ESCOs & Financing Efficiency

Podcast: Why VC Money Is Moving to Energy Efficiency

Podcast: Why VC Money Is Moving to Energy Efficiency

Stephen Lacey: February 21, 2013

Will efficiency see a boost as venture investors look for less capital-intensive plays?

New York’s Energy Czar Talks Green Banks, Future of Utilities

New York’s Energy Czar Talks Green Banks, Future of Utilities

Katherine Tweed: February 19, 2013

Can New York lead in utility regulatory reform and clean energy financing?

Retroficiency Serves Up Small Business Efficiency

Retroficiency Serves Up Small Business Efficiency

Katherine Tweed: February 13, 2013

The energy efficiency market pushes Retroficiency towards the little guys.

Stephen Lacey Joins Greentech Media as Senior Editor

Stephen Lacey Joins Greentech Media as Senior Editor

Staff: February 1, 2013

Lacey to cover energy efficiency market, joins other key hires

BuildingIQ Raises $9M for Optimized AC

BuildingIQ Raises $9M for Optimized AC

Jeff St. John: January 22, 2013

The HVAC optimization startup gets strategic backing from Siemens and Schneider Electric.

Green Executive Moves: ARPA-E’s Arun Majumdar to Google, Plus NuScale, REC, Lighting Science

Green Executive Moves: ARPA-E’s Arun Majumdar to Google, Plus NuScale, REC, Lighting Science

Eric Wesoff: December 18, 2012

Canadian Solar and Cool Planet Energy, too

Is Philadelphia the Next Center for Building Energy Efficiency?

Is Philadelphia the Next Center for Building Energy Efficiency?

Katherine Tweed: November 29, 2012

The Energy Efficient Buildings Hub has one goal: 20% efficiency in its own backyard, and then the nation.

The Military-Industrial-Sustainability Complex

The Military-Industrial-Sustainability Complex

Jeff St. John: November 28, 2012

IBM deploys its Tririga building sustainability suite for the U.K. Ministry of Defense.

The Building Energy Cloud Platform, Apps Included

The Building Energy Cloud Platform, Apps Included

Jeff St. John: November 14, 2012

Johnson Controls’ Panoptix cloud platform for building management includes apps from BuildingIQ, FirstFuel, Lucid and more.

Carbon Lighthouse: Deep Retrofits, Quick Paybacks

Carbon Lighthouse: Deep Retrofits, Quick Paybacks

Katherine Tweed: November 13, 2012

“We have only one competitor, and it’s coal.”

Cree Finally Joins Edison Bulb Flock—via Best Buy

Cree Finally Joins Edison Bulb Flock—via Best Buy

Doug Widney: November 2, 2012

Late entry in a crowded field, but claims superior light pattern, efficiency, cost

Report: Brazil Smart Meter Market Drops From 60M by 2020 to 27M by 2030

Report: Brazil Smart Meter Market Drops From 60M by 2020 to 27M by 2030

Jeff St. John: October 11, 2012

A government decision cuts Brazil from fourth to eleventh in national smart metering plans.

Smart Grid Roundup: UtiliData and AEP, Space-Time Insight and SoCal Edison

Smart Grid Roundup: UtiliData and AEP, Space-Time Insight and SoCal Edison

Jeff St. John: October 11, 2012

Partnerships to fine-tune grid voltage and map out the smart grid neighborhood of the future.

Update: Nest’s Thermostat Gets Thinner and Smarter, Adds More VC

Update: Nest’s Thermostat Gets Thinner and Smarter, Adds More VC

Eric Wesoff: October 4, 2012

More features for a thermostat people might actually enjoy using. More venture funding from Venrock.

Silver Spring and the Promise of a Faster-to-Market Smart Grid

Silver Spring and the Promise of a Faster-to-Market Smart Grid

Jeff St. John: September 28, 2012

Speed-to-value, rapid-deployment solutions, and other smart grid initiatives to get utilities up and running in record time