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Chicago Apartment Building One of First in Nation to Earn ENERGY STAR...
Sandeep and Carolyn Sood own several apartment buildings in Chicago, but the 55-unit building at 6731 S. Jeffery Boulevard is special. The building is one of the first in the country to receive the new...
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Understanding Aggregated Data Rules from State to State
A new fact sheet will help regulatory attorneys and others understand aggregated data and how privacy standards vary from state to state. Tracking and benchmarking the energy use of buildings requires...
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Don’t Forget the Furnace and the Boiler: Improving Natural Gas Efficiency in...
This post is written by Marcella Bondie Keenan, policy fellow at Elevate Energy. Under current Illinois law, utility companies offer rebates for natural gas and electricity efficiency projects. While...
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Improving Chicago’s Largest Buildings Could Result in $77 Million in Energy...
A new report from the City of Chicago looks at the energy use of nearly 350 large commercial buildings. Reducing energy use in these buildings by 23 percent could result in $77 million in energy cost...
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A Year in Review: New Name, New Home, New Impact
This year ushered in a new name, a new website, and a new home. In February, we changed our name from CNT Energy to Elevate Energy to better express our mission of smarter energy use for all....
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Why We Love Our Annual Report
We’re excited about our 2014 annual report, a first for our organization, which presents a snapshot of our recent efforts to promote smarter energy use for all. Here are just a few highlights from...
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Protecting Consumer Privacy and Maximizing the Benefits of Big Energy Data
Update! Check out a recent report from WGN on the smart meter rollout in the Chicago area. The report looks at how residential customers can benefit and who gets access to the smart meter data. Here’s...
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Helping the City of Madison Lead the Way on Energy Efficiency
Congratulations to the City of Madison, Wisconsin on being selected as a semifinalist in the $5 million Georgetown University Energy Prize. The prize challenges towns, cities, and counties to rethink...
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We’re Number Six! Chicago Makes Strides on ACEEE’s City Energy Efficiency...
Our Chicago Blackhawks are heading to the Stanley Cup Finals, but that’s not the only accomplishment our city has to celebrate. The American Center for an Energy-Efficient Economy just released a 2015...
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Get Help to Benchmark Your Large Building by August 1
Are you at bat for energy benchmarking in Chicago? Commercial and municipal buildings larger than 50,000 square feet and residential buildings larger than 250,000 square feet have until August 1, 2015...
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The Bright Side of Community Solar in Illinois
In Illinois, the majority of households are not able to install solar panels directly on their home. Sometimes this is due to the prohibitive costs associated with installing a solar array or because...
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The Right Help at the Right Time for Spanish Community Center
Within its 130-year old building in Joliet, the Spanish Community Center operates a year-round bilingual daycare, a food pantry, ESL classes, and offers community service hours and programs. When the...
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Nov. 18 Event with Environmentalists of Color
At Elevate Energy, our mission is to help people do more with less energy, and to serve traditionally hard-to-reach populations like low-income households, senior citizens, renters, and non-English...
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Supporting Programs and Puppies
This blog post is written by Lisa Roth, manager of Elevate Energy’s Program Support team. Have you ever experienced a “puppy swarm?” The Program Support team at Elevate Energy recently did, and it was...
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What Will Missouri’s New State Energy Plan Deliver?
The Show Me State has something new to share: A comprehensive state energy plan, the first in roughly 20 years. The Missouri Comprehensive State Energy Plan tells you everything you’d ever want to know...
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Energy Efficiency, Meet Real Estate: A 2015 Year in Review and a Forecast for...
A lot is happening at the intersection of residential energy efficiency and real estate. First, let us set the scene. Elevate Energy and others have long recognized a specific challenge: When...
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Elevate Energy Now Offers Chicago Benchmarking Compliance Services for Large...
In Chicago, owners or managers of multi-unit residential buildings are required to measure, verify, and report energy use by June 1, 2016, as part of Chicago’s Building Energy Use Benchmarking...
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Elevate Energy Selected by Citi Foundation’s Community Progress Makers Fund...
Citi Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Citi Bank, has named Elevate Energy a Community Progress Maker. We join 40 visionary nonprofit organizations across the country to establish new approaches to...
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Elevate Advocates for New EPA Program for Energy Efficiency in Low-Income...
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held the first and only hearing on the proposed Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP) in Chicago, which encourages investment in energy efficiency...
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Innovative, Collaborative Systems Change: Mr. Gillus Goes to Washington
This blog post is guest written by Elevate Energy Chief Operating Officer Delmar Gillus. I had the pleasure of attending the Citi Foundation Community Progress Makers Convening in Washington, D.C. As...
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