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Sep 05 2018
Composting at Work and other ways to engage employees in sustainability
There are so many ways to get started in making your workplace more sustainable, but it takes buy in from the ownership. Whether a huge corporation or a small business, your efforts at making your…
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Apr 01 2018
Why Is a ComEd Nest Rebate Available in Illinois?
A ComEd Smart Thermostat Rebate exists for one reason in Illinois – programmable and smart thermostats save energy. The Comed Nest Rebate, Comed Ecobee Rebate, and other smart thermostat rebates can help you explore this…
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Mar 31 2018
Best Smart Thermostat Incentives in 2023
In Illinois, smart thermostats are hot. There are a lot of options to choose from, and there are great incentives from your local utilities due to the Future Energy Jobs Act that was passed in…
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Mar 30 2018
Ecobee EMS Si Is the Best Smart Thermostat for Your Business
There are a lot of Smart Thermostat Options in 2018 for your business, and this post details why the Ecobee EMS SI is the best option in the Chicagoland territory in 2018. It comes down…
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Mar 25 2018
Verde Green Energy iPad App
In 2011, Verde Energy Efficiency Experts produced our first big product - an iPad app that was focused on energy savings information. While we currently don't just share recommendations, we make them - it is…
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Mar 05 2018
Energy Saving Government Program in Illinois
When the Future Energy Jobs Act was passed in 2016, it changed the way Illinois supported the public sector in energy efficiency. Historically, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity had run programs to meet…
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Mar 05 2018
Advanced HVAC Systems for Your Restaurant
Are you a restaurant owner and ever wondered if you are losing money on your HVAC systems? Chances are, the answer is yes. Modern restaurants have a lot of systems that create heat and remove…
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Mar 05 2018
Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program
If you get a chance to read through the breakthrough Future Energy Jobs Act, which is the funding and baseline for the ComEd Energy Efficiency Program, you will find that the state of Illinois is…
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Mar 05 2018
Multi-Family Energy Efficiency
In 2017, Franklin Energy administers the pilot "Multi-family Energy Savings Program" to focus on reducing energy in the Multi-family building space in Chicagoland. This program is one of the rare partnerships between electric (ComEd) and…
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Mar 05 2018
Small Business Grants in the Form of Rebates
If you own and operate a business in Chicagoland, you likely fall into the Small Business Energy Efficiency Program, small business grants or rebates as a benefit that is available to all commercial customers. This…
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Mar 05 2018
ICC Certification – Energy Efficiency Measures Installer
In 2016, Illinois passed an ambitious piece of legislation called commonly as the Future Energy Jobs Act that aggressively expanded the ComEd Energy Efficiency Program. This act recently went into place in Illinois in January…
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Mar 05 2018
Instant Discounts – Easiest Energy Rebate Program Around
One of the most popular programs (it even won a big award this year!) in the ComEd Energy Efficiency Program over the past 10 years has been the Instant Discount program.Previously known as the Business…
