Barbara Vergetis Lundin
Tom Kerber
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Howard HagerTopic:
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Consumers favor solar over smart grid
Consumers are especially interested in renewables, presenting an ideal opportunity for utilities to slide the relationship between renewables and smart grid into the conversation.
Solar, wind favorability ratings down
Despite some high-profile scrutiny of the failures of some renewable energy companies, consumers still view solar and wind energy favorably, according to Navigant Research -- but not as favorably as they did in 2008.
Occupants, designers, builders need help with net-zero facilities
Commercial and institutional buildings will be a main untapped source of revenue for utilities. Specifically, of the total NZEB floor space available, 93 percent is commercial and institutional.
Rooftop solar threatens utility bottom line
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI), a group representing investor-owned utilities, is rallying the troops for a battle -- utilities vs. rooftop solar. EEI calls rooftop solar a threat to the...
UC San Diego "Grand Champion" of energy efficiency
Eleven SDG&E customers have saved more than 34 million kilowatt hours of electricity and more than 2 million therms of natural gas.
Smart Metering: The customer experience
At the heart of every utility is the customer -- not regulators, not governments and not even shareholders. Without a happy customer, shareholder value is hard to sustain. And yet with so much change on the agenda at most utility companies, it is easy to lose sight of the ultimate impact on the customer.
San Diego Gas and Electric bugged by CPUC delay
The California Public Utilities Commission recently voted 5 to 0 to approve San Diego Gas & Electric's General Rate Case,
Intelligence changing the efficiency process
From energy audits to installations, companies are using intelligence to evaluate their energy-efficiency opportunities
More businesses backing RPS
Renewable portfolio standards (RPS) -- ranging from conservative to ambitious -- are increasingly being backed by American businesses. Businesses are employing more people and making more money as a...
NY consumers young and old support utility watchdog
Legislation setting up an independent utility consumer advocate office in New York has recently been introduced in the state legislature and is supported by AARP.
