Depending on where you live in the United States, you’ll see that your electricity and energy rates will fluctuate. Electricity providers calculate your energy usage and electricity prices by kilowatt usage, meaning that how much you pay is dependent on …
From Guest Blogger Sara: Energy Rate and Efficiency Comparison Read More »
The resort and hotel business is extremely competitive and costly. As more and more hotels become increasingly extravagant, they require evermore energy to run. Many are switching to green renewable energies to cut costs and in theory they could eventually …
From Guest Blogger R. Hoyal: Solar Energy Hotels — The Future Is Bright Read More »
The UK government is moving, some would say stumbling, towards its legal obligation to have 15% of the UK’s energy produced by renewables by 2020. Every year more sources of renewable energy come on stream, but there are setbacks on …
From Guest Blogger Cass: An Overview of UK Renewable Energy Read More »
As I’ve written a few times in the recent past, I believe that we have the proverbial cart before the horse when it comes to smart grid. We tend to think of this concept as “futuristic,” like flying cars, when, in fact, …
Tourism is an important part of the economy; it creates jobs and brings in outside money to a community. The problem is that by its very nature, tourism can be harsh on the environment as lots of energy and resources …
From Guest Blogger R. Hoyal: Renewable Energy Advances In The Tourism Industry Read More »
I had an interesting discussion with energy program engineer Pierre Delforge from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) when I was up at the Green Grid conference the other day. It even started off well, when I asked Pierre if he …
Achieving Energy Efficiency Requires Both a Carrot and a Stick Read More »
Have you ever honked at that guy who seems to just inch idly towards a red light, or who takes their time to accelerate once the light turns green? What about that jerk who seems to drive on the side …
From Guest Blogger WiseEnergy: Save With Hypermiling – How Does it Work? Read More »
Here in the UK the Green Deal is the coalition government’s flagship for enabling consumers to access energy efficient measures and also contribute to the drive for a green economy. Not only was it seen as a way for the …
From UK Guest Blogger Cass: Will the UK Green Deal Thrive? Read More »
I’m looking forward to today’s meeting with David O’Brien, Bridge Energy Group’s Director of Regulatory Strategy and Compliance. With his permission, I will record the discussion and squeeze it into my current book project, “Renewable Energy – Following the Money.” …
The Way We Regulate Electrical Power Utilities Stifles Innovation Read More »
There are a few reasons why I recommend this article on energy efficiency by my young friend Stephen Lacey. 1) I can’t think of anyone whose observations I regard as more astute than Stephen’s. I’ve known him for about four …
