Posts Tagged ‘california’

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Palo Alto Green Program: A Green Power Road Map For Cities

Posted on December 5th, 2011 by Ben Lack

Andrea Hart, Palo Alto’s Green Program Manager, discusses how their green power initiatives have evolved over the last decade.
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San Francisco’s Community Choice Aggregation Plans

Posted on November 29th, 2011 by Ben Lack

Danielle Murray discusses what the city of San Francisco is doing to offer its citizens new ways to purchase renewable power.     Danielle Murray:[...]
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Conservation Services Group Secures $100M In Energy Saving Contracts

Posted on October 31st, 2011 by Ben Lack

Stephen Cowell, CEO of the Conservation Services Group, talks about the newly signed contracts that his company recently signed with numerous organizations. Full Transcript: Ben[...]
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Google Helps Drive Solar

Posted on October 11th, 2011 by Priyanka Samant

On September 27, 2011, Google announced that it was putting $75 million into financing for solar rooftops on homes in California. It is great that Google made[...]
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Why Capitol Hill Is Keeping U.S. From Creating Clean Energy Jobs

Posted on October 10th, 2011 by Ben Lack

Nathanael Greene,  Director of Renewable Energy Policy in New York City for the National Resource Defense Council, discusses our country’s struggle to create clean energy[...]
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How Utilities Can Implement Smart Grid Projects While Keeping The Consumer In Mind

Posted on August 10th, 2011 by Ben Lack

Mark Munday, Executive Vice President of Electricity for Elster North America, discusses the importance of keeping the consumer in mind when implementing smart grid projects.
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Bloom Energy Fuel Cells Added To 11 AT&T Sites

Posted on July 13th, 2011 by Ben Lack

AT&T to power 11 California sites with Bloom Energy Fuel Cells, the DOE offers conditional $105 Million Loan Guarantee for Innovative Cellulosic Bio-Refinery in Iowa, and investment in renewable energy surges around the world.
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JD Power Smart Energy Consumer Behavior Research Series Details

Posted on July 12th, 2011 by Ben Lack

Peter Shaw, of J.D. Power, discusses the launch of the Smart Energy Consumer Behavior Research Series and what consumer behavior findings have been discovered in[...]
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San Francisco dubbed “greenest” major city by U.S. & Canada Green City Index

Posted on June 29th, 2011 by Ben Lack

San Francisco dubbed "greenest" major city by U.S. & Canada Green City Index, IBM & CPFL Energia establish Smart Meter rollout partnership, Texas A&M achieving energy savings with Siemens performance contracts
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How did we grow an energy conscience?

Posted on June 20th, 2011 by Lisa Wood

The US has grown an energy conscience. Just look around in stores that sell appliances, computers, televisions, light bulbs or any kind of electric equipment.[...]
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Shell Opens Historic California Hydrogen Station

Posted on May 10th, 2011 by Ben Lack

The world's first hydrogen fuel station for consumer vehicles opens in California, a new waste-recovery heat project receives funding and the City of Victoria completes $750,000 energy efficiency project.
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Solar Power Industry Growth Opportunities

Posted on May 9th, 2011 by Ben Lack

Dr. Charles Gay Ph.D., President of Applied Solar, discusses the impact of the new 33% Renewable Portfolio Standard that was just passed into California law.[...]
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Vestas Wins 102MW CA Wind Turbine Contract

Posted on May 9th, 2011 by Ben Lack

Vestas wins 102MW California wind turbine contract, climate-neutral building performance theory vs. reality, Charter Fuels joins Alliance AutoGas and PJM prepares for summer energy demand.
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Energy Is the Lifeblood of Any Economic Unit

Posted on April 28th, 2011 by Priyanka Samant

Energy is the basic driver of all major economies. Nothing happens without an energy cost. That is virtually as basic as the laws of physics.[...]
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G-20 Countries Increase Energy Investments

Posted on March 30th, 2011 by Krishna Patel

Global investments in clean energy increased by roughly 30% in 2010. Also, funding is finalized for a Minnesota wind farm and how the nuclear reactor crisis in Japan is affecting the East coast.
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Which States Have the Highest Solar PV Generation Potential

Posted on February 6th, 2011 by Sharon Shapiro

Today, the states with the highest solar photovoltaic (PV) generation potential are the ones that provide the best business environments for companies that design, manufacture,[...]