Malibu Country Mart LEED Certification

Partner Energy served as project consultant for LEED certification for Malibu Country Mart – a 27 tenant, one story retail space in Malibu, CA, featuring upscale local and national shops and restaurants. The project’s sustainability efforts include an Electric Vehicle station, low-flow water fixtures, high-efficiency HVAC, high efficiency gardening tools and a zero emissions playground. […]

HERS II Rating System used to qualify for California TCAC and CDLAC, low income tax credits and private debt.

Affordable housing sponsors and developers seeking to utilize tax credits or private activity bonds through California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC), respectively, for rehabilitation projects must reduce the projects’ energy consumption. The energy reduction must be documented by submitting the California Energy Commission HERS II energy consumption […]

EIA Sees Energy Efficiency Slowing U.S. Energy Consumption

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According to EERE, Increased energy efficiency will contribute to a slowing of the annual growth rate of U.S. energy consumption from 2012 to 2035, expanding at an average annual rate of 0.3%, according to a new study from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The agency recently released its Annual Energy Outlook 2012, which includes […]

DOE Launches New Online Training Program:Helping Students and Workers to Acquire Valuable Skills

On June 21, 2012, the DOE officially launched  the National Training and Education Resource (NTER). NTER is a job training, workforce development and certification platform that is intended to further invest in the skills of many American workers. Click here for the full article.  

Forbes’ Take On What is Holding Back The Growth of Solar Power…

May 24th 2012: Yesterday, Justin Gerdes, a contributor for Forbes magazine, wrote a piece that breaks down what he believes is holding back the growth of Solar Power. Please take a moment and read this very informative and insightful article: Solar Power More Competitive Than Decision-Makers Or Consumers Realize Michael Charles Tobias, Contributon Are the […]

U.S.-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center

Below are the Department Of Energy’s updates regarding the U.S.-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center. The DOE announced these developments on April 13th: Selections Named for U.S.-India Joint Energy Center The Energy Department on April 13 announced the selection of three consortia that will make up the $125 million U.S.-India Joint Clean Energy Research and […]

Partner Energy, Inc., Named as the Commissioning Authority for Edwards Lifesciences’ New Biological Research Center!

April 12, 2012: Edwards Lifesciences is constructing a new Biological Research Center (BRC), which will be located in Irvine, CA. The new BRC Building will replace an existing facility located at the site, and will be comprised of approximately 20,000 usable square feet. Partner Energy, Inc, will act as the Commissioning Authority for the project, […]

Partner Energy’s Lance Collins makes the news!

On April 10, 2012, Partner Energy’s Lance Collins was featured in the Long Beach Business Journal. This article focuses on Long Beach’s USGBC chapter and on the working (environmentally conscious) professionals that make this chapter so successful: Working To Bring Public And Private Sectors Together On Environment By Sean Belk – Staff Writer April 10, 2012 – The […]