In recent weeks, the term greenwashing has made international headlines with companies like Shell and BP coming under fire for false claims and advertising relating back to what has been called greenwashing. As this term becomes increasingly popular, it is crucial for consumers, employees, and employers to know what how to identify and avoid using greenwashing. In the following short blog post, we will give a quick overview of the topic.

Alert Labs' Partnership with Edgecom Energy provides turn-key flood detection and water monitoring.

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Recently the IESO made 2 predictions regarding COVID 19's impact on the ICI Program. Read this blog to find out why we disagree.

The IESO has released the draft agreements for the new Energy Performance Program (EPP). This program is a new approach to energy savings which takes a look at the total building energy consumption instead of looking at specific equipment.

The solution provided ride-through for voltage sags which reduced the number of power interruptions.

There is no one size fits all solution when it comes to the ICI program. Any company selling a ‘one size fits all’ approach is not realizing the full potential of the DER solution and is leaving money on the table.

As countries around the world start/continue their transitions to renewable energy while also electrifying different sectors, new technologies must step up to support these parallel revolutions. While it might not be the “silver bullet” solution, it is now clear that energy storage in various forms will be a crucial supportive technology - ensuring a successful and sustainable transition over the coming years and decades.

Like many large energy users in Ontario, Promenade Mall was entirely unaware of the potential advantages of programs like the Industrial Conservation Initiative (ICI), Demand Response (DR) and other programs that allow you to benefit off energy efficiency. Edgecom Energy stepped in to offer their specialized energy management services tailored to help facilities with large and complex energy use profiles.

Blockchain helps make the energy sector more environmentally sustainable. It also overcomes legacy energy sector efficiency issues and provides a network where it is possible to produce, store, and distribute energy more efficiently.

It’s 8:56 am on Monday. You get in your Tesla and after you press one button it pulls out of your garage. You put your coffee in the cup holder and join your 9am zoom meeting from your iPad. The car has your calendar preloaded and it knows your next meeting is at 10:30am, downtown at your clients office. You get to the office, the car drops you off at the front and goes to find a charger somewhere. You get in the elevator and are greeted by a virtual assistant who already knows where your meeting takes place, she sets the elevator to that floor. As you get to the right floor, OLED screens on the walls flash arrows to let you know where the meeting room is.

As the GA cost pool is decreasing year over year, the decision to either opt-in to Class A or Class B needs to be more thought out. Decreasing GA cost pool means that the amount of potential savings is also reduced, so only customers who can hit all 5 peaks and curtail cheaply will reap the full benefit of being Class A.