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This article is Part 1 of our series on optimizing your plant through energy efficiency, resiliency and renewable energy. Learn how energy audits can help you reach your energy reduction goals and boost production efficiency. You’ll also find best practices for energy audits and a sample checklist to download.

With the focus on sustainability and resiliency increasing by the day and energy technologies evolving at a rapid pace, public works departments have even more to consider when it comes to the critical projects of a community. But what do sustainability and resiliency mean to public works, and where is energy going?

The American Rescue Act and the upcoming infrastructure bill create opportunities for municipalities. Read our tips for getting the most out of your funding.

Extreme weather events that were thought to be once-in-a-generation are becoming all too common, and with them come many challenges that have made many look at their operations differently.

Powerful storms have impacted the nation more frequently and more ferociously than we’ve seen in the past. These storms generally result in days – sometimes even weeks – of rolling blackouts and disrupted water service.

With the rise of new technologies during recent years, e-commerce and digital retail has experienced a period of rapid growth. That growth reached new heights during the global COVID-19 pandemic, as a growing number of consumers shifted to online shopping in a trend many analysts now believe will become permanent.

If you can’t remember the last time your business has looked at its energy efficiency, you’re probably overlooking one priority that can help yield big benefits for your company’s sustainability goals and bottom line. Now is the perfect time to upgrade your facility’s HVAC and lighting systems.

Implementing efficiency measures may be challenging when upfront capital, experience, and resources are limited or unavailable. Given the constraints on financial and technical resources, how can a municipality gain control of their energy usage and lower their energy cost?

Decision-makers in education are increasingly balancing competing priorities. And finding time to vet complicated purchases can be challenging, possibly leading to costly indecision or poor decisions based on use of guarded data.

For over 20 years, Duke Energy One has been responding to customer requests to help them become more energy resilient, have higher levels of reliability, and manage portions of their business where they may not have the expertise or resources. Customers appreciate having a company they can trust to do this work for them while working together as a team.