Committing to Climate-Positive Project Finance
The world of project finance has an opportunity – and responsibility – to commit to climate-positive investing and ensure we're doing our part to decarbonize the built environment.… Read more
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Committing to Climate-Positive Project Finance
The world of project finance has an opportunity – and responsibility – to commit to climate-positive investing and ensure we're doing our part to decarbonize the built environment.… Read more
Five Years After the Paris Agreement, America Is All In
To commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the 'We Are Still In' coalition reaffirms its commitment with new mantra: America Is All In.… Read more
Six Immediate Actions Biden Can Take to Kick-Start Energy-Efficiency Agenda
While all eyes are now on the runoff in Georgia, there are plenty of actions Joe Biden can take to kick-start a clean energy economy through energy efficiency.… Read more
Climate Change Takes Center Stage in the 2020 Election
It’s easy to get turned off by all of the overheated campaign rhetoric and endless commercials involved with tomorrow’s election. This is not your typical election ...… Read more
Sustainable Energy as a Service: The Case for Standardization
Before the National Banking Act of 1863 was passed in the United States, there were 8,000 different private entities issuing currency. Inefficient and unwieldy, this… Read more
Introducing the Metrus SESA: An Interview with Anastasia Beckett
Metrus has recently launched a new product — a Sustainable Energy Services Agreement (SESA) which adheres to the company’s principle… Read more
A Public-Private Path to Better Buildings
As we pass the midpoint of 2020 and both the government and private sector seek to spur economic activity, there is an opportunity for our country to take the bold step of… Read more
Metrus Completes $1.78 million ESA Project with Queens University of Charlotte
Metrus Energy has announced the completion of a $1.78 million project with Queens University of Charlotte.… Read more
A COVID-19 Reset for Climate Change: The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis
“We are all weavers of the grand tapestry of history,” write Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac in their book The Future We Choose… Read more
Reigniting the energy efficiency engine
There’s a terrific lyric from the late, great songwriter John Prine that goes, “We are living in the future. I’ll tell you how I know. I read it in the paper, 15 years ago.”… Read more
Own the Solution, Not the Equipment: A Q&A with Casey Talon of Guidehouse Insights
Own the Solution, Not the Equipment is a new white paper that explores the dynamic energy efficiency as a service (EEaaS) industry… Read more
Women Leading the Charge in Clean Energy: Q&A with Caroline Trowbridge
Caroline Trowbridge joined Metrus as a Project Manager in 2018. She’s responsible for managing the development, closing, and construction of… Read more
Metrus Announces Partnership with Carbon Disclosure Project
Metrus announced today that it has become a ‘carbon reduction’ partner with the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)… Read more
Phase 3 Recovery Bill Will Improve Efficiency by Fixing QIP Tax Error
The Phase 3 Recovery Act that President Trump signed into law last week is monumental legislation at a critical time for our country… Read more
A Message from the CEO
We’ve always been told that a rising tide lifts all boats. What happens when the tide reverses course?… Read more
Higher Education’s Path to Carbon Neutrality Starts at Home: Why On-Campus Energy Efficiency Matters
Colleges and universities are a hotbed for climate change activism. Presidential candidates know this well since climate change is the top issue for younger voters in the 2020 election… Read more
New Deal with Fortune 500 Medical Technology Customer
Metrus Energy announced today a new $3.6 million Efficiency Service Agreement (ESA) with a leading medical technology company.… Read more
Energy Efficiency as a Service: A Trend to Watch
Chief financial officers of non-energy intensive companies don’t always find support to commit capital toward long-term energy efficiency improvements for operations… Read more
Metrus Announces New Project with Masonic Homes Kentucky
Metrus Energy has announced a $1.5 million Efficiency Service Agreement (ESA) with Masonic Homes Kentucky.… Read more
Metrus Energy Announces Project Finance Program with Key Bank
Metrus Energy, a market leader in energy and water efficiency financing, announced today that it has secured a debt program with Key Equipment Finance, which has provided approximately $25 million in funding.… Read more
Tackling Climate Change One City at a Time. Is Net Zero the Right Approach?
Boston, modestly referred to these days as the “city of champions” by its inhabitants, is now championing net-zero buildings.… Read more
Energy Efficiency is the Ultimate in ‘Buying Local’
Most people agree that buying locally produced goods and services is a good thing. Take the “farm-to-table” experience: people like the fact… Read more
Energy Efficient Buildings are Healthy Buildings
Metrus does many things for our customers, chief among them is helping make their buildings more energy efficient and resilient. It’s work that we find gratifying… Read more
Today is Energy Efficiency Day (But it Should be Every Day)
Did you know that today is Energy Efficiency Day? You can be forgiven if you didn’t. After all, why designate just one day to this worthy cause when… Read more
The Energy Efficiency Glitch
Climate Week will involve a sober look at where we are today and the herculean efforts required to mitigate the impacts of climate change… Read more
How energy efficiency can boost resilience
Extreme weather events and natural disasters such as floods, forest fires, polar vortexes, and hurricanes are wreaking havoc on buildings… Read more
Metrus Announces New Project with Fortune 500 Medical Technology Company
Metrus Energy announced today a new $2.7 million Efficiency Service Agreement (ESA) with its Fortune 500 medical technology customer.… Read more
Summer Reading 2019: Stories We Need to Know About our Changing Planet
For some people, the extreme temperatures that have struck various parts of the globe may simply seem like a good excuse to head to the beach… Read more
Metrus Announces We are Still In Milestone
Last year Metrus made a commitment to fund $100 million in energy efficiency transactions as part of the We Are Still In initiative, a coalition of more than 3,500 CEOs, mayors, governors, college presidents, and other leaders committed to climate action.… Read more
Metrus Announces its 8th ESA with Fortune 100 Technology Customer
Metrus Energy has announced a new $5.2 million Efficiency Services Agreement (ESA) with its Fortune 100 technology customer.… Read more
It’s Time to Show Energy Efficiency the Money
Last month Clean Energy Trust hosted Co_Invest Cleantech – an annual event centered around clean energy and resource efficiency technologies… Read more
New York City Fights Climate Change in a Big Way
New York City likes to do things in a big way. From its 24/7 culture to its 237 skyscrapers, there is nothing small about the Big Apple. Now, thanks to the… Read more
Is Your Building Healthy? When it’s Time for a Retrofit
“Don’t put off for tomorrow what you can do today,” said Revolutionary sage, Ben Franklin. But when it comes to building… Read more
Metrus announces Expansion of Work with National Grid
Metrus announced today that it is expanding its efficiency-as-a-service offering with National Grid to include work in Massachusetts and Rhode Island… Read more
Ten Years of Metrus: A Decade of Growth
April 2019 marks Metrus’ 10th year in business. This milestone has forced me to do something I don’t like to do: Look backwards. I much prefer to… Read more
Shining a Light on the Public Health Risks of Climate Change
When we talk about climate change, we’re talking about many different things. There is, of course, the impact on the environment; there are also… Read more
Energy Efficiency: A Bipartisan Path Forward in Washington
Just three months into the 116th Congress, the discussion on climate change has noticeably shifted in Washington. From subtle evolutions in tone… Read more
Metrus Announces its 7th ESA with Fortune 100 Customer
Metrus Energy has announced a new $7.3 million Efficiency Services Agreement (ESA) with its Fortune 100 technology customer… Read more
Higher Ed. Leaders Think Big, Aim High When it comes to Climate Change
Two weeks ago, I saw first-hand the power of collective action as hundreds of higher education leaders converged at the 2019 Higher Education… Read more
Metrus Announces Deal with Fortune 500 Medical Technology Company
Metrus Energy announced today a $1.3 million Efficiency Service Agreement (ESA) with a leading medical technology company… Read more
Renewables may generate more headlines, but energy efficiency is, on average, more cost effective for utilities
Recent data from Lazard shows that prices for renewable electricity declined in 2018, continuing their downward trend… Read more
Metrus Adds Another ESA with Fortune 50 Customer
Metrus Energy has announced a new $650,000 Efficiency Services Agreement (ESA) project with its Fortune 50 industrial customer at a new site located in the Southwest… Read more
In Praise of Teammates
A team, when it’s really in sync, is a beautiful thing to behold. Whether it’s watching the Warriors weave their magic at Oracle Arena or… Read more
Metrus Teams up with Second Nature
Metrus Energy has announced a new partnership with Second Nature, a leading non-proft organization that’s committed to climate action in, and through, higher education… Read more
Metrus Broadens Work with its Fortune 100 Technology Customer
Metrus Energy has announced a new $7.8 million Efficiency Services Agreement (ESA) with its Fortune 100 technology customer.… Read more
Introducing the Metrus Midterm Energy Efficiency Map
On the eve of the 2018 mid term elections, an election that will have several energy efficiency-related measures on the ballot, we thought it would be… Read more
Midterms 2018: Energy Efficiency on the Ballot
You may have heard that there’s a fairly important mid-term election being held on Tuesday. Most notable are the many Senate and House seats… Read more
Energy Efficiency is the Key to Meeting Paris Agreement Goals
The fall of 2018 is full of high profile climate summits aimed at spurring some momentum across the economy in the wake of the US federal respite… Read more
Every Day Should be Energy Efficiency Day
Today, Metrus joins a vast network of advocates, companies, government agencies, utilities and others to celebrate #EEDay2018. While it’s not a… Read more
Metrus Energy Announces Efficiency Services Agreement with Wells College
$2.2 Million Dollar Project is Company’s First Higher Education Transaction… Read more
Metrus Energy Announces Major Commitment to We Are Still In
Metrus Energy announced today a commitment to fund $100 million in energy efficiency transactions to We Are Still In… Read more
Five Takeaways from the Better Buildings Summit
Energy efficiency is gaining serious steam across America. That was my big picture takeaway from attending the recent Better Buildings Summit… Read more
Metrus Energy Commits $175 Million in ESAs to the Better Buildings Challenge
Metrus Energy is once again rising to the Better Building Challenge (BBC), announcing today that it has increased its commitment from $75 million to $175 million in energy services agreements (ESA)… Read more
(Late) Summer Reading: Three Books That Break the Ice on Climate Change
As summer comes to a close, many of us would probably admit that we forgot about the summer reading list we made back in May… Read more
Unlocking the Potential of Energy Efficiency through Exploration and Production Blocks
Over the last year, Citi has been working closely with Metrus Energy to help build and scale the energy efficiency market through… Read more
Metrus Adds a New ESA with Fortune 100 Technology Customer
Metrus Energy announced a new $12 million Efficiency Services Agreement (ESA) with its Fortune 100 technology customer… Read more
From Aristotle to Yoda: How to Reduce Carbon
The Greek philosopher Aristotle famously said, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” We would be wise to heed these words… Read more
Metrus and National Grid Join Forces to Pursue New York Efficiency Projects
The Metrus-National Grid initiative will target $50 Million investment in efficiency upgrades… Read more
Metrus Energy Recognized by Department of Energy and the Better Buildings Challenge
The Department of Energy (DOE) has named Metrus Energy as one of 16 Better Buildings Challenge (BBC) partners that achieved their energy, water, or financing goals in 2017… Read more
All Energy Efficiency is Local
The motto “Think Globally, Act Locally” has inspired people for decades, especially as it relates to the environment. This certainly applies to… Read more
Metrus Announces $9.3 Million Deal with Fortune 100 Customer
Metrus Energy has expanded the Efficiency Service Agreement (ESA) program for its Fortune 100 Technology customer with a new $9.3 million efficiency project… Read more
Metrus Expands Deal with Fortune 100 Customer
Metrus Energy has closed a $5 million efficiency-as-a-service transaction with its Fortune 100 technology customer… Read more
Metrus Energy Announces $4.1 million Efficiency Services Agreement with Bristol Hospital
Metrus Energy, a market leader in energy and water efficiency financing, has announced an Efficiency Services Agreement (ESA) project with Bristol Hospital… Read more
Financing was once a Barrier
Regardless of current administration policies on climate change, the Clean Power Plan and the Paris Agreement, U.S. companies small and large… Read more