps (CFLs) and cold […]

150-Panel Inspection Helps School Go Solar

A private Pre-K–12 school in central North Carolina recently received a unique donation: 240 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. The 435-watt panels had potentially been damaged in a severe storm, so […]

Building Research in the Digital Age

It is not easy to assess the real-world building marketplace. Fortunately, we have adopted methods that combine technology and analytics to better process and normalize the data we collect. By […]

Your Guide to Energy Usage, Planning and Savings: Energy Manager on Loan

Even if you don’t have a full-time energy manager, knowing about energy consumption is essential. Advanced Energy’s Energy Manager on Loan Program can help you understand and manage energy to: […]

PEV Workplace Charging: Linking Corporate Sustainability Goals

In today’s corporate world, many businesses are tying their environmental impact and sustainability goals to current business measures. Some have established carbon offset goals, some have instituted process improvements to […]

New Quality Motor Rewind Program with AEP Ohio

Quality motor repair offers significant opportunities for energy savings and reliability benefits. AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power, recognized this and decided to reward […]

Visualizing Building Performance Data with the ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager Tool

In 2014, Advanced Energy began a relationship with Oglethorpe Power in Georgia. For our first project, we worked to train and educate Oglethorpe’s Energy Strike Force team on how to […]

New Quality Motor Rewind Program with AEP Ohio

Quality motor repair offers significant opportunities for energy savings and reliability benefits. AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power, recognized this and decided to reward […]

Success with Energy Code: Online Resources

Over the last few years, states have begun adopting higher, more stringent building energy codes.  Then and now, states have lacked a standardized way of providing guidance, […]