Energy Efficiency Innovation Center, Tool Library & Data Visualization
Across all industries, a growing buzz has surfaced around the term “Internet of Things” (IoT). Join the Electric League at the Smart Buildings Center for a look at how IoT is impacting the electrical industry and our customers.
Thursday, November 8
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
(Lunch included)
Pacific Tower, Seattle
1200 12th Ave. S., Suite 110
Presented by
Mike Umpstead
Square D by Schneider Electric
Click here for more information and to register.
Thank you to all who have donated to the Smart Buildings Center Education Program! We have raised nearly $6,000 since our donation drive started! By donating even a small amount, you will be helping the SBCEP succeed AND with help from an anonymous donor, we are able to match your donation through December 7, 2018! (donations matched up to $15,000).
Your tax deductible donation can help us progress the SBCEP mission to advance the adoption of smart technologies and practices through education and demonstration. With your support, the SBCEP can continue to bring you valuable events like the Why Smart Buildings Executive Forums and will enable us to develop other content and programs to further our collective goals in the industry.
Click on the button below to donate today, and we sincerely appreciate your continued support of the SBCEP!
The twelfth edition of the ACEEE State Energy Efficiency Scorecard gives a progress report on state energy efficiency policies and programs that save energy and produce environmental and economic benefits. The Scorecard uses data vetted by state energy officials to rank states in six categories—utility programs, transportation, building energy codes, combined heat and power, state initiatives, and appliance standards. The top states in this year’s Scorecard were Massachusetts, California, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Connecticut. The most-improved state was New Jersey; other up-and-coming states included Missouri, Colorado, and South Dakota. Energy efficiency is a growing resource in these states and others, with utilities spending more than $7.9 billion in 2017 for efficiency programs nationwide and saving 27.3 million MWh of electricity.
Download the full report here.
The following is an announcement from Seattle City Light.
Seattle City Light is happy to announce the launch of our Pay for Performance program.
The Deep Retrofit Pay for Performance (P4P) program has been designed to enable customers to achieve energy efficiency through incentive payments, which are made over time and based on energy savings measured at the electric meter. This differs from the standard approach of offering an upfront incentive payment based on the estimated energy savings from an energy conservation measure.
Since savings are measured at the meter in P4P, savings can come from building retrofits and equipment upgrades, as well as behavioral, operational and maintenance (O&M), and retro-commissioning activities. Participants receive a set incentive rate for energy savings achieved over the course of a defined performance period (either three or five years). Incentive payments are made at the end of each year of the performance period.
After the successful conclusion of the Pay for Performance pilot program, City Light has worked with many of you over the past two years to get to this day. We want to thank you for helping us design better programs. From one-on-one conversations with City Light staff to participating in formal workshops, your participation, support and input has been invaluable.
Please join Seattle City Light at the Smart Buildings Center in Seattle (Wednesday, October 31, 2018 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM), to learn more about the new Deep Retrofit Pay for Performance Program. You’ll learn about how the program works, how your business can benefit from participating, and what you need to get started!
Join us in person (Limited Availability) or sign up to follow the event, broadcast as a webinar.
If you have a project that you would like to have considered for Pay for Performance, please contact an Energy Advisor at 206-684-3800 for the first steps to get started.
More information, including the Program Manual, FAQs and a case study, can be found on our website.
The Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment released a new benchmarking analysis report to update trends from energy performance data reported to the City from 2014 – 2016. The report highlights key building energy and emissions metrics for the 3,300 benchmarked buildings and reveals that continuously benchmarked buildings have reduced emissions, saved money, and improved performance over time.
Seattle’s benchmarking program is a key component of Seattle’s climate action plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing buildings. Measuring and tracking building performance reveals opportunities to lower energy use. Interested in how your building stacks up? Visit www.seattle.gov/energybenchmarkingmap.
Explore Seattle’s climate goals here
Highlights from the Seattle Energy Benchmarking Analysis Report include:
We hope you are inspired to make a tax-deductible donation to the Smart Buildings Center Education Program. Your contribution can help us progress the SBCEP mission to advance the adoption of smart technologies and practices through education and demonstration. With your support, the SBCEP can continue to bring you valuable events like the Why Smart Buildings Executive Forums and will enable us to develop other content and programs to further our collective goals in the industry.
By donating even a small amount, you will be helping the SBCEP succeed AND with help from an anonymous donor, we are able to match your donation through the end of the year! (donations matched up to $15,000). Click on the button below to donate today, and we sincerely appreciate your continued support of the SBCEP!
