Energy consumption and costs: Covid-19.. a work in progress Customers are curious about what happened with their energy consumption and costs during Covid-19. It is tempting to simply make assumptions about what likely resulted at customer sites during the pandemic. The details are revealing and may surprise you. Of course, the customer profile and type […]
US Energy Consumption 2019: Overview Every year, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the Department of Energy (DOE) produce energy flow charts that graphically show how the US (and individual states) consume energy resources. The following charts show US energy consumption in 2019. According to LLNL : A single energy flow chart depicting resources and their […]
Title: Dynamo Energy Hub Event The Customer to Grid Nexus: How Do Utilities and Customers Project Energy Usage After COVID? Location: Virtual Link out: Register Here Description: In the power markets, customers are active participants but traditionally have little insight or no access to their energy usage data and market information. Innovative solutions by The Megawatt […]
Building Emissions: NYC’s LL-97 Measuring Exposure, Step Two HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR EXPOSURE TO LL97 In the past few months we have had many questions from customers and colleagues about NYC’s Buildings Emissions Law (LL97). In keeping with our commitment to transparency, we have created a series of articles that shed light on the law. […]
What constitutes base load energy demand? One residential perspective. What does residential base load energy demand look like? My family and I have been living outside of New York City (in the Catskills) since March 13. Con Edison installed an interval meter for our 950 square foot apartment in February. I thought it would be […]
Title: MWh Office Hours Location: Virtual To join: Click this link to join The Megawatt <Office> Hours Description: Join The Megawatt Hour for informal questions and answers regarding your energy usage, costs and requirements. We will be focusing this week on ways that customers can lower their costs over the next 6, 9 and 12 […]
Dear Colleague, How different the world is now, compared to how things were when we sent our last note on March 4th about the good news in energy markets. We hope you’re all healthy, calm and safe. We are a New York business, based primarily in New York City and Long Island. For the time […]
Energy – Covid 19: what you need to know Energy – covid 19, what do you need to know? If customers and consultants do nothing else (other than the vital job of keeping the lights on), make sure you are aware of these issues. 1. Energy usage and Covid 19: Be aware of the impact […]
Practical energy management from R&D to operations: Energy Decision Maker Frank Porretto The Megawatt Hour Interview Series: Energy Decision Makers: Frank Porretto Frank Porretto, Director Energy Management Northwell Health April 2, 2020 Energy decision maker Frank Porretto’s experience in the energy industry spans the supply chain from R&D to cost management. Today, he is in the […]
Here is a copy of the Megawatt Hour’s recent update. March 3, 2020 Dear Colleague, We realize that it is difficult to find good news out there right now. From fears about a global economic downturn, the coronavirus, the visible impacts of climate change, divisiveness around the world, it is easy to feel a bit […]