Technology

Although the delegates to the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) Dec. 7 - 18 in Copenhagen failed to agree on a legally binding replacement of the Kyoto Protocol, many opportunities already exist to save energy and reduce carbon emissions through improved energy efficiency in homes, schools, offices and other commercial buildings.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has been selected by Australian energy provider Western Power as the systems integration and project management partner for its SmartGrid-Advanced Meter Infrastructure pilot

The Energy Retailer Research Consortium (ERRC), an independent research consortium that supports retail energy choice, issued a report today on the status of retail electricity competition in residential and commercial/industrial markets. The report identifies the successful markets in North America and explains the policy choices that led to those successes.

AT&T* yesterday joined the U.S. Department of Energy's Save Energy Now LEADER initiative, which asks that companies pledge to reduce their energy intensity by 25 percent or more during the next 10 years. Save Energy Now LEADER is an ambitious national public-private initiative to drive significant energy intensity and carbon emission reductions across the U.S. industrial sector. AT&T is among more than 30 companies making this initial pledge to reduce energy intensity.

Use of the Bacta-Pur(R) System, to optimize wastewater transport and treatment in the US alone, could reduce CO2 by millions of metric tons per year and energy consumption by billions of kWh annually. Additional benefits to reducing greenhouse gases include:

- facilitate oxygenation of water to reduce aeration and energy
requirements,

- eliminate habitat for methane producing bacteria in sewers,

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced two new utilities have joined the Global IUN Coalition designed to further the adoption of smarter energy grids around the world -- CPFL Energia from Brazil, and Liander from The Netherlands. The coalition now collectively serves approximately 100 million energy customers worldwide.

HydroPoint Data Systems Inc., provider of the WeatherTRAK® Smart Water Management solution, today announced the next webcast in its 360° Educational Series. The webcast will examine Serrano Homeowners' Association's (HOA) use of water-efficient technologies that significantly reduce water demand along with operating costs while they enhance landscape appearance.

HydroPoint Data Systems Inc., provider of the WeatherTRAK®Smart Water Management solution, today announced the next webcast in its 360° Educational Series. The webcast will examine Jack in the Box's implementation of best practices and proven technologies to reduce corporate water demand along with operating costs.

HydroPoint will co-present the webcast with Jack in the Box (NYSE: JBX) and The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 2 pm ET/11 am PT.