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Richard Costello of Acela Energy Group will be a presenter at this year’s AEE Energy Efficiency for Transformative Solutions Virtual Conference – April 20-21

April 21, 2021

Richard Costello’s presentation will be on Wednesday, April 21th at 11:00 AM EST. The title of his presentation is: “Using Proven AI to Substantially Reduce Your Buildings Energy Consumption via Your Already Existing BMS System – Truly Amazing & Easier than You May think!” This presentation discusses the current use of AI with assisting existing Building’s HVAC Control Systems to substantially reduce energy consumption. Most control systems in use today are set to instantly compensate and react for each temperature variation that occurs in a building, but these systems often work against the buildings natural thermal inertia, which can lead to the overlapping and waste of both cooling and heating capacity. Today there exists several AI products that harness the existing thermal energy in buildings. More information

Ecopilot® Makes Move to US with Acela Energy Group

March 23, 2021

EcoPilot USA today announced the signing of their agreement with Massachusetts based firm, Acela Energy Group, as their exclusive US sales agent.

Acela will market and sell Ecopilot®’s Artificial Intelligence energy solution to building owner / operators in the U.S., supporting the aggressive market expansion plan for the Nova Scotia based EcoPilot.

The partnership is timely, as U.S. states make bold moves to significantly reduce carbon emissions. The US buildings sector is responsible for 36 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, mostly from energy use in buildings. Energy efficiency and sustainability goals continue to increase across the US with many major cities & towns creating their own carbon reductions standards.

Acela President, Rich Costello, sees the tremendous potential in Ecopilot®’s offering. “We see the opportunity for smart building technologies and know that this AI solution will resonate with our customers who are striving to reduce energy consumption and costs at an acceptable rate of return. Also, the large reduction in gas/oil associated with heating buildings, along with the reduced electric usage for air conditioning, assists both gas and electric utilities to meet their energy reduction goals. We’re ready to hit the ground running!”

“We can’t wait to bring Ecopilot® to US soil,” says Dean Shea, EcoPilot Canada | USA President. “With Acela, we found a partner who shares our carbon crusade vision and believes innovative technologies, like Ecopilot®, are key to significantly reducing energy consumption. We look forward to our US rollout, and know that Rich, and his team, have the expertise to represent Ecopilot®.”

Ecopilot® is an Artificial Intelligence system that automatically and continuously optimizes a building’s existing HVAC system, while delivering a more comfortable indoor climate. There are more than 1,000 installations globally. The company offers a no-fee installation option and guarantees energy savings making the software an optimal solution for carbon reduction. The North America headquarters is located in downtown Halifax, N.S., and the technology was developed in Sweden with more than 12 years of proven commercial experience. Visit www.ecopilotAI.com.

For media inquiries, please contact Jennie King, Director of Sales and Marketing, EcoPilot Canada / US at 902-402-9222 or jennie@ecopilotai.com. To learn more and join the carbon crusade, visit www.ecopilotAI.com

April 8, 2016
(Norfolk, Massachusetts) Richard Costello from Acela Energy Group will be chairing a Energy Procurement Session at this year’s World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC) in Washington DC, March 19th-23rd. Mr. Costello’s Session will be held Thursday Wednesday Afternoon. Mr. Costello will also be an Instructor for the Business Energy Professional (BEP) course being given at the Show. For more information, please visit www.energycongress.com.

April 6, 2016
(Norfolk, Massachusetts) Richard Costello from Acela Energy Group has been asked to be the Keynote Speaker at this years’ New York City AEE Chapter’s Gala Event being held at Club 101 located in Manhattan of June 21, 2016.

January 14, 2016
(Norfolk, Massachusetts) Richard Costello from Acela Energy Group will be chairing a Session at this year’s AEE East Cost Energy Show known as Globalcon being held in Boston March 9th-10th. Mr. Costello’s Session will be held Wednesday Afternoon and it is titled “New Technologies” Mr. Costello will also be an Instructor for the Certified Energy Procurement CEP course being given at the Show. For more information, please visit www.globalconevent.com

January 1, 2016
(Norfolk, Massachusetts) For the 11th year in a row, Richard Costello from Acela Energy Group has been asked to produce the Annual Energy Forum held each January by the New England Association of Energy Engineers. Mr. Costello will retain some of New England’s key Energy Professionals to provide detailed insight into this years pertinent energy issues throughout the region. The event is being held on Wednesday morning, January 6th, 2016 in Waltham MA. For more information, please visit www.aeenewengland.org

February 10, 2015
(Norfolk, Massachusetts) Richard Costello from Acela Energy Group will be chairing a Session at this year’s AEE World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC) being held in Orlando, FL on September 30th to October 2nd, 2015, at the Orange County Convention Center. Mr. Costello will also be an Instructor for the Certified Business Energy Professional (BEP) course being given at the Show. For more information, please visit www.energycongress.com

February 1, 2015
(Norfolk, Massachusetts) Richard Costello from Acela Energy Group will be chairing a Session at this year’s AEE West Cost Energy Management Congress being held in Long Beach, CA on June 3rd to 4th, 2015. Mr. Costello will also be an Instructor for the Certified Business Energy Professional (BEP) course being given at the Show. For more information, please visit www.energyevent.com

January 20, 2015
(Norfolk, Massachusetts) Richard Costello from Acela Energy Group has been ask to be the Key Note Speaker at Consolidated Edison’s Residential Energy Efficiency Contractors Awards breakfast being held on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in New York City. This will be the third time over several years Mr. Costello has been ask to be the Key Note Speaker at different award functions for the utility.

January 15, 2015
(Norfolk, Massachusetts) Richard Costello from Acela Energy Group has been recruited to be on the advisory board of the Energy Managers Summit 2015, being held March 22 – 24th in Ponte Vedra Beach Florida. Mr. Costello will also be giving two presentations, one on energy procurement and the other on the effects of renewable energy on utility rates. For more information, please visit www.energymanagersummit.com

January 1, 2015
(Norfolk, Massachusetts) Richard Costello from Acela Energy Group will be chairing a Session at this year’s AEE East Cost Energy Show known as Globalcon being held in Philadelphia March 17-18th. Mr. Costello’s Session will be held Wednesday Morning and it is titled “Energy Incentives and Financing.” In addition to chairing the session, Mr. Costello will be making a presentation titled “Trials and Tribulations of Obtaining Custom Incentives from Utilities”. Mr. Costello will also be an Instructor for the Certified Energy Procurement CEP course being given at the Show. For more information, please visit www.globalconevent.com

November 1, 2014
(Norfolk, Massachusetts) For the tenth year in a row, Richard Costello from Acela Energy Group has been asked to produce the Annual Energy Forum held each January by the New England Association of Energy Engineers. Mr. Costello will retain some of New England’s key Energy Professionals to provide detailed insight into this years pertinent energy issues throughout the region. The event is being held on Wednesday morning, January 7th, 2015 in Waltham MA. For more information, please visit www.aeenewengland.org

May 15, 2012
Acela Energy Group, Inc. to Chair a Session on Natural Gas at the World Energy Engineering Conference (WEEC) in Atlanta Fall of 2012
(Norfolk, Massachusetts) – Acela Energy Group will chair a session at the 2012 WEEC. The session is titled “The Resurgence of Natural Gas – Effects on Commodity Costs & Energy Efficiency Projects”. Richard Costello from Acela Energy Group will also make a presentation in the session regarding natural gas costs and services.

May 1, 2012
Acela Energy Group, Inc. to Speak at National Grid’s 2012 Energy Efficiency Spring Breakfast Seminar
(Norfolk, Massachusetts) – Richard Costello of Acela Energy Group, Inc, has been invited to speak at National Grid’s Energy Efficiency Spring Breakfast Seminar being held in Norwood Massachusetts May 10 & 11, 2012.

The program will focus on NGRID’s current energy efficiency programs for commercial and industrial customers throughout Massachusetts.

Mr. Costello’s will be presentation will cover opportunities to further identify and obtain corporate approval for more comprehensive energy efficiency measures.

November 15, 2011
Acela Energy Group, Inc. to Coordinate the 2012 New England AEE Annual Energy Forum 
(Norfolk, Massachusetts) – ACELA Energy Group, Inc. has been asked to coordinate the Annual 2012 New England AEE Energy Forum. The forum is titled – “Pertinent New England Energy Issues – Energy Efficiency, Natural Gas Issues/Costs and Energy Outlook”.

The goal of the forum is to assist companies with reducing their energy costs. The Presentation is being held at Raytheon’s Worldwide Headquarters, Waltham, MA, January 4th, 2012 7:30a.m. till 12pm. The cost is $50. To register, visit www.aeenewengland.org.

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