Propane Education & Research Council (PERC)

Homeowners continue to spend more time in their outdoor living spaces following the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the pool, hot tub, and spa industry is experiencing record sales, as well as demand for longer swim seasons. To help pool builders and designers answer this demand, the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is offering Read more

Bunsey brings comprehensive propane industry experience, commercial market knowledge to PERC   The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) announces Jim Bunsey as its director of commercial business development. In his new role, Bunsey will be responsible for PERC’s commercial and power generation portfolios and will be the liaison to energy service companies (ESCOs), construction specifiers Read more

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $10 Million in Funding  The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is partnering with Colorado State University (CSU) and 2G Energy to examine decarbonized district energy systems with renewable propane-powered combined cooling heat and power (CCHP). The project is one of six that was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy Read more

Propane provides a versatile, efficient water heating solution for any size building Water heating can account for up to a quarter of all energy use in some commercial buildings. And because nearly 80 percent of water heating energy use occurs in buildings built before 2000, replacing outdated systems with newer, high-efficiency water heating technology can Read more

Commercial construction professionals can rely on propane for lower emissions, enhanced resiliency Unplanned outages have become increasingly commonplace as the U.S. demands more electricity from a century-old grid. In fact, the United States endures more blackouts than any other developed nation. And according to federal databases at the Department of Energy (DOE) and the North Read more