Retrofits

New Protocol Will Help Create Investor Confidence in Small-Scale Energy Efficiency Retrofits

By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog

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The Investor Confidence Project (ICP), which aims to bring transparency and accountability to the energy efficiency market by introducing a system of standardization, is pleased to announce the release of the Energy Performance Protocol for Targeted Commercial projects.  Unlike whole building retrofits, targeted commercial projects are typically projects that can upgrade a single measure, such as lighting or windows,… Keep reading →

 /  Published January 14, 2014 at 10:00 AM

Growing the Negawatt Market

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There are plenty of money-making opportunities from reducing energy use that go above and beyond implicit savings, but the market for energy reduction assets is opaque, and financing opportunities for smaller-scale projects are few and far between. Energy efficiency financing and insurance firm Joule Assets has introduced new services designed to grow that market, by… Keep reading →

 /  Published October 31, 2013 at 2:00 PM