--- title: Utility Tracking and Benchmarking Blog | WegoBlog | Sustainability (8) description: Sustainability | WegoWise is site that allows you to track and compare your energy use in order to move towards efficiency. This blog is devoted to related topics such as tips for responsible energy use, cutting costs, and local laws that may effect you. (8) --- [![Wegowise](https://sites.wegowise.com/hubfs/www.wegowise.com/Image/Header_logo.svg "Wegowise")](https://www.wegowise.com/) [Try WegoWise](https://www.wegowise.com/signup) [signup](https://www.wegowise.com/signup) # Utility Tracking and Benchmarking Blog | WegoBlog ## [Cogeneration in the US](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131098/Cogeneration-in-the-US) Posted by [Sean Shanley](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/author/sean-shanley) on Wed, Aug 15, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://sites.wegowise.com/hs-fs/file-16279158-jpeg/1_images/chp_denmark-resized-600.jpeg) ](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131098/Cogeneration-in-the-US) A few weeks ago, we had a guest [post](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131021/Putting-a-Power-Plant-in-the-Basement-Residential-CHP) from Shiva Prakesh with New Ecology, discussing residential cogeneration. Micro-CHP (Combined Heat and Power) systems are a smaller-scale evolution of the more common CHP systems serving large sections of cities or industrial complexes. At WegoWise, we love cogeneration systems because they drastically improve energy efficiency of power production. Tom Casten (an expert in the co-gen field) predicted in 2008 that by using cogeneration systems, [the US could provide about **20%** of its energy needs from simply recycling industrial waste heat. ](http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0915/054.html) [Read More](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131098/Cogeneration-in-the-US) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131098/Cogeneration-in-the-US#comments-listing) Tags: [Sustainability](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/sustainability), [Energy efficiency](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/energy-efficiency), [Building science](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/building-science) ## ["Going" Green: 4 Exciting Transportation Initiatives in 2012](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/130921/Going-Green-4-Exciting-Transportation-Initiatives-in-2012) Posted by [Kate Voorhes](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/author/kate-voorhes) on Tue, Aug 07, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://sites.wegowise.com/hs-fs/file-16266262-jpeg/1_images/2012_transit-resized-600.jpeg) ](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/130921/Going-Green-4-Exciting-Transportation-Initiatives-in-2012) **Green transportation is inching its way into our future. Public transit use has increased dramatically in the past few years, bike sharing systems have rolled into most major cities in the US (with many more to come!), and there is even talk of building a high-speed rail network throughout the nation. ** [Read More](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/130921/Going-Green-4-Exciting-Transportation-Initiatives-in-2012) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/130921/Going-Green-4-Exciting-Transportation-Initiatives-in-2012#comments-listing) Tags: [Sustainability](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/sustainability), [Energy efficiency](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/energy-efficiency), [Green living](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/green-living) ## [WegoWise's Top 5 Local Restaurants for an Energy-Conscious Eater](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/132395/WegoWise-s-Top-5-Local-Restaurants-for-an-Energy-Conscious-Eater) Posted by [Kate Voorhes](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/author/kate-voorhes) on Fri, Aug 03, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://sites.wegowise.com/hs-fs/file-16270611-jpeg/1_images/baby-turtle-eats-strawberry-resized-600.jpeg) ](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/132395/WegoWise-s-Top-5-Local-Restaurants-for-an-Energy-Conscious-Eater) [Read More](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/132395/WegoWise-s-Top-5-Local-Restaurants-for-an-Energy-Conscious-Eater) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/132395/WegoWise-s-Top-5-Local-Restaurants-for-an-Energy-Conscious-Eater#comments-listing) Tags: [Sustainability](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/sustainability), [Green living](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/green-living) ## [London Olympics 2012: The First Green Games](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131846/London-Olympics-2012-The-First-Green-Games) Posted by [Kate Voorhes](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/author/kate-voorhes) on Tue, Jul 31, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://sites.wegowise.com/hs-fs/file-16313280-jpeg/1_images/london-olympics-2012-resized-600.jpeg) ](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131846/London-Olympics-2012-The-First-Green-Games) Here at WegoWise, we are very excited about the Olympics, particularly this year. 2012 marks the year of the first Olympic Games committed to sustainability and the environment. Did you know that **the most sustainable Olympic Stadium ever built **is now in London? [Read More](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131846/London-Olympics-2012-The-First-Green-Games) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131846/London-Olympics-2012-The-First-Green-Games#comments-listing) Tags: [Sustainability](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/sustainability), [News and Policy](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/news-and-policy), [Water Conservation](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/water-conservation), [Green living](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/green-living) ## [WegoWise's Top 5 Songs for an Energy Conscious Listener](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131975/WegoWise-s-Top-5-Songs-for-an-Energy-Conscious-Listener) Posted by [Bert Connelly](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/author/bert-connelly) on Fri, Jul 27, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://sites.wegowise.com/hs-fs/file-16352300-jpg/1_images/squirrell_trumpet-resized-600.jpg) ](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131975/WegoWise-s-Top-5-Songs-for-an-Energy-Conscious-Listener) Whether you want to be a more informed citizen or just want to kill some time before 5 on a Friday afternoon, WegoWise has got you covered. What are two things everyone loves? Music and Green living, of course. We are bringing both right to your eyes and ears right now. So peruse our best links, give us some feedback and be sure to share some of the info you just gleaned with other interested parties at the parties you are hopefully attending this weekend. Brought to you by [Dan](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Dan+Teague), [Nate](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Nate+Brevard), [Sean](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Sean+Shanley), [Lily](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Lily+Perkins-High), [Catherine](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Catherine+Schirm), [Casey](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Casey+Diehl), [Kate](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Kate++Voorhes) and [Bert](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Bert+Connelly). [Read More](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131975/WegoWise-s-Top-5-Songs-for-an-Energy-Conscious-Listener) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131975/WegoWise-s-Top-5-Songs-for-an-Energy-Conscious-Listener#comments-listing) Tags: [Sustainability](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/sustainability), [Green living](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/green-living) ## [Green Airplanes: Benefits of Biofuel for Everyone](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131032/Green-Airplanes-Benefits-of-Biofuel-for-Everyone) Posted by [Kate Voorhes](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/author/kate-voorhes) on Tue, Jul 24, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://sites.wegowise.com/hs-fs/file-16278509-jpeg/1_images/chart-transport-radiative-resized-600.jpeg) ](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131032/Green-Airplanes-Benefits-of-Biofuel-for-Everyone) If you think you have a low carbon footprint, think again. Do you love to travel? Every flight you take severely impacts your carbon footprint, so much so that an energy-saving, bike-to-work, alternative-energy-using, vegan environmentalist who hops on a few flights per year may actually have *a more negative impact on the environment *than an SUV-driving carnivore who has never left the country or flown on a plane. There might be hope for those of us who love to travel, since flights are about to become more green with recycled biofuels. [Read More](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131032/Green-Airplanes-Benefits-of-Biofuel-for-Everyone) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131032/Green-Airplanes-Benefits-of-Biofuel-for-Everyone#comments-listing) Tags: [Renewables](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/renewables), [Sustainability](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/sustainability), [Energy efficiency](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/energy-efficiency), [Green living](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/green-living) ## [WegoWise's Top 5 Links for the Energy-Conscious Fitness Fanatic](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131373/WegoWise-s-Top-5-Links-for-the-Energy-Conscious-Fitness-Fanatic) Posted by [Kate Voorhes](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/author/kate-voorhes) on Fri, Jul 20, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://sites.wegowise.com/hs-fs/file-16356116-jpeg/1_images/surfing_goats.jpeg) ](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131373/WegoWise-s-Top-5-Links-for-the-Energy-Conscious-Fitness-Fanatic) Whether you want to be a more informed citizen or just want to kill some time before 5 on a Friday afternoon, WegoWise has got you covered. If you're a fitness fanatic and as interested in generating energy as burning calories, we have some solutions for you.  So peruse our best links, give us some feedback and be sure to share some of the info you just gleaned with other interested parties at the parties you are hopefully attending this weekend. Brought to you by [Dan](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Dan+Teague), [Nate](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Nate+Brevard), [Sean](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Sean+Shanley), [Lily](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Lily+Perkins-High), [Catherine](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Catherine+Schirm), [Casey](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Casey+Diehl), [Kate](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Kate++Voorhes) and [Bert](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Bert+Connelly). [Read More](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131373/WegoWise-s-Top-5-Links-for-the-Energy-Conscious-Fitness-Fanatic) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131373/WegoWise-s-Top-5-Links-for-the-Energy-Conscious-Fitness-Fanatic#comments-listing) Tags: [Sustainability](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/sustainability), [News and Policy](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/news-and-policy), [Energy efficiency](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/energy-efficiency), [Green living](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/green-living) ## [Putting a Power Plant in the Basement: Residential CHP](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131021/Putting-a-Power-Plant-in-the-Basement-Residential-CHP) Posted by [Sean Shanley](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/author/sean-shanley) on Tue, Jul 17, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://sites.wegowise.com/hs-fs/file-16279512-png/1_images/chp.png) ](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131021/Putting-a-Power-Plant-in-the-Basement-Residential-CHP) [Read More](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131021/Putting-a-Power-Plant-in-the-Basement-Residential-CHP) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/131021/Putting-a-Power-Plant-in-the-Basement-Residential-CHP#comments-listing) Tags: [Sustainability](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/sustainability), [Energy efficiency](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/energy-efficiency) ## [WegoWise's Top 5 Links for the Energy Conscious City-Dweller](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/130951/WegoWise-s-Top-5-Links-for-the-Energy-Conscious-City-Dweller) Posted by [Bert Connelly](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/author/bert-connelly) on Fri, Jul 13, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://sites.wegowise.com/hs-fs/file-16321037-jpeg/1_images/panda.jpeg) ](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/130951/WegoWise-s-Top-5-Links-for-the-Energy-Conscious-City-Dweller) Whether you want to be a more informed citizen or just want to kill some time before 5 on a Friday afternoon, WegoWise has got you covered. Summertime in the city is always brutal. A lot of people. A lot of body heat. Not a lot of space. But here are some of the best ideas to stay cool, whatever your definition of that may be. So peruse our best links, give us some feedback and be sure to share some of the info you just gleaned with other interested parties at the parties you are hopefully attending this weekend. Brought to you by [Dan](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Dan+Teague), [Nate](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Nate+Brevard), [Sean](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Sean+Shanley), [Lily](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Lily+Perkins-High), [Catherine](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Catherine+Schirm), [Casey](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Casey+Diehl), [Kate](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Kate++Voorhes) and [Bert](http://blog.wegowise.com/blog2/?Author=Bert+Connelly). [Read More](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/130951/WegoWise-s-Top-5-Links-for-the-Energy-Conscious-City-Dweller) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/130951/WegoWise-s-Top-5-Links-for-the-Energy-Conscious-City-Dweller#comments-listing) Tags: [Sustainability](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/sustainability), [Energy efficiency](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/energy-efficiency), [Green living](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/green-living) ## [The Future of the Fuel Cell - Part II](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/130630/The-Future-of-the-Fuel-Cell-Part-II) Posted by [Kate Voorhes](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/author/kate-voorhes) on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://sites.wegowise.com/hs-fs/file-16296677-jpeg/1_images/fuel_cell_bus.jpeg) ](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/130630/The-Future-of-the-Fuel-Cell-Part-II) **(PART 2) Although fuel cell technology was too pricey for use in the automobile, where will we see the hydrogen fuel cell in the future? ** [Read More](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/130630/The-Future-of-the-Fuel-Cell-Part-II) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/bid/130630/The-Future-of-the-Fuel-Cell-Part-II#comments-listing) Tags: [Renewables](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/renewables), [Sustainability](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/sustainability), [Energy efficiency](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/energy-efficiency), [Green living](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/green-living) [Previous Page](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/sustainability/page/7) [All Posts](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/all) [Next Page](https://sites.wegowise.com/blog2/topic/sustainability/page/9) [![New Call to action](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/107469/37986de4-f7a0-4b24-a3de-0f3f2f4a96d1.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/107469/37986de4-f7a0-4b24-a3de-0f3f2f4a96d1) [![Receive our quarterly newsletter](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/107469/7978ced2-deff-479a-b4b3-f8710e567987.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/107469/7978ced2-deff-479a-b4b3-f8710e567987) ### Subscribe by Email ### Browse by Tag - 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