Last year, Georgetown''s board of directors adopted a policy allowing investments that target a market rate of return in renewable energy, energy efficiency and related areas while freezing new …
The Effect of Economic Factors and Energy Efficiency Programs on Residential Electricity Consumption. View/ Open. View/Open: Sakai_georgetown_0076M_12185.pdf (452kB) Bookview. Creator. Sakai, Mihoko. Advisor. ... ©2009 - 2024 Georgetown University Library 37th & O Streets NW Washington DC 20057-1174 202.687.7385 …
This Better Buildings Residential Network Peer Exchange Call features Georgetown University Energy Prize (GUEP) finalist communities and their achieve. ... (GUEP) finalist communities and their achievements in energy efficiency over their multiyear journey. The call presents innovative approaches for communities to decrease …
Making Georgetown more energy efficient means we reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions we produce and the level of funding needed while …
Joanna Lewis joins the U.S.-China Nexus to discuss her new book, Cooperating for the Climate: Learning from International Partnerships in China''s Clean Energy Sector (2023), which examines different modes of international clean energy cooperation with China.Even though current U.S.-China relations remain tense, Lewis …
A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Georgetown University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Policy in Public Policy. By. Mihoko Sakai, …
commercial buildings. This paper investigates the relationship between commercial building. energy codes and electricity consumption on the state level. Using state-level data on commercial. building code adoption and electricity use from 2004 to 2015 in OLS and fixed-effects models, I. found. a negative.
Congratulations to the City of Madison, Wisconsin on being selected as a semifinalist in the $5 million Georgetown University Energy Prize. The prize challenges towns, cities, and counties to rethink their energy use and implement creative strategies to increase efficiency. As a semifinalist, the City of Madison will implement a plan to reduce …
Renewable Energy – Renewable energy is an important part of our commitment to sustainability 2020, Georgetown entered into a power purchase that puts more renewable energy on the grid.This 15-year agreement allowed Georgetown to annually buy 100,000 megawatt-hours of electricity from 11 existing solar plants, providing two-thirds of …
Georgetown''s Energy Footprint. The board reviewed and approved resources for projects that optimize Georgetown''s energy efficiency, modernize its utility infrastructure and move toward achieving …
More energy efficiency measures and renewables would help close the gap, yet beneficial, renewable energy sources and technologies are out of reach for many Americans. In 2022, the EarthCommons Project at Georgetown University, a university-wide interdisciplinary program, made a grant to Professor Sheila Foster, Scott K. …
Check out some stories about the people who are making energy efficiency a reality throughout campus and how you can be more energy efficient.
Georgetown University Energy Prize competition, and it''s no wonder. In fiscal year 2016, the city reported completing upgrades in 331 homes encompassing 980 energy efficiency measures, which resulted in annual energy savings of 428,650 kilowatt-hours of electricity and 388,370 therms of natural gas. Meet the Members Photo: Connecticut Neighbor to
BUILDING UP ENERGY EFFICIENCY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENERGY EFFICIENCY BUILDING CODES AND ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN THE U.S. RESIDENTIAL SECTOR A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Georgetown University in …
The EIDC has partnered with BlocPower to make available the largest and most comprehensive building dataset available in the nation for building energy efficiency planning. This study examines building energy utilization in the United States through the collaboration between the Environmental Impact Data Collaborative (EIDC) and …
4 American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), 2013 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard 19, 27, 30-31 (Nov. 2013). 5 Georgetown Climate Center, Reducing Carbon Emissions in the Power Sector (citing, among other examples, an EE program by National Grid that benefits 1.8 million customers and saves 660,000 tons of CO 2 per year; .
Regulations governing the energy efficiency of new buildings have become a cornerstone of US environmental policy. California enacted ... * Department of Economics, Georgetown University, 3700 O Street, Washington, DC 20057, and NBER (e-mail: arik.levinson@georgetown ). I am grateful to the Georgetown Environmental …
Our upcoming Healy Lawn project partnered with ENGIE is an example of other investments into improved energy efficiency projects. Find more in the Georgetown News Story. Planning & Facilities Management. Harbin Hall B-24. 37th and O Streets N.W. Washington D.C. 20057. Phone: 202-687-3432.
As the winner, Fargo will receive a prize package that includes in-kind support toward the goal of obtaining $5 million in financing for an energy efficiency dream project, as well as workshops and education opportunities. In December 2017, BBRN member the City of Fargo, North Dakota, was named the winner of the Georgetown University Energy Prize.
Under the new policy, the university will continue to make investments that target a market rate of return in renewable energy, energy efficiency and related areas while freezing making no new endowment …
of Georgetown University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Policy in Public Policy By ... Center (2009, p. 67) calls energy efficiency our country''s "cheapest and cleanest energy source." Figure 1: States with EERS Policies in Place Source: DSIRE 2013, author''s illustration. ...
This Note analyzes how energy efficient and renewable energy solutions cur-rently impact low-income communities and how policies can be adapted to bet-ter serve this demographic. It focuses on weatherization, smart-metering, solar power, and net-zero energy buildings. Looking to innovative policies in states
Georgetown University in Washington, DC has entrusted Georgetown Energy Partners, a joint venture partnership comprising ENGIE North America and Axium Infrastructure with the management of its energy infrastructure for the next 50 years. This long-term partnership is designed to support the institution''s sustainability goals and …
As energy efficiency and demand response become more integrated into building components, BTO will continue to work to co-optimize them, including an LBNL project to assess their relationship. Through this and other system-level studies, we will continue to improve our grid while maximizing comfort and minimizing costs for …
Energy efficiency is at the heart of everything we do. From upgrading over 70,000 lightbulbs across campus with environmentally friendly LEDs to installing …
May 5, 2014—One lucky community with a population between 5,000 and 250,000 will receive $5 million in 2017 to support sustainable energy-saving innovations, thanks to the creation of the Georgetown University Energy Prize (GUEP).. The prize invites eligible communities to compete with one another to develop and implement plans for replicable, …
BUILDING UP ENERGY EFFICIENCY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENERGY EFFICIENCY BUILDING CODES AND ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN THE U.S. RESIDENTIAL SECTOR A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Georgetown University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for …
building energy efficiency (ACEEE, 2007a). In certain cases, the federal government has directed the states to investigate energy efficiency options—for example, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 directs states to consider adopting standards to promote CHP—but often, the states have taken the lead in implementing energy efficiency policies.