ComEd announces updates in Smart Ideas incentive program Year 5

Posted by Margaret on May 30, 2012 in Grants, Industry News, Utilities | 118 comments

More incentives and simpler applications – that’s the big news for Program Year 5 of Smart Ideas for Your Business®.

Incentives include new and updated incentives for lighting, VSDs, data centers, and more for commercial real estate. GreenPoint Partners is a ComEd Trade Ally, and can help commercial real estate professionals capture these time-sensitive incentives and work with ComEd to make the switch to energy efficient solutions.

U.S. wind industry adds 6,800 MW in 2011

Posted by Margaret on Apr 18, 2012 in Clean Energy, Credits and Lending, Energy Legislation, Grants | 1 comment

Wind capacity grows to near 47,000 MW – Natural gas and wind provide most new U.S. generation – AWEA urges Congress to renew production tax credit

Partner with Your Accounting Team to Unlock Green Incentives

Posted by Margaret on Dec 7, 2011 in Clean Energy, Credits and Lending, Energy cost savings, Grants, Industry News, Real Estate | 1 comment

The tax savings to be gained from greening your facility can make a significant contribution to your bottom line.

This week: GreenIREM Webinar: Financing & Incentives

Posted by Margaret on Dec 5, 2011 in Clean Energy, Credits and Lending, Energy cost savings, Grants, Industry News, Real Estate | 2 comments

Learn about the current energy efficiency and renewable energy rebates, incentives and financing options with our next online educational series.  Sponsored by IREM, the GreenIREM series will focus on: Government incentives Utility incentives Project financing sources Buy vs. lease vs. PPA case study for solar The webinar will begin at 2pm Central, and should last [...]

DOE to Invest $60 Million to Develop Concentrating Solar Power Technologies

Posted by Margaret on Nov 14, 2011 in Clean Energy, Credits and Lending, Grants, Solar Energy | 0 comments

As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative, Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced a $60 million investment over three years for applied scientific research to advance Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technologies.