Green IT and Data

Nest 3.5: How a Learning Thermostat Company Learns

Nest 3.5: How a Learning Thermostat Company Learns

Stephen Lacey: May 17, 2013

Nest is secretive about its future plans—but the company isn’t shy about being in constant learning mode.

The Science Behind Virtual Energy Audits Versus Traditional Audits

The Science Behind Virtual Energy Audits Versus Traditional Audits

Hugh Gaasch and Chris Muth: May 15, 2013

Retroficiency takes a look at why virtual audits make sense (and cents).

Optimizing Power Distribution in Data Centers With Software-Defined Power

Optimizing Power Distribution in Data Centers With Software-Defined Power

Clemens Pfeiffer: May 14, 2013

Liberate your stranded power.

Intelligent Efficiency: Innovations Reshaping the Energy Efficiency Market

Intelligent Efficiency: Innovations Reshaping the Energy Efficiency Market

Stephen Lacey: May 11, 2013

A free special report and the official launch of Greentech Media’s Efficiency channel

Why Your Energy Dashboard May Be Doomed to Fail

Why Your Energy Dashboard May Be Doomed to Fail

Stephen Lacey: May 8, 2013

Pursuing dashboards for their own sake is like “fighting over a banana peel in the backyard.”

Podcast: Everything You Need to Know About Intelligent Efficiency

Podcast: Everything You Need to Know About Intelligent Efficiency

Stephen Lacey: May 7, 2013

We feature an in-depth audio report on the way IT is revolutionizing energy efficiency.

Revealed: Apple’s Not-So-Secret Energy Efficiency Efforts

Revealed: Apple’s Not-So-Secret Energy Efficiency Efforts

Eric Wesoff: May 6, 2013

The secretive company shares some energy-saving strategies.

Podcast: Cleaning Up Data Centers, the ‘Steel Mills of Our Day’

Podcast: Cleaning Up Data Centers, the ‘Steel Mills of Our Day’

Stephen Lacey: May 2, 2013

A look at the unique efficiency opportunities at data centers

EnerNOC Gives a Vote of Confidence to Virtual Auditing

EnerNOC Gives a Vote of Confidence to Virtual Auditing

Stephen Lacey: May 2, 2013

Why the business model is just as crucial as the technology

This Is the Face of the ‘New’ Energy Efficiency Industry

This Is the Face of the ‘New’ Energy Efficiency Industry

Stephen Lacey: May 1, 2013

We think energy efficiency is cool. And hopefully, so do you.

How Networked Streetlights Will Make Your City Smarter

How Networked Streetlights Will Make Your City Smarter

Stephen Lacey: April 26, 2013

Silver Spring Networks leverages streetlights to build on the internet of “important things.”

Podcast: Energy Efficiency and the Third Industrial Revolution

Podcast: Energy Efficiency and the Third Industrial Revolution

Stephen Lacey: April 22, 2013

The hidden economic impact of efficiency is a lot bigger than you think.

Facebook Goes Real-Time With Data Center Efficiency Stats

Facebook Goes Real-Time With Data Center Efficiency Stats

Jeff St. John: April 18, 2013

Up-to-the-minute data center PUE and WUE for bragging rights. But what’s the business value?

Enlighted Raises $20M for Networked Smart Lighting Nodes, Software

Enlighted Raises $20M for Networked Smart Lighting Nodes, Software

Jeff St. John: April 18, 2013

New VC and 10 million square feet of real estate for smart lighting that resides in the node, not the network

Making Dumb LEDs Smarter for Just Pennies

Making Dumb LEDs Smarter for Just Pennies

Stephen Lacey: April 17, 2013

New LED integration partnerships are blossoming this spring.