Companies providing energy efficiency services pay the government a base VAT of 17%.
Utilities will have to be ready for more complex conversations with customers once they become suppliers of energy efficiency services.
Homeowners can take out 3 or 10-year loans or a no-interest 1-year loan and SolarCity will expand its energy efficiency services to the East Coast.
EnerNOC provides demand response services, energy efficiency and energy procurement services to end-users in the commercial, institutional and industrial sectors.
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An ESCO provides energy-efficiency-related and other value-added services and for which performance contracting is a core part of its energy-efficiency services business.
As seen in Rochester, there is demand for clean energy and energy efficiency products, services, and jobs.
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The roll-up of energy-efficiency start-up companies by large energy services companies like Schneider Electric is largely resulting from the structure of the market more than anything else.
The conference aims to produce a set of recommendations for further research activities and networking on access to energy services, energy efficiency and renewable energies beyond 2012.
Their value goes beyond the promise of energy efficiency, to deliver products and services that delight users, make them accessible through innovative business models, and understand the mindset of the energy consumer.
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The conference is organized in support of the International Year for Sustainable Energy for All (2012) and the initiative of the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, which sets the goals for improved energy efficiency, doubling the use of renewable energies and universal access to modern energy services by 2030.
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is adopting changes to its standard lease language to enhance energy and water efficiency in the more than 190 million square feet of office space the federal agency leases across the United States.
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