The New Market for Alternative Energy

A report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed that federal energy subsidies reached $16.6 billion for the 2007 fiscal year - more than double the $8 billion of subsidies in 1999. Of the total energy subsidies, 29 percent was for alternative energy sources. This is up from 17 percent in 1999. And according to another EIA report, the price of energy is on the rise at least through 2009.

Clearly, there is a need to identify affordable, viable, alternative energy sources.

So it's not hard to see why many facility professionals are considering all their options when it comes to powering their buildings.

But what are the alternative energy options, and which ones make the most sense for your organization? In this FREE 90-minute Webcast, you will learn how to evaluate your options when it comes to tapping alternative energy sources for your facility. Topics will include:

  • Alternative energy options (solar, wind, biomass, etc.)
  • Onsite power installations and incentive programs
  • Renewable energy certificates
  • Justifying alternative energy costs

Lindsay Audin





Lindsay Audin,
President,
EnergyWiz



    About Lindsay Audin


PRESENTER BIO
Lindsay Audin is president of EnergyWiz, an energy consulting firm based in Croton, N.Y. He is a contributing editor to Building Operating Management and has 30-plus years of energy industry experience as a consultant, customer, and energy supplier. As consultant to several large suppliers, he has an in-depth knowledge of the energy services industry. While energy manager for Columbia University (1988-1996), he reduced the Universityís energy bills by more than $3 million a year through a combination of energy efficiency and aggressive procurement of fuels and electricity. In 1992, he founded the New York Energy Buyers Forum, a non-profit organization of large energy users working together for lower energy rates. For 13 years prior to Columbia, he served New York area consulting and manufacturing firms in a variety of energy-related positions, including as a department head and business partner.

 

Greg Zimmerman






Greg Zimmerman,
Editor,
Building Operating
Management
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