Latest Happenings
A majority of businesses expect to take control of their own energy use by generating one-quarter of their electricity onsite by 2025, with 81% of U.S. businesses predicting this change will occur within the next seven years. The results of a survey of Read More…
The 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) shows Massachusetts and California as leading the country, with New Jersey as most improved.
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The University of New Mexico’s Farris Engineering Center won the New Mexico Association of Energy Engineers’ Energy Project of the Year award following a $26 million renovation project focusing on sustainability and energy efficiency.The center reopened after the Read More…
A proposal for Arizona utilities to source 80% of their electricity from renewables and nuclear power by 2050 was announced today by Andy Tobin, Arizona’s utility regulator. The Arizona Energy Modernization Plan calls for an interim goal of 3,000 MWh Read More…
Solar Means Business
As Staples Inc. strives to achieve greatness in the way of planet friendly practices, the company has, once again, reached their goal as it was recently recognized for its’ continued utilization of solar energy. In the October 2013 release of the Solar Energy Industries Association “Solar Means Business” report, Staples ranked as one of the top users of solar energy among all U.S. companies. Ranked #9 in overall capacity, among forerunners such as Wal-Mart, Costco, Ikea, and Kohl’s, Staples remains in the top ten with 13.69 kW of capacity. They are the only Massachusetts based company in the top 25.
In 2004, Staples teamed up with SunEdison, a west coast based company specializing in providing solar generated energy to commercial, government, and utility companies. Together, they created the solar hosting program to maximize the production of solar energy to contribute to the efforts of operating the business in the most sustainable way possible. Since then, SunEdison has developed solar installations on 33 Staples sites. Staples is ranked #7 within the top companies by number of installations, with 37 installations in total.
Staples continues to look into new projects like the installation of solar panels at specific locations, such as those with higher energy prices, will help to aid in the efforts to keep Staples as one of the most successful companies, doing it in the most sustainable way possible.