Sylvania Partners with ESCOs on Lighting Upgrades
Jul 1, 2009,
By Doug Chandler, Executive Editor
Osram Sylvania, Danvers, Mass., has launched an alliance with energy service companies (ESCOs) nationwide to pursue energy-efficient lighting upgrades in commercial and institutional facilities....
Congress Takes On Energy
Jul 1, 2009,
By Doug Chandler, Executive Editor
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 and the related bills in the Senate would have a significant impact on sales of electrical products....
Solar in Space Not that Far-Fetched
May 21, 2009
California utility PG&E has signed a deal for the world's first space-based solar power plant, to be built by Solaren, a Southern California startup staffed...
Solar in Spain
May 18, 2009
Solar is hot, hot, hot in Spain, and Electrical Wholesaling will be bringing you daily reports over the next few days on how sunny Spain is now leading the world in the amount of solar energy being generated by utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) installations. ...
Solar City Coming to Sunshine State
May 13, 2009
Real estate developer Kitson & Partners announced a landmark agreement with electric utility Florida Power & Light on April 9 to build the world's largest...
British Firm to Manufacture Electric Delivery Trucks in U.S.
Apr 13, 2009
Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corp., a Delaware corporation temporarily headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., has announced
plans
to assemble and market all-electric, zero-emission commercial vehicles in North America....
GE Energy Invests in Small Wind Turbines
Apr 13, 2009
One month after the adoption of federal tax credits to propel small wind energy growth in the United States, GE Energy announced plans to join current investors to provide $10 million to the world’s largest manufacturer of small wind turbines, Southwest Windpower. ...
Acuity Brands Buys Sensor Switch
Mar 31, 2009
Expanding its market interests further into lighting controls, Acuity Brands Inc. announced plans to buy Sensor Switch Inc. in a $205 million deal. ...
Atlantic City Convention Center Hits Jackpot with PV
Mar 31, 2009
With more than 13,400 modules and enough power to supply 280 homes, the recently completed photovoltaic system for the Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, N.J., is being promoted as North America's largest single roof-mounted solar array. ...
World's Largest Chandelier
Mar 31, 2009
Historic Stanley Center for the Arts in Utica, N.Y., is now the proud owner of the world's largest LED chandelier. The chandelier was created by Meyda Lighting, Yorkville, N.Y. It's 35 feet in diameter, 17 feet in height, weighs more than three tons and contains 264 LEDs. Meyda says the LEDs will not have to be replaced for 50 years. ...
New Jersey's Utility to Install 200,000 Solar Panels
Mar 24, 2009
New Jersey's largest utility will install 200,000 solar panels throughout its service area in an ambitious $773 million program. In announcing the program,...
3M Targets Renewables
Feb 6, 2009
In a Feb. 2 statement, 3M said its new Renewable Energy Division will market sophisticated solar energy, wind energy, geothermal and biofuel product solutions such as films, tapes, coatings, encapsulants, sealants and adhesives that help reduce the cost of renewable energy....
Learn Lighting at Day-Brite Capri Seminar
Feb 6, 2009
Day-Brite Capri Omega (DCO) will offer a seminar on lighting office spaces March 26-27 at its LEED-certified facility, the Lighting Institute in Tupelo, Miss. ...
Eoff Electric Wins Oregon Green Award
Feb 6, 2009
Gil Amestoy of Eoff Electric Supply in Portland, Oregon, was awarded the Energy Trust of Oregon's top distributor award in January. This is the fourth year in a row that Amestoy and Eoff received this award....
New GE CFLs Now Disguised as Incandescents for Residential Applications
Dec 17, 2008
For those homeowners who want to go green but can’t quite get used to swirly-shaped CFLs, GE will soon hit the market through retail channels with its covered Energy Smart compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb, which features its Spiral CFL inside the glass bulb. ...
FPL Energy Announces First Utility-Scale Solar Plant
Dec 17, 2008
With Florida and the nation facing the twin challenges of climate change and energy security, FPL’s new 75-megawatt Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center marks an important early step in Florida’s quest to use more sun to power the Sunshine State....
