News & Reports

NYC’s Local Law 87: More Than a Path to Compliance

The Greener, Greater Buildings Plan was enacted in 2009 to increase the energy efficiency of New York City’s large buildings. With its creation came new regulations to help building owners […]
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Bright Employee: Punit Shah, Manager of Audits & Senior Energy Engineer

We’re proud of the intelligent, passionate, and hardworking people that make up the Bright Power team. Each month, you’ll get a chance to meet one of them, understand how they […]
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California Deregulates Electricity: A New Opportunity To Cut Operating Costs

Exciting news, California! Now, multifamily building owners in the State of California have a new way to save money on their electricity bills. By expanding their direct access program, you […]
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NYC’s Climate Mobilization Act: What Building Owners Need to Know

The Climate Mobilization Act passed in New York City Council on Thursday, April 18, and is now law.  There are eleven pieces of legislation that are part of the Act, but the centerpiece of this legislation is a carbon emissions limit for large NYC buildings (formerly Int. 1253, now Local Law 97)—placing requirements and also presenting opportunities for NYC’s building owners. You can read our analysis on the impact on multifamily buildings here. We’ll help you with what you need to know.
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Biophilic Design Approaches for Health & Sustainability

How can spaces be deliberately designed to improve human health? One approach is to pursue a healthy building certification program, such as the WELL Building and Fitwel certification programs. Alternatively, […]
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Urjanet Announces 2019 SPARK Award Winners

AvidXchange, Bright Power, SimpleBills and Guppy Recognized for Innovative Uses of Utility Data to Enhance Business Operations, Achieve Sustainability Goals and Drive Financial Inclusion ATLANTA—April 29, 2019—Urjanet, the global leader […]
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The Grinnell Leads the Way in Cutting Its Carbon Footprint

Many New Yorkers are in a state of not-so-mild panic over the city’s ambitious new Climate Mobilization Act, which will require owners of large buildings, including co-op and condo boards, to sharply […]
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Bright Power Installs Community Distributed Generation on The Grinnell

One of the first ten community distributed generation installations on a cooperative in New York State and one of the first in New York City and on a landmarked building […]
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Watts Up New York Interviews Jeff Perlman

How did you become interested in cleantech? I graduated from college in 2001 with a desire to work in solar. I studied Applied Physics and was even part of a […]
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