February 25th, 2013 | by sgordon | published in Challenge News, Commercial, Industrial, Renewable Energy
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has proposed increased funding for grants available to dairy farmers across the state. The initiative would see a doubling of the incentive money for renewable bioenergy projects from $1 million to $2 million per installation. It also would introduce $450,000 in Dairy Acceleration Program grants to help dairy farmers expand their businesses. The [...]
January 28th, 2013 | by sgordon | published in Challenge News, Commercial, Industrial, Municipal, Renewable Energy
The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board is a proud co-sponsor of this year’s Symposium on Energy in the 21st Century: A Future Using Net Zero Energy. The goal of net zero energy is to produce as much energy from on-site renewable sources as is consumed. Utilizing the Net Zero installations that the U.S. [...]
November 16th, 2012 | by sgordon | published in Challenge News, Commercial, Industrial
Join us for a free lunch and learn on December 5, 2012, at the Valley View Conference Center, 620 Memorial Parkway Utica, NY 13501, and hear about how your business can save money on energy costs. A buffet style lunch will be served. The agenda for the seminar will include the following: Welcome from Utica Mayor Robert [...]
August 22nd, 2012 | by sgordon | published in Challenge News, Commercial, Renewable Energy
American Biogas makes equipment that removes hydrogen sulfide (H2S) from the biogas. If the H2S was not removed, the biogas would corrode engine gaskets and seals thereby reducing equipment life. American Biogas removes the H2S using bacteria, a new approach that costs about a tenth of current removal methods.Anaerobic digestion is a clean-energy process that [...]
August 21st, 2012 | by sgordon | published in Challenge News, Commercial, Renewable Energy, Residential
Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed a series of bills that extend tax credits, exempt sales taxes taxes, and offer tax abatements to make solar energy more affordable for homes and businesses in New York. “The bills signed (Aug. 17) continue to build momentum for the state’s NY-Sun Initiative by accelerating the installation of solar power [...]
August 16th, 2012 | by sgordon | published in Challenge News, Commercial, Industrial, Municipal, Renewable Energy
$106,900,000 Available for Solar PV Projects in New York State The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced the New York Sun Competitive Photovoltaic (PV) Program (PON 2589), an expansion of the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Customer-Sited Tier Regional Program, to include Upstate New York. NYSERDA invites proposals for the installation of customer-sited [...]
June 4th, 2012 | by sgordon | published in Ask the Experts:, Commercial, Residential
Consumer Reports is taking one from Motel 8 – they will leave the light on for you. Two light bulbs have been “doing time” for the past eight months. The 60-watt replacement Philips AmbientLED 12.5W 12E26A60, $25, claims to last for 25,000 hours, and Home Depot’s EcoSmart LED Downlight 10.5W 65W E26 ECO-575L, $35, claims to [...]
May 29th, 2012 | by sgordon | published in Challenge News, Commercial, Industrial
Why Energy Efficiency? According to the U.S. Department of Energy, commercial buildings utilize 17% of all energy use in the U.S., with office buildings accounting for 19 % of all commercial energy consumption. Both in the United States and throughout the world, over 90% of all energy is derived from fossil fuels. As a result, energy conservation [...]
March 2nd, 2012 | by sgordon | published in Commercial, Industrial
The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB), in collaboration with its five member counties, has developed the Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund (EERLF) to provide small businesses with the resources to pursue projects designed to improve energy efficiency performance of their facilities and/or their production processes. CNY RPDB is now actively seeking energy [...]
March 2nd, 2012 | by sgordon | published in Challenge News, Commercial, Industrial
The Onondaga County Energy and Sustainability Committee is hosting a workshop for small businesses on March 27th from 7:30am to 9:00am at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Representatives from NYSERDA and National Grid will provide information about incentive and rebate programs available to help your business reduce energy costs. Learn about Onondaga County’s new Energy Revolving Loan [...]
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