According to a new report , "Residential IoT Market Overview," from Navigant Research, the growth of the internet of things (IoT) solution offerings has flooded the smart home market with new connected devices, including...
Safety is on the brain as of late in the construction industry. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Sixth Annual National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down was held the week of May 6-10, and other...
In the third quarter of 2018, 58 percent of remodelers reported a shortage of electricians as part of the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI) survey . Of the 16 specific occupations the...
Renewable power is growing on all fronts, and wind power is leading the way. According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) new projects coming online are propelling the industry to record breaking levels of...
Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the details of its Sixth Annual National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down . The event, scheduled for the week of May 6–10, is designed to focus...
According to a new report from The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), while energy efficiency and rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) work together to provide complementary energy and carbon reductions in...
While “virtual” is a term most often associated with the reality of video games, it can also be used to describe a new and efficient source of power. In March, the online energy software firm, Advanced Microgrid Solutions...
According to a new report from Navigant Research , while the growth of distributed energy resources (DER) poses some significant challenges for electric utilities, it also provides a number of opportunities. "The...
According to the latest report from Dodge Data & Analytics , total new construction starts for March advanced a surprising 16 percent from February, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $809.2 billion. "The substantial...
There are many ways to measure solar power's growth in the United States. According to a recent study, much of it is happening in major metropolitan areas. In April, Environment America Research and Policy Center teamed up...
According to recent testimony by U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) workplace inspections will increase in the future. In 2017 and 2018, OSHA workplace inspections...
Most experts agree, were it not for a plethora of federal, state and local financial incentives in recent years, including tax credits and rebates, U.S. solar energy would not be nearly as large as it is. Last week, a...
Turning seemingly far flung ideas into new energy resources with great mainstream potential has been a hallmark of the renewable revolution. In the spirit of that tradition, as offshore wind gains its own foothold in the...
Updated on 4/16/19: Gov. Ricardo Rosselló signed the Puerto Rico Energy Public Policy Act into law on April 18, 2019. While the mainland United States debates the Green New Deal, Puerto Rico last month committed to 100...
In April, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the launch of LEED v4.1 Residential , an updated rating system that combines the relevant aspects of four existing LEED rating systems (Single Family and Lowrise...
Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) last month announced plans to build the 409-megawatt FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center, expected to be operational by late 2021. The center will cover a 40-acre parcel of land and will be able...
According to a new report, "Global DER Deployment Database," from Navigant Research, new global capacity deployments of distributed energy resources (DER) are outpacing the deployment of new centralized generation capacity....
Renewable energy is rapidly approaching the point at which it will outperform other sources of electricity generation in the nation’s overall energy mix. According to recent figures released by the U.S. Energy Information...
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) recently published its first power technology market gap analysis report, titled " 2019 Grid Integration Insights ," which is designed to bridge the gap between the technologies...
According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) " Residential Energy Consumption Survey ," U.S. households consumed an average of 1,105 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity for lighting in 2015 (the...
