Lowfoot in the News
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A kilowatt saved is a kilowatt earned
Fuel FixAugust 26, 2013
As the Texas power industry and its regulators debate how to generate enough electricity to accommodate a growing population’s demands, they also are looking at ways to reduce that demand when it’s highest. Read more…
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Lowfoot tries to flatten power peak (Subscription)
QP BriefingJuly 17, 2013
In response to the hourly price of power in Ontario jumping to $158 per megawatt/hour, more than five times the typical level, Toronto-based energy conservation company Lowfoot decided to do something about it. Read more…
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Q&A: Pursuing profit by cutting power demand
Fuel FixMay 28, 2013
Toronto-based Lowfoot Energy is beginning to move into Texas with its online business that offers residential electricity customers the chance to earn money by modifying their electricity use at peak times. Read more…
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Reducing Energy and Environmental Footprint
Automated BuildingsMarch 2013
According to the US DOE’s Building Energy Data Book, the United States buildings sector accounted for about 41% of primary energy consumption in 2010. That was more than transportation and industry, 44% and 36%, respectively. The four largest end uses in that year were space heating, space cooling, water heating, and lighting. They represented about 70% of site energy consumption. Read more…
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Bauer Business Focus: Philip Playfair
KUHF FMFebruary 15, 2013
Lowfoot is one of the leading companies involved in analyzing smart meter data, helping consumers track their electricity use and hold down their bills. The Toronto-based firm recently opened its U.S. headquarters here in Houston. Its chairman and CEO, Philip Playfair, joins Andrew Schneider on this week’s installment of the Bauer Business Focus. Listen now…