Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:March 26, 2003

*News and Events Austin Energy Tops Green Power Sales HP Smart Cooling to Reduce Data Center Energy Use Hotel Demonstrates Energy-Efficient Lighting Conferences on Residential Energy Efficiency Begin San Diego’s $3.6 Million Energy-Efficiency Project*Site NewsBetterBricks ———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-Austin Energy Tops Green Power SalesAustin Energy sold 251,520,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power last year, more than any other utility in the nation. The utility’s GreenChoice program offers electricity from wind, solar, methane gas from landfills, and hydropower plants to more than 6,500 residents, 165 small businesses, and 31 large companies and organizations in Austin, TX. Sacramento Municipal Utility District was the second largest green power producer last year at 104,344,000 kWh, and Xcel Energy was third with 103,739000 kWh. See Austin Energy’s press release at: [sorry this link is no longer available].HP Smart Cooling to Reduce Data Center Energy UseWhile clean energy technologies are often at the forefront of energy news when it comes to reducing air pollution and conserving fossil fuels, advances in energy efficiency are also capable of tremendous cost and emissions reductions. For example, HP announced this week that it is now using a “smart” cooling modeling system to design data centers, which the company claims could dramatically […]

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