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This May Be the Most Innovative Energy Efficiency Financing Tool Yet

This May Be the Most Innovative Energy Efficiency Financing Tool Yet

Stephen Lacey: June 14, 2013

The inventor of renewable energy credits has something else up his sleeve.

The ‘Social Building’: Using Social Media to Save Energy

The ‘Social Building’: Using Social Media to Save Energy

Breaking Energy, Conway Irwin: June 14, 2013

Honeywell seeks to allow even your office building to post status updates.

ABB and Ventyx: The Long March to Smart Grid IT/OT Convergence

ABB and Ventyx: The Long March to Smart Grid IT/OT Convergence

Jeff St. John: June 14, 2013

2013 brings smart transmission assets, mobile-linked outage management, and a promise to dive deep into distribution grids.

The Energy Gang: The Grid Resiliency Edition

The Energy Gang: The Grid Resiliency Edition

Stephen Lacey: June 13, 2013

Even a powerful storm couldn’t stop our conversation about grid resiliency.

Can We Curb Our Addiction to AC?

Can We Curb Our Addiction to AC?

Katherine Tweed: June 13, 2013

All signs point to…

How Should First Solar Spend the $400M From Its Stock Offering?

How Should First Solar Spend the $400M From Its Stock Offering?

Eric Wesoff: June 13, 2013

Acquire PV technology? Acquire project pipelines? Keep the money in the bank?

Cleantech Venture Capital Roundup: C3, Bloom, and Downstream Solar

Cleantech Venture Capital Roundup: C3, Bloom, and Downstream Solar

Eric Wesoff: June 13, 2013

The cleantech VC investment sector soldiers on.

MLPs: A Bargain for Renewable Energy or a Devil’s Bargain?

MLPs: A Bargain for Renewable Energy or a Devil’s Bargain?

Stephen Lacey: June 13, 2013

Everyone seems to love master limited partnerships. Well, almost everyone.

Unlikely City Claims Nation’s Largest Electric Car Share

Unlikely City Claims Nation’s Largest Electric Car Share

Katherine Tweed: June 13, 2013

Hint: It’s not Portland.

Condoleezza Rice Speaks to Electric Utility Industy at EEI 2013

Condoleezza Rice Speaks to Electric Utility Industy at EEI 2013

Eric Wesoff: June 13, 2013

“The energy development of the North American platform is a gift.”

Homeowner Associations, The Right to Solar, and Solar Soft Costs

Homeowner Associations, The Right to Solar, and Solar Soft Costs

Herman K. Trabish: June 12, 2013

One way to reduce solar soft costs is to prevent them.

Green Jobs: First Solar, Aquion, BrightSource, Innotech, Eaton, Banyan Energy

Green Jobs: First Solar, Aquion, BrightSource, Innotech, Eaton, Banyan Energy

Eric Wesoff: June 12, 2013

Personnel moves in renewable energy and greentech

E.ON, World’s Largest Investor-Owned Utility, Puts $100M Into Bloom Energy

E.ON, World’s Largest Investor-Owned Utility, Puts $100M Into Bloom Energy

Eric Wesoff: June 12, 2013

The firm has raised more than $1.1 billion since its founding. Bloom Energy is threatening profitability and an IPO in 2013.

Sunrun CEO: Why Utilities Are Attacking Net Metering

Sunrun CEO: Why Utilities Are Attacking Net Metering

Herman K. Trabish: June 12, 2013

“They have a profit opportunity when they own solar, but not with net-metered solar.”

Beyond Biofuels: Integrating Algae in the Built Environment

Beyond Biofuels: Integrating Algae in the Built Environment

Stephen Lacey: June 12, 2013

Could “urban algae” offer a promising new direction for some algae producers?