Energy Industry News

U.S. Department of Defense takes aggressive lead as early adopters of solar energy By Rebecca "Becky" Halstead, Brigadier General (retired) The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has a long-standing Read more >>

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made available $47 million in scholarships, fellowships, research grants and university research reactor upgrades to train and educate the next generation of Read more >>

Commercial buildings account for nearly 40 percent of the United State's energy use, and the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) owns nearly 182 million square feet of office space Read more >>

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE), which provides up to 100 percent of the capital required for energy improvement projects at a fixed interest rate for up to 20 years, is helping "California's Read more >>

Gainesville Regional Utilities' (GRU) solar feed-in tariff (FIT) program is making Prosumers out of the Alachua County public school district and those investing in the school solar project. In this Read more >>

We've heard around the water cooler that the American public would be willing to pay (slightly) higher rates for renewable energy. Now, a New York Times report is confirming this via survey results Read more >>

Quick news from around the Web. >The Silicon Valley Leadership Group pushes for green energy from Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). Article>Green marketing should go beyond energy Read more >>

Utilities today are at a serious crossroads with aging infrastructure, renewable energy, big data and evolving regulations. Utilities can actually capitalize on these changes by introducing Read more >>

Pulse Energy has released the Pulse Platform -- a suite of cloud-based software and services to allow utilities to meet conservation goals and engage their commercial customers with customized energy Read more >>

Elliptical Mobile Solutions (EMS) is the latest company to enter the Con Edison Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Energy Efficiency Program. The new Market Partner, who specializes in Read more >>

Funded in part by an energy-efficiency, tax-exempt bond issued by the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU), Pepco Energy Services, will install more than $7 million in energy conservation Read more >>

The US Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is engaging in a shady business -- a new repeatable test protocol that simulates real shade conditions and can predict Read more >>

NSTAR customers could see the lowest electricity rates since 2004 if a proposal is approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. The new rate would be 16 percent less than the rate Read more >>

Quick news from around the Web. >Proposed legislation targets utility executive bonuses. Article> Coal-to-gas switching presents opportunities for regulated utilities. Article>Who will win Read more >>

The power of social media can be invaluable for utilities that want a cost-effective way to communicate with and market to customers; expand their presence and branding; and have a positive impact on Read more >>