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New York Just Reached A Major Landmark in Electricity System Evolution
Two weeks ago New York State came one step closer to creating the electricity system of the future when the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) adopted its first major Order as part of the Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding.
Beyond Key Cards: Energy-Efficiency Insights from Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands
Why have we not graduated from simple key cards that turn on a rooms electricity to even more sophisticated energy-saving techniques in hotels around the world?
Fort Collins Steps Up, Approves Accelerated Climate Target
Sometimes leadership arises from impatience. In Fort Collins, Colorado—a city known for its pragmatic, can-do attitude—getting on with the business of reducing greenhouse gas emissions…
Why EVs Are AND Aren’t Luxury Cars
Maybe no EV—despite critiques of their upfront cost premium—should qualify as a luxury car … at least not on the pure basis of sticker price.
Why New Electricity Pricing Approaches Are a Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing
There is a looming disconnect between the rapidly evolving new world of distributed energy technologies and the old world of electricity pricing, where relatively little has changed since the early 20th century.