ASHRAE Government Affair Articles
Alabama Governor Awards Gants for Energy
Efficiency Upgrades
On April 17, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey awarded 11 grants totaling over $500,000 to assist local governments and nonprofits efforts to improve energy efficiency and lower utility bills. These grants will fund upgrades to lighting, HVAC, and control equipment at schools, community centers, and other locations in nine Alabama counties. The grants are administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs from funds allocated by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of the State Energy Program. More information, including a list of grant awardees, can be found here.
ASHRAE Patriciates in Congressional Event on Data Centers
On June 2, Mukul Anand, Member of the ASHRAE Standard 90.4, Energy Standards for Data Centers Project Committee, presented at a congressional briefing entitled “Unleashing AI Dominance: Data Center Performance, Flexibility, and Resilience.” Hosted by the High-Performance Building Coalition (HPBC), the session explored the rapid growth of U.S. data centers along with opportunities to advance data center energy performance, with a focus on efficiency, standards, demand-response, resilience, and high-performance design. Anand discussed how ASHRAE Standard 90.4 and the resources of ASHRAE Technical Committee 9.9 have become foundational to data center design, operation, and optimization for resilience, sustainability, and performance. The resources can also guide stakeholders to navigate instances where tradeoffs around these issues emerge. The briefing was held in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the HPBC, a private-sector coalition of approximately 200 manufacturers, nonprofits, standards developing organizations, trade associations, and other stakeholders which support policies and legislation that advance the next generation of buildings.
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