NEWS

Passive House Project Sets Record in the Bronx

Park Avenue Green, a new community in New York City’s South Bronx neighborhood, combines the cutting-edge technology of Passive House design with affordable housing for formerly homeless families and individuals. […]
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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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Environmental Leader and Energy Manager Today Announce the 2019 Environment + Energy 100

We are excited to share that Bright Power’s Jeffrey Perlman, CEO & Founder, and Andrea Mancino, Director of New Construction, are honorees of the Environment + Energy Leader 100 list […]
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6 Simple Ways to Go Green and Save Money

Reducing your daily carbon footprint doesn’t have to be expensive or difficult. Simple things like doing laundry in cold water, reducing your number of car trips, and avoiding bottled water […]
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Bright Power Completes Installation of 575 kW Solar Electric System at Ocean Bay Apartments

Far Rockaway, NY – Ocean Bay Apartments is shining light on how to combine affordable housing preservation and climate change mitigation. The 24-building, 1,395-unit complex now boasts a 575 kW […]
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Energy Savings Do Offset Upgrade Costs

A new development illustrates the utility cost benefits of installing energy efficient improvements. There are many questions about the cost benefits of installing energy efficient improvements, like LED lighting, drought-tolerant […]
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