Green Button Apps: How Innovative Are They?

Green Button Apps: How Innovative Are They?

Katherine Tweed: May 17, 2012

It looks like the killer app for Green Button is still waiting in the wings.

Net Energy Metering and the Fight for Solar’s “Backbone” Policy

Net Energy Metering and the Fight for Solar’s “Backbone” Policy

Herman K. Trabish: May 17, 2012

Just what exactly is peak demand?

Gen110, Energy “Concierge” to the Solar Household, Gets Funding From KP

Gen110, Energy “Concierge” to the Solar Household, Gets Funding From KP

Jeff St. John: May 17, 2012

The Kleiner Perkins-backed startup says its IP can pick out third-party-financed solar customers by economic need, not just green aspirations. SunPower is a new partner.

Clean Clothes and Dishes for a Fraction of the Energy

Clean Clothes and Dishes for a Fraction of the Energy

Katherine Tweed: May 16, 2012

DOE releases new appliance standards, with more on the way

Opower Adds Utility Customers, Tests Smart Thermostats

Opower Adds Utility Customers, Tests Smart Thermostats

Jeff St. John: May 16, 2012

The startup with more than 70 utility customers expands into Europe and pilots its smart thermostats with Honeywell.

Guest Post: Top-Tier Chinese Solar Firms Have a Legitimate Cost Advantage

Guest Post: Top-Tier Chinese Solar Firms Have a Legitimate Cost Advantage

Molly Castelazo: May 16, 2012

Keeping this debate to the actual facts is critically important, in no small part because the stakes of this trade case are so high.

Thin Film Manufacturing Prospects in the Sub-Dollar-Per-Watt Market

Thin Film Manufacturing Prospects in the Sub-Dollar-Per-Watt Market

MJ Shiao: May 16, 2012

What happened to the promise of thin-film PV?

WeatherBug Debuts Its Energy Management App

WeatherBug Debuts Its Energy Management App

Katherine Tweed: May 16, 2012

When temperatures soar, who better than a weather company to control your thermostat?

Communication and the Smart Grid With On-Ramp Wireless

Video: Communication and the Smart Grid With On-Ramp Wireless

Staff: May 16, 2012

GTM Research analyst Emma Ritch and On-Ramp's COO, Jake Rasweiller, discuss the fragmented state of the communications market, the status of the DOE grant for On-Ramp's underground communications network, and the current issues and solutions around communications and data for utilities.

Stion Is Having a CIGS Solar Sale

Stion Is Having a CIGS Solar Sale

Eric Wesoff: May 16, 2012

Can Stion get its factory to capacity by offering modules at $0.75 per watt?

Video: NRG CEO David Crane on Electric Vehicles and Parking

Video: NRG CEO David Crane on Electric Vehicles and Parking

Eric Wesoff: May 16, 2012

“I am very pleased that NRG employees have been among the first to embrace plug-in vehicles—even if it means I don’t have a guaranteed parking spot at work.”

The EEStor Ultracapacitor Saga Continues

The EEStor Ultracapacitor Saga Continues

Eric Wesoff: May 15, 2012

The ultracapacitor urban legend rises again.

No Smart Meter, No Cost in Vermont

No Smart Meter, No Cost in Vermont

Katherine Tweed: May 15, 2012

Vermont becomes the first state to ofter free opt-outs, but overall refusal rates stay low.

Consolidation Chronicles: Sovello Joins the List of German Solar Insolvencies

Consolidation Chronicles: Sovello Joins the List of German Solar Insolvencies

Eric Wesoff: May 15, 2012

Sovello joins Germany’s Q-Cells, Soltecture, Odersun, Solar Millennium, and Solon in the group of extremely troubled or shuttered German PV manufacturing firms.

CPUC on the Verge of Major Decision About Solar’s Net Metering

CPUC on the Verge of Major Decision About Solar’s Net Metering

Herman K. Trabish: May 15, 2012

Advocates say solar’s “civil rights policy” is under attack, and utilities say it is unfair to ratepayers.