Dec 05 2018 New Report Finds Arizonans Would Experience Significant Economic, Health, and Environmental Benefits Through Greater Use of Electric Vehicles Arizona Corporation Commission and state utilities should work to facilitate the transition to transportation electrification read more
SWEEP Hosts 15th Annual Southwest Energy Efficiency Workshop in Santa Fe, NMDecember 11, 2018 Regional and national energy efficiency professionals gathered Nov. 29-30, 2018, in Santa Fe, NM for SWEEP’s 15th Annual Southwest Utility Energy Efficiency Workshop. The annual forum draws leading utility, regulatory, state, federal, non-profit and industry representatives to discuss the status of utility demand-side management (DSM) programs in the Southwest and learn about innovative DSM programs and technologies. The 2018 workshop featured...
New Fort Collins Policy Helps Building Owners and Tenants View and Reduce Energy UseDecember 7, 2018 The City of Fort Collins in northern Colorado became the 25th city nationally to adopt benchmarking and transparency policy for commercial and multifamily buildings. The new program, called Building Energy and Water Scoring, passed City Council this week with a 6-1 vote. A benchmarking and transparency policy is one of the most effective actions a municipality can take to increase energy efficiency in existing buildings, by giving commercial and multifamily...
Nevada PUC Approves Changes to Energy Efficiency RegulationsDecember 6, 2018 The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) has finalized changes to regulations in order to implement energy efficiency legislation adopted by the Nevada legislature in 2017. The new regulations include a goal of saving at least 1.1 percent of forecasted energy sales from electric utility energy efficiency programs starting in 2022. The goal starts in 2022 because the Commission has already approved electric utility demand-side management (DSM) program...
Denver’s “Community Builder” Award Recognizes Southwest Energy Efficiency ProjectDecember 4, 2018 The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP), a nonprofit advancing energy efficiency programs and policies in the Southwest, was honored with a top award from the City and County of Denver for its role as “Community Builder.” The award was presented by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability at the Sustainable Denver Summit, held November 29, 2018 at the Colorado Convention Center. “SWEEP is very grateful to the City and...
SWEEP Awards Steve Bean 2018 Leadership in Energy Efficiency AwardDecember 4, 2018 At its annual workshop last week in Santa Fe, N.M., the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) presented its annual Leadership in Energy Efficiency Award to Steve Bean, Manager of Energy Efficiency Design at Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM). Since Mr. Bean took the helm at PNM’s efficiency programs more than a decade ago, the company has helped customers save 620 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year as of 2017, enough to...
SWEEP Praises Colorado’s $10.33 Million Grant to Build 33 Fast-Charging Stations for Electric VehiclesNovember 29, 2018 On Thursday, Nov. 29, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper announced a $10.33 million ALT Fuels Colorado grant through the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) to build a network of 33 electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations along the state’s major transportation corridors. The contract was awarded to Chargepoint, a company that currently operates the largest network of EV charging stations in the world. In 2017, the governors of eight western states...
Flagstaff Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Includes Energy EfficiencyNovember 20, 2018 The Flagstaff City Council voted unanimously to adopt the city's new Climate Action and Adaptation Plan at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 20. SWEEP served as a stakeholder to inform the city on how building codes, energy efficiency programs, and electric vehicles will support Flagstaff in its sustainability and climate mitigation goals. “Many of these programs will help make Flagstaff more resilient to the effects of climate change,...
SWEEP Applauds Colorado’s New Clean Car RulesNovember 16, 2018 (Boulder, CO) Nov. 16, 2018 – Colorado’s new clean car rules, adopted today by the state’s Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC), will reduce air pollution and improve public health, said Matt Frommer, transportation senior associate at the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP). The 8-0 vote (with one recusal) means Colorado will adopt California’s low-emission vehicle (LEV) standards for passenger cars and medium-duty vehicles. Under...
Boulder County Is the First Local Government Anywhere to Adopt a GoEV ResolutionNovember 13, 2018 The Boulder County, Colorado, Commissioners voted unanimously today (Tuesday, Nov. 13) to adopt a GoEV Resolution (2018-120), becoming the first local government to join the GoEV Cities and Counties campaign. These goals include plans to electrify the county fleet, transit and school buses, taxis and ride-share companies, and all passenger vehicles in the community in the coming decades. Will Toor, SWEEP’s transportation program director,...
Clean Energy Advocates Hail Outcome of Nevada Energy-Related Ballot Measures; The measures will assure Nevada’s transition to efficiency and renewable energy to power the state’s economyNovember 7, 2018 Carson City, NV (Nov. 7, 2018) – Today, four clean energy advocacy groups, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, Western Resource Advocates, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Sierra Club, lauded the results of two energy-related measures on the Nevada ballot. Voters’ approval of Question 6 and rejection of Question 3 confirms that Nevadans want cleaner air and a strong clean energy economy. Howard Geller, SWEEP’s...