The post-25C/25D IRA landscape, the 179D June 2026 cliff, HOMES + HEAR rebates by state, C-PACE, EPCs, and honest ROI math.
The 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction, ranging from $0.50 to $5.00 per square foot post-IRA, sunsets for projects that have not begun construction by June 30, 2026. Here is the math, what 'begun construction' means in practice, and how owners are stacking 179D with other incentives in 2026.
By Lazarus Ogutu Energy management has become increasingly vital in our modern society, where demand for energy continues to soar, driven by rapid technological advancements, industrialization, urbanization, and overall economic growth. Effective energy management involves the strategic planning,…
By Isaiah Omondi Kenya's policy to promote electric vehicles (EVs) is a commendable stride towards a greener future. However, there's a vital component that must be integrated: renewable energy. This is a crucial conversation in powering EVs with clean energy to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.…
By Eleen Korir In the realm of sustainable development, the quest for alternative energy sources and innovative solutions is relentless. One such contender that has garnered increasing attention is hydrogen. Beyond its conventional applications in transportation and energy storage, hydrogen is now…
Energy management is a process that involves energy use optimization for the best outcome while attaining environmental sustainability. The process not only applies to large commercial buildings and industrial facilities but also small living units. Any individual can start the Energy management…
Developing extruded foods, including whole grain snacks, can be a complex process. Formulators often rely on the expertise of food scientists and engineers in test-plant settings to test and develop products that meet consumer expectations. Test plants streamline the product development…
In the realm of healthy eating, whole grains have gained significant recognition for their nutritional value and contribution to a balanced diet. Health organizations worldwide recommend incorporating whole grains into daily meals due to their numerous health benefits. While whole grains and…
Extrusion processing opens up a world of possibilities for creating a variety of whole-grain snacks. Some of the popular options include: Expanded snacks and breakfast cereals Using twin-screw extrusion, processors can produce a range of healthy expanded snacks and breakfast cereals. This…
The snack industry is continuously evolving to cater to the growing demand for healthier andmore nutritional alternatives. Nutritional and whole grain extruded snacks are becomingincreasingly popular due to their ability to provide a satisfying taste while offering various healthbenefits.…
The puffed and extruded snacks category has experienced tremendous growth in recent years, withsales approaching $10 billion annually. Consumers are increasingly seeking healthier alternatives totraditional snack products, resulting in a more diverse and dynamic market. Twin-screw Extrusion…
BY KAREN THURANIRA FOOD EXTRUSION IN KENYA What is food extrusion? Food extrusion is not new to you. Trust me! In food extrusion, different dry foods (soy, maize, rice, wheat etc.) undergo a process involving hypothermal treatment while others are processed at high temperatures. This process…
By Eleen Korir The decoration of gypsum has been a trend for the past few years. The most popular decoration are the chandelier, downlights and snake lights. Chandeliers and down lights are usually installed in hallways, living rooms, bedrooms and dining rooms. Snake lights are in most cases…
Truth Be Told! By Irvine Koech We don’t care much about things that are readily available, and often unseen. Despite its numerous applications, compressed air is one of those utilities that we don’t give much thought to. The air that goes into our car tires or packets of crisps is not stored in…
By Chris Mbori If you have been in the energy space, you will not miss coming across the phrase “the money is in the projects” So many Energy professionals are thus very eager to get energy efficiency projects implemented. Very few of them however, ever get implemented especially after the energy…
By Monica Ngage Financial managers play a key role in any organization. This revolves around allocating the scarce resources among many competing needs of to enable the organization run well. Basically they oversee the financial health of an organization by monitoring cash flows, managing expenses…
By Martin Ochieng Measurement and Verification (M&V) of energy efficiency and improvement projects is a crucial tool developed by energy professionals towards verifying the effect of efficiency and improvement projects. This process is data intensive and aims towards ensuring investor and…
BY KAREN THURANIRA What is an ESCO and how does it work? An Energy service company (ESCO) is an organization that develops, designs, builds, and arranges financing for projects that save energy, reduce energy costs, and decrease operations and maintenance costs at their client’s facilities. After…
By Emily Gitonga Sustainable development goals highlight the need for the Inclusion of all vulnerable groups including persons with disabilities. Inclusion should involve all sectors of the economy to ensure that no one is left behind in the development agenda. Persons with disabilities (PWDs)…
By Albert Kibiwott The YEEP Program has been a great learning experience. As the first cohort of the program, we have been privileged to get an opportunity to acquire energy audit and energy management knowledge and experience that will enable us to further develop our careers and entrepreneurship…
By Nelson Simanto Kenya has seen a drastic change in fuel prices in the past two years due to an increase taxes and fuel levies. This has led to an increase in price of petroleum products as seen in the prices of kerosene which is retailing 100 Kenyan shillings in 2021 compared to 86 Kenyan [...]
By Patrick Kanyuira “With their future at risk, youth are the ultimate stockholders in energy,” as said by Damilola Ongunbiyi, co-chair UN-energy and chief executive of sustainable energy for all. Indeed, to push and accelerate consumption of clean energy, the youth are an integral part of the…
By Gloria Maruti As long as there is human activity going on in any part of the world, waste will be produced at one point or the other, and in various forms. Managing that waste however sometimes poses a problem, more so in third world countries. One common negative attitude towards waste…
BY GIDEON OMANGI Biomass refers to renewable organic materials (matter containing carbon and hydrogen compounds) from plants and animals[1]. Biomass energy is generated using these organic materials as either heat, electricity or biofuel etc. Fundamentally, the energy in biomass is from the sun…
BY CAROLYNE GATHURU Fantastic conversations are lined up to energize all the activities in the run up to the World Energy Day Conference 2021 happening in Kampala Uganda form 20-22nd October 2021. These include Online Webinars, Social Media Communication, Audios and Videos in different places,…
BY LINDA MANYALA ESCO’s in Kenya were introduced after the entry of Kenya’s Energy Management Regulations of 2012 and the recent Draft Energy (Energy Management) Regulations of 2020. The requirements in accordance with the provisions of the Act include; ESCO’s must be accredited by the Authority,…
BY MARTIN OCHIENG The role of Energy Service Companies or ESCO’s in short in the advancement of energy management and energy efficiency on a global scale is significant enough to warrant a closer look. In the United States alone, ESCO-delivered projects delivered savings amounting to up to 1% of…
BY LINDA MANYALA What is an ESCO- Energy Service Company? A company ‘engaged in the business of undertaking energy audits and the development, design, financing, and building of energy conservation projects and whose compensation is directly linked to actual energy savings. Eenovators Ltd is an…
BY RUTH CAROL ATIENO The Youth in Energy Empowerment Program (YEEP) is an Youth Innovation internship program run under Eenovators Limited with the aim to equip graduates with a background in engineering, and aged between 21-30 years with energy skills and experience required to position them for…
By Liz Nekesa I sat through the first E-mobility conference in East Africa held in February where the goal of 500,000 EV’s by 2030 was set. The question ‘Is the region ready to bring forth this shift” lingered in my mind. The global increase in electric vehicles presents an exciting opportunity…
By Carolyne Gathuru Over the past one year and in the spirit of celebrating Energy as an everyday subject rather than as a subject of focus in October during the World Energy Day Celebrations, a series of Energy Professional Round Tables were held with speakers hailing from all over the globe.…
By Eugene Omondi A recently developed habit of reading books and articles in psychology has put me in a frame of mind where I question a lot of things that we do. But having majored in environmental sciences, it seemed almost inevitable that I would wonder why as a generation we haven’t yet…
A delicate balance exists between energy and money. The easiest way to understand this relationship would be that energy costs money (The National Academy of Sciences, 2019). Beyond this monetary value, however, stands its cost to the environment, the prospect of sustainability, and national…
By Ruth Carol Atieno Energy Efficiency is the new trend and almost all of us are striving to join in the energy efficient group. But why really should I be energy efficient? I will answer this question on this blog piece I wrote. Reduced Utility Bills The very first thing that happens when you…
By Ruth Carol Atieno Tembo Power, the project developer for the 14.7 MW Kaptis hydro-power project, has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Metier, an independently owned private equity fund manager, along side its partner WK Construction, a leading contractor in the field of…
By Pherry Angela. An International Resource says that half of the world is to face severe water stress come 2030. Well, it’s not yet 2030 and in our country Kenya, this is already becoming a reality for most of the population. The percentage of people already being affected by water stress is…
Before I start doing an energy audit, I normally ask my clients if there are any previous energy audits reports and if I can have access to them. My primary reason often is to find out whether any of the recommendations proposed by my predecessor auditors have actually been implemented. I try to…
By Carolyne Gathuru Amplifying the Energy and Climate Change Conversation – Unveiling The World Energy Day 2019 Menu…. What better time than this to be championing the discourse around the Energy and Climate Change agenda. What with the world decrying the sorry state of energy affairs in the…
Tips you should learn now Recently I attended an ISO 50001 Energy Management System Training offered by Bureau Veritas. ISO 50001 is an International Organization for Standardization Certification standard that enables organizations improve their energy performance. The class was really…
By Gacheri Kimathi I am writing this on my last day just after having my lunch. Having happy thoughts and feeling grateful to be here at Eenovators Limited. Going through the interview with my hands dripping wet under the table, eating all that good cake, sweet watermelons, conducting site visits,…
Ban Ki-moon, the eighth United Nations Secretary-General has a powerful assertion that where sustainable development is concerned, “There can be no Plan B, because there is no Planet B”. This very sobering fact underscores the reasons for which the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), were…
By Ombajo Vincent Gedion Well, worry not. Every energy savings made can be measured and verified. A lot of organizations and companies have lots of worries and uncertainties as to whether energy can actually be saved. To make matters even more worrisome, they wonder if there is a way of knowing…
By Carolyne Gathuru Energy Runs the World – True or False? If you answered True – you are correct. Without Energy in whatever form or shape then the world wouldn’t work; not by day, nor by night!If you answered False – you are still correct. Energy doesn’t run the world – it propels it, moves [...]
By Ted Otieno Last month, we had the opportunity to attend the Energy Management Awards (EMA) Gala Night themed: ‘A Night with the Energy Royals’ with my fellow Energy Engineers from Eenovators Ltd. It was a great event where professionals, institutions and legal bodies interested in carving the…
The successful Solar Hot Water 2018 Workshop that was held on 15th and 16th February 2018 brought together stakeholders in the solar hot water industry drawn from both the private and public sector including solar technicians and contractors, plumbers, renewable energy consultants, energy training…
By Jude Songok IS HIGH ENERGY COST INCENTIVE OR DISINCENTIVE TOWARDS ENERGY EFFICIENCY? As may be noted in developing nations, industrialization has suffered in various ways due multiple factors. Key factor has been cost of energy. The chat above shows a summary of the total energy supply in…
The Energy Measurement and Verification Conversation The Energy Management Awards 2017 that saw a number of organizations recognized for their outstanding energy savings and cost reductions through improved utilization of energy , have also raised a concern about the need for measurement and…
By Mercy Masai What is a Solar Water Heating System? It is a simple, reliable, and cost-effective technology that harnesses the sun's energy to provide for the hot water needs of homes and businesses. Which places are recommended for a Solar Water Heating System? These systems have a wide area of…
It is now just about seven years since the enactment of the Energy Efficiency Regulations 2012. Dawn has arrived for high energy consumers (those spending more than 15,000kWh of energy per month) to comply with the regulations. Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been sending out letters to…