Buildings Matter: The Mayor Got It Right

We at Bright Power applaud Mayor de Blasio for his ambitious plan – One City: Built to Last – to cut greenhouse gas emissions. For years, we’ve argued that while any […]
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Algorithms are Great and All, But How Do I Get Them to Solve My Energy Problems?

Our response to the recent announcement of WegoScore, as reported by Energy Manager Today. Flashy dashboards are just that and numbers don’t make decisions.  Our competitors seem to think that […]
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It’s 2014: Do You Know Who’s Watching Your Energy?

The answer might surprise you. While energy is essential to the livelihood of a building, it’s often taken for granted. For the most part, the lights turn on every day […]
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Ice Bucket Challenge: Good, Water Waste: Bad

Once you’ve accepted the ice bucket challenge, there’s no turning back. You have signed a verbal contract with your friends, followers and your own conscience to dump a perfectly good […]
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Energy and Water Savings in Multifamily Retrofits

Energy and water consumption represent some of the largest operating costs in multifamily properties, estimated at $22 billion per year in the U.S. The total expenditures for both energy and […]
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Investigation of a Simplified Method for Detecting Rogue Bypass in Buildings with CHP and Solar Thermal Preheat Systems

This study focuses on testing a simple method to detect a phenomenon called rogue bypass that affects numerous buildings with a hot water recirculation loop and has a negative impact […]
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Nancy Sutley Focuses on Energy Efficiency in New York

“Nancy Sutley Focuses on Energy Efficiency in New York”: Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, posts on whitehouse.gov about a visit to the West 135th […]
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Determining Metrics for Success

“Determining Metrics for Success” Efficiency Cities Network discussion featuring Anne Evens (Center for Neighborhood Technology), Jeffrey Perlman (Bright Power), John Picard (Zero Plus). August 4, 2009. Bright Power presentation begins […]
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Solar Domestic Hot Water Technologies Assessment

A report by Bright Power that compares the energy and economic performance of solar against conventional domestic hot water heaters in 13 regions of New York, using the TRNSYS hourly […]
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