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    Renewables

    Zero out your energy bills and immediately reduce your costs

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    Efficiency First

    Dollars spent on efficiency upgrades have better ROI than spending on Solar PV

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    Residential

    The optimal combination of efficiency upgrades, renewable energy, and incentives

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    Energy Optima

    Patented software calculates energy efficiency upgrades

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    Commercial

    Higher rents, increased demand, better sales, fewer sick days, and a more comfortable environment

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    Retrofit

    The greatness of the past meets the greatness of the present

Climate Change Not Business as Usual

U.C. Climate Scientist and Scripps Institution of Oceanography Professor Dr. Jeff Severinghaus describes "Business as Usual" and "the Prudent Course" climate change scenarios. Dr. Severinghaus envisions a warmer and wilder planet. "Katrina was mild compared to what we're going to see in the future.

Jessica Crawford describes the programs and mission of the Birch Aquarium. The Birch Aquarium has partnered with Empowered Energy Solutions to incorporate natural selection in an iterative computational algorithm which compares complex scenarios in building energy modeling.

This video uses an image of a hummingbird as a metaphor for "taking a clue from nature." The term "biomimicry" describes the process of incorporating processes or behaviors demonstrated in nature into the design of products, technologies, or services.

Change Your World

No longer are you trading off environmental benefit against your fiscal well being. They're one in the same.

–Ted Torre-Bueno, President, Empowered Energy Solutions

Solar: Dollars and Sense

Though a solar photovoltaic (PV) system is undoubtedly an expense, the point of it is to offset another expense—that fat utility bill you pay every month.

It's a bill that increases by seven percent yearly.

They may be expensive, but there are many ways to finance an investment in solar panels. The trick is deciding which way is right for you. You can use a power purchase agreement (PPA), lease agreement, or loan, secured or unsecured.

It may seem overwhelming with all of these options, but any homeowner can figure it out with the proper information. Full article.

Empowering the Birch Aquarium

As part of its megawatt sponsorship of the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Boundless Energy Exhibit, Empowered Energy Solutions is providing its energy consulting services to the aquarium.

The video, "Secrets in the Ice" explores Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s history as an original source of climate change science through the work of Charles David Keeling and others.

Smart Contracting

How can you contract smarter? Know how the game is played and how best to evaluate contractors' capabilities.

"Smart Contracting" video.

How Solar Panels Work

Dr. Jose Torre Bueno, Ph.D. takes dry erase marker to whiteboard to illustrate how solar panels work.

Ted Torre Bueno moderates this very interesting discussion touching on several aspects of the construction and valuation of solar photovoltaic panels.

See "How Solar Panels Work" video here.

Efficiency First

Dollars spent on energy efficiency have a much higher ROI than spending on Solar PV.

"Efficiency-first" reduces wasted energy use, lowers power demand, and then utilizes renewables like solar or wind power to zero out remaining energy bills.

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