REWIRE ENERGY AND CLEAN ENERGY BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

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Inter-State Collaboration Will Leverage Variety of Energy Consulting Services to Deploy Innovative Technology and Smart Grid Enabling Solutions

Saratoga Springs, NY – ReWire Energy and the Clean Energy Blockchain Network (CEBN), today jointly announced an exciting new partnership that will pair ReWire’s software development, energy analytics, financial modeling and utility program management expertise with CEBN’s extensive blockchain and distributed energy capabilities to offer municipal and utility customers a dynamic new technology resource.

The ReWire + CEBN venture will focus on technology challenges – both hardware and software – that is slowing adoption of Smart City and blockchain initiatives across the Northeast. The firms are combining their technical expertise in integrated Smart Energy transaction processing, blockchain technology and business model innovation. The combined technologies will be deployed to address the challenges municipalities and utilities face when considering how to successfully navigate the complexities associated with the adoption of distributed energy resources when launching their Smart Building and Smart City program initiatives.

Specifically, the new partnership will focus on strategic initiatives including:

  • Municipal Smart Energy Platform: development of this platform will allow governments and other municipal entities to easily adopt smart energy solutions that optimize consumption patterns, saving energy and reducing costs (joint response to NYS REV Connect);
  • Peer-to-peer energy trading applications: innovative web and mobile technology solutions that allow peer-to-peer energy trading, enabling neighbors to buy and sell excess renewable energy
  • Creative energy solutions for Low to Moderate Income (LMI) Housing: with a packaged approach that combines solar, storage and energy management, the team will provide access to clean energy credits for LMI housing projects.

Lee Evans, CEO of ReWire Energy said, “ReWire is thrilled to partner with the incredible team at CEBN. Frank and Mike’s expertise expands our team’s offerings to present the full gamut of energy and technology consulting needs. We’re confident this team will deliver compelling outcomes for municipal and utility customers.”

ReWire, based in downtown Saratoga Springs, NY is a family owned minority business enterprise that provides in-depth strategic energy consulting services. Their expertise was sought to support the energy plan for the Link @ SoBro project in Saratoga and have been working with the City of Schenectady on new smart grid projects.

Frank Curran, Vice President of Clean Energy BlockChain Network said “It has been a pleasure to work with the ReWire team, because of their energy expertise, software knowledge and collaborative approach. We started our relationship with a couple of projects, and now it is exciting to develop this alliance with ReWire. We look forward to developing joint solutions to support Smart City, utilities and low-income housing projects in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, as we have in other regions across the US.

CEBN is a Massachusetts-based platform company offering trading of clean renewable energy and carbon credits, as well as in-depth technology and energy expertise. The CEBN team of experts have deployed automated clean energy verification systems with audited Certified Clean Energy™, enabling live transaction execution via a flexible API-based architecture. CEBN tracks clean energy, and its associated credits, from generation to final use on a blockchain-based platform.

The new partnership commenced in late 2018 focused initially on NY State opportunities but has begun seeking projects in the broader Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states with commercial, institutional, utilities and both state and local governments.

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About ReWire

ReWire Energy is part of the ReWire Group, LLC, a family-led and minority owned business focused on delivering Zero Energy solutions for real estate, municipal, commercial and institutional customers through a combination of energy and financial modeling, process automation software and new technology deployment. Based in Saratoga Springs, NY, ReWire is developing opportunities for clients throughout the region by redefining the Value of Zero.  Learn more at ReWireEnergy.com.

About CEBN

The CEBN team builds both hardware and software packages, including financing and developing clean energy projects, in addition to energy and credit tracking and trading using blockchain technology. CEBN helps its clients move forward in the clean, distributed, and digital transformations underway in the energy industry. www.cleanenergyblockchain.com

ReWire Announces Transition to Zero Energy Solutions Provider

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Shifting from Traditional Energy Assessment and Advisory Services, Local Energy Start-Up Will Provide Strategic Energy Solutions Including:

  • Enabling Zero Energy Buildings, both existing and new construction;
  • Support Smart City policy development and deployment
  • Transformative technology deployment

Saratoga Springs, NY – ReWire Energy today announced a new stage in their corporate growth that will align ReWire’s software development, energy analytics, financial modeling and utility program management expertise with market needs, including serving commercial real estate development and management, municipal and utility customers, and dynamic energy and technology customers.

Between consumer demand for efficient energy solutions, evolving market dynamics and ongoing regulatory  changes, a variety of customers are seeking strategic support in reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions.  Based on these trends, ReWire is focused on becoming the region’s first full-service Zero Energy Solutions provider.  This new approach will focus on solving technology challenges – in design, construction, and technology deployment – to help commercial customers save money and energy while improving both their bottom line and the planet.

Lee Evans, President of ReWire Energy said, “ReWire is excited to make this transition to better reflect market challenges and opportunities. Our combined experience presents a new model for delivering Zero Energy Solutions.  ReWire will be serving customers in the new construction, existing building retrofit, and municipal government arenas through a strategic alignment of engineering expertise, energy analytics, financial insight, and new technology deployment. We’re confident this approach will deliver compelling outcomes for real estate, municipal and utility customers.”

Specifically, this new approach will focus on delivering results for new construction and existing building customers including:

  • Identifying Incentive Programs and applying those incentives to increase cash flow;
  • Boosting ROI through reductions in soft costs and increases in overall Project/Property values
  • Providing analytics, education and financial insight for faster positive cash flow;
  • Comply/exceed building code or local energy plan expectations.

ReWire will also seek to deliver new solutions for Smart City and Smart Grid adoption, as well as general municipal and utility customers such as:

  • New energy programs to drive cost reductions, revenue enhancement and carbon reductions;
  • Community Benefits include electrification, reduced congestion and resident access to community solar;
  • Development of Municipal Smart Energy Platform for governments and other municipal entities to easily adopt smart energy solutions that optimize consumption patterns, saving energy and reducing costs;
  • Development of customer municipal energy plan.

ReWire, based in downtown Saratoga Springs, NY provides in-depth strategic energy consulting services. Their expertise was sought to support the energy plan for the Link @ SoBro project in Saratoga Springs and recently collaborated with the City of Schenectady on a proposal to NYSERDA for the development of innovative municipal smart grid technology.

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About ReWire

ReWire Energy is part of the ReWire Group, LLC, a family-led and NYS Certified Minority owned Business Enterprise (MBE) focused on delivering Zero Energy solutions for real estate, municipal, commercial and institutional customers through a combination of energy and financial modeling, process automation software and new technology deployment. Based in Saratoga Springs, NY, ReWire is developing opportunities for clients throughout the region by redefining the Value of Zero.  Learn more at ReWireEnergy.com.

The Value of Zero

We all know the value of zero right?  Nothing?  Nada?  Zilch?

When it comes to energy, zero is actually really valuable.  You may have seen the article we shared in the Saratoga Business Journal a few month ago on Zero Energy Buildings.   This concept – buildings that consume no more energy than they produce – isn’t some futuristic or high cost unattainable approach to real estate.  It’s actually right within our grasp.  When new projects are designed and built, taking just a few deliberate steps can result in an enormous impact.  ReWire looks at advanced efficiency technologies and onsite generation systems such as solar power and geothermal energy to help achieve these results.

Barriers to Zero Energy

So, since it’s relatively simple and should save money, Zero Energy (ZE) Buildings should be all over the place, right?  Unfortunately, in real estate development, energy usage and efficiency is all too often considered a cost center – and a really big one.  Fortunately we’re able to work with developers that take the time to consider how a ZE goal can drive long-term value for their building. Many commercial real estate developers have such significant cost challenges, they don’t look into ZE as a valuable investment.

The Value of ZE Buildings

How valuable?  ZE buildings can provide big returns to developers and landlords, including 3 to 7 % higher occupancy rates, 3.5 percent higher rental rates and 13 percent higher sales prices.  The value of ZE amounts to a 30-50 percent energy and cost reduction savings over the course of a building’s useful lifetime.

That’s the Value of Zero.

ReWire to Exhibit at RPI’s 2019 Future Energy Systems Technology Conference

ReWire Energy will be debuting some of its new Zero Energy products and service offerings at RPI’s 2019 Future Energy Systems Technology Conference. As part of its new initiatives ReWire is developing a Zero Energy software platform (ZEP) that supports a unique digital process. The ZEP software will combine imported energy modeling and ECM data with proprietary data processing and a dynamic modeling engine that can determine optimal renewable energy and energy storage requirements. The ultimate vision for the Zero Energy Platform, is a system with augmented intelligence (AI) that can determine the best electricity source based on time of use, price fluctuations, grid congestion, solar and battery storage availability.

The conference is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10, 2019, and will be held in the Hilton Garden Inn in Troy, NY. Major programs of the event will include:

  • Keynote speeches by leaders in the field
  • Parallel oral presentation sessions focusing on new technology
  • A poster and exhibition session with reception

The oral sessions will feature presentations by world-class experts in three areas: Advanced Component Technologies for Electrified Transportation, New Materials and Devices for Solar and Wind Energy, and Offshore Wind and Future Energy Systems. In addition to Center researchers, there will also be invited industry speakers presenting in these sessions. The poster session will showcase the broad research scope of CFES and provide additional opportunities for individual and in-depth technical discussion with Center researchers. CFES industry partners are also invited to exhibit their technology and showcase their collaboration with CFES.

For more information see: 2019 Future Energy Systems Technology Conference