Posts Tagged ‘demand response’

Energy Service Companies Challenge the Centralized Generation Legacy

Notes from the Boston University Symposium on Disrupting the Status Quo in Energy Management on May 21, 2009: Demand Response versus peaking plant: Peaking plant: – 100MW – 8-10% transmission loss vs DR – none – Annual carbon emissions – 6,500 tons vs DR – none – Siting – limited vs DR – where consumption [...]

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Boston Sand and Gravel Green Plan

Linda Charpentier, Boston Sand and Gravel Beginning of a continuing process. 100 year old family run business in construction environment; very challenging environment. Produce ready mix concrete, sand, stone. Lots of logistics, on-road fleet, own small line railroad. Have helped with the metrowest tunnel project, pumping concrete for a mile. Deer Island facility (set up [...]

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