The newest report from Trepp is on utilities, including electric, water, gas, telecommunications, and other essential services. Derived from Trepp’s property line-item financials, these utilities averagely account for 15-20% of the overall operating expenses for a multifamily property.
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WantIng to get into the natural gas fracking business, the state\’s largest utility has asked permission to charge customers up to $750 million a year to form a partnership with an Oklahoma oil and gas company. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE
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The answers are buried in a complex formula that doesn\’t clearly detail why each state would have to slash its carbon dioxide emissions to a certain level under the plan. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE
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Globally, IKEA has committed to 157 wind turbines and has installed around 550,000 solar panels on its buildings, and in fiscal year 2013, IKEA produced enough renewable energy to match 37 percent of its consumption. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE
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Developed by four MIT engineering students, Wristify, a wrist-worn personal Peltier cooler, could save the US millions of dollars in energy costs per year. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE
From big-box retailers to high-tech manufacturers, more companies across the country are producing their own power. Since 2006, the number of electricity-generation units at commercial and industrial sites has more than quadrupled to roughly 40,000 from about 10,000. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE.
Companies Unplug From The Electric Grid, Delivering A Jolt To Utilities Read More »
This November, Walgreens will open a new store in Evanston, Illinois, but it won’t be just another store. This unique building will attempt to be the first by a major retailer in the U.S. to generate more energy than it consumes, CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE.
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To answer the question of how the costs and benefits of solar improvements are apportioned usually needs to begin with how such improvements are paid for. One California company says they have constructed a boilerplate to address this problem. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE.
New Idea: Third Party Solar Financing For Commercial Properties Read More »
Requiring no energy to operate, a new technology designed by a Stanford research team can cool structures even under direct sunlight and could someday replace existing solar panels that feed electricity to HVAC systems. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE.
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In keeping with the ideas of continuous improvement, there are always more opportunities to reduce environmental impact. In looking to make manufacturing operations more green, there are plenty of options. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE.
Getting Smart About Green Manufacturing Read More »