The bar has been raised again for motor efficiency. Several motors are now available that can achieve efficiency levels significantly higher than the "Premium Efficiency" standard recently mandated for general purpose motors imported or sold in the United States (effective December 2010).

In 2008, the International…

I’ve always been fascinated by the psychology of energy consumption. Why do we make the choices we do when it comes to something as simple as turning off the light?

With our Energy Management TAG recently completing the Ranking session (watch it here or…

We're talking dynamic, state-of-the-art, super, ultra, or advanced glass/glazing (fenestration).

I have been fascinated by this concept for several years since seeing that early Infiniti (car) commercial with Jonathan Pryce. I remembered the mention of self-tinting windows as a luxury feature that’s stuck in my mind. As I look back in the past, my father, an early adopter of many things emerging, joined the bandwagon using a similar concept in eye glasses. The sun would come…

If you work in the power industry, you have undoubtedly heard of the Smart Grid.

 

The Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability has been leading the charge toward a newer, smarter grid in a variety of ways, including: 

• Working with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop robust Smart Grid standards  (ensuring that…