General Energy
Energy Retrofits leading the way for sustainability in Indianapolis
In a public announcement last month, Mayor Greg Ballard detailed the upgrades to the 73,000 square foot City-County Building. The comprehensive energy retrofit targeted the 1960’s era heating and cooling systems, and included improvements that reduced total energy usage by 46 percent, and are resulting in guaranteed energy savings of $750,000 annually for the next 15 years.
@AmoryLovins is now on Twitter
Amory Lovins is now on Twitter--@AmoryLovins! Stay up-to-date on the latest with Amory and Rocky Mountain Institute--@AmoryLovins and @RockyMtnInst.
What’s Lighting Up the Web: Solyndra
The recent bankruptcy of Solyndra Energy resulted in a media frenzy that directed considerable attention and scrutiny to the clean energy industry. The failure of this solar company has been called a “black eye” for the renewable energy industry, the end of green jobs, and as David Roberts of Grist warned, a climategate-level mess.
What is Your Commitment to Drive the New Energy Era?
RMI is sponsoring a video contest through our Facebook page to allow people to share what they are doing to Reinvent Fire and drive America to the new energy era.
Transforming the Solar Market
With all the talk about Solyndra’s bankruptcy, the message that the solar industry is struggling to effectively compete at scale with cheaper electricity sources such as coal is being made loud and clear. So while solar photovoltaic module costs have decreased significantly in the past decade, high installation costs caused by a complex tangle of utility interconnection requirements, financing expectations and permitting codes is a big reason why installed solar PV remains an expensive energy option.
