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Published On - August 12, 2020

New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Approves Recommended Portfolio

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission recently approved Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy’s (CCAE) recommended portfolio of solar, battery storage, and demand response to replace Public Service Company of New Mexico’s retiring San Juan coal plant capacity. EFG provided ex...

Published On - June 17, 2020

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Energy Futures Group Wins U.S. Department of Energy Small Business R&D Building Efficiency Grant

As part of a recent $53 million announcement by U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) research and development projects, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced selection of 1...

Published On - March 9, 2020

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EFG releases “Critical Elements in Short Supply: Assessing the Shortcomings of National Grid’s Long-Term Capacity Report” on behalf of 350Brooklyn and 350.org.

The November 2019 Settlement Agreement between the New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) and National Grid regarding National Grid’s recent self-imposed moratorium on new natural gas connections included a requirement for National Grid to conduct a long-term needs assessment. This w...

Published On - March 7, 2020

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New Team Member and Two Promotions

Big things are happening here at Energy Futures Group! We’re excited to announce the addition of a new team member and the promotion of two of our employees. EFG welcomes to our team David Hill as a Managing Consultant. David comes to us after 22 years at VEIC, where he most recently served a...

Published On - November 6, 2019

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Dan Mellinger Authors Report on Commercial & Industrial Lighting Lifetime and Peak Demand Savings Analysis

In a new report prepared for the Alliance to Save Energy and DesignLights Consortium, EFG found that efficiency programs that capitalize on system-level lighting efficiency measures – combining lighting technology upgrades with networked lighting controls – could see an additional 22 percent l...

Published On - September 12, 2019

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Richard Faesy Asked to Review New White Paper

In EFG’s continuing work at the intersection of real estate and energy performance, Richard Faesy was asked to review a seminal document Making the Value Visible: A Blueprint to Transforming the High-Performing Homes Market by Showcasing Clean and Efficient Energy Improvements for Elevate Energy...

Published On - May 22, 2019

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Sommer Energy Joins EFG

Big things are happening here at EFG. We are thrilled to announce that the staff of Sommer Energy, LLC, Anna Sommer and Chelsea Hotaling, are joining our team as a new EFG Principal and Analyst, respectively. Anna and Chelsea bring supply-side analysis and electric powe...

Published On - May 19, 2019

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Colorado PUC Sets Savings Target 20% Higher than Proposed Settlement

In late 2017, Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club (NRDC/SC) engaged Managing Consultant Jim Grevatt to provide expert witness testimony in Public Service Company of Colorado’s (PSCo) Strategic Issues proceeding before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC). PSCo recommended t...

Published On - May 19, 2019

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Vectren South (Indiana) Proposed Construction of an 850 MW Gas Power Plant Denied

Senior Consultant Dan Mellinger submitted testimony on behalf of the Citizens Action Coalition (CAC) of Indiana. The testimony argued that energy efficiency was improperly considered in the utility’s modeling since the assumed costs were too high and the potential level of savings too low. Other C...

Published On - May 8, 2019

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Richard Faesy Discusses the Future of Electrification

Richard Faesy joins host Robb Aldrich on the Buildings and Beyond podcast to discuss the future of electrification in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Use the player below to hear Richard discuss Vermont’s Zero Energy Now program and the success the program has had in generating energy savings t...