Reviewing the impact on both consumers’ and utilities’ implementation of energy efficiency

Jonathan Kleinman, vice president of policy, design and evaluation at CLEAResult, writes an important article on the Intelligentutility website about five trends that will have an impact on both consumers and utilities. 2015: the year of the energy efficiency economic balancing act Adoption of energy efficiency programs provided by electric power utilities has seen … Continue reading Reviewing the impact on both consumers’ and utilities’ implementation of energy efficiency →

New report on status of renewable and energy efficiency support schemes in Europe in 2012 and 2013

The Council of the European Energy Regulators (CEER) has published its Status Review on Renewable and Energy Efficiency Support Schemes in Europe; an update to the 2011 and 2013 editions. The purpose of CEER Status Review publications is to collect comparable data on RES support in Europe in order to provide policy-makers, regulators and industry … Continue reading New report on status of renewable and energy efficiency support schemes in Europe in 2012 and 2013 →

Energy efficiency can be an effective resource to mitigate the customer satisfaction

Subu Balan writes a good article on the Energy Collective website on how to leverage energy efficiency to influence consumer satisfaction. Hopefully energy companies everywhere will better understand this message. Finding Energy Efficiency's Next Purpose: Leveraging Energy Efficiency to Enhance Customer Satisfaction Across the US, the historic relationship between GDP and electricity demand growth … Continue reading Energy efficiency can be an effective resource to mitigate the customer satisfaction →

Slow progress in the roll out of smart meters in the US

Throughout OECD countries, there has been a great emphasis on the potential benefits of smart meters. While the potential is there, the roll out and the benefits are not happening. Matthew L. Wald provides a good article in the New York Times about the situation in the US. Power Savings of Smart Meters Prove … Continue reading Slow progress in the roll out of smart meters in the US →

Public utilities can take up the solar mantle

Kristel High, Editor in Chief of Politic365 assesses the growing developments in utility-scale solar facilities in the US. Could this be the case in other countries? Any views? Utility Scale Solar Among Most Affordable Options for Renewable Energy As the EPA issues new rules on carbon emission standards and climate change deniers get a … Continue reading Public utilities can take up the solar mantle →

No one said the transition would be easy

Geert De Clercq writes for the Reuters news service about the impact that renewable energy power installations are having on more traditional power plants. No doubt this is happening in more than Switzerland. Cavernous Swiss power plant undermined by renewable energy Deep in a Swiss mountain, workers have blasted out a cathedral-sized hole for … Continue reading No one said the transition would be easy →

Great to see this attitude to energy efficiency in Bangladesh

With all the problems that Bangladesh has concerning the impact of climate change, it is good to see how they are starting to view the role of energy efficiency, as explained in this post from Bangladesh’s Financial Express. Energy efficiency can help save one-third of daily power output Energy efficiency and conservation can save … Continue reading Great to see this attitude to energy efficiency in Bangladesh →

Los Angeles shows the way to promote energy efficiency

Dylan Sullivan writes a very good blog for the Natural Resources Defense Council. He explains how the city-owned electric company is taking a more active role in energy efficiency. This follows a recent EiD post that shows this is gaining acceptance in many energy companies. In that post, Andrew Warren of the Association for the … Continue reading Los Angeles shows the way to promote energy efficiency →

Looking at the grid of the future

Mahesh Bhave from the Indian Institute of Management writes on the Renewable Energy World website writes that the electricity grid as we know it today shall pass and a new one will take its place. He questions how we manage the transition. This is an important article for all of you. A Requiem for … Continue reading Looking at the grid of the future →

Three cheers for energy utilities that take energy efficiency seriously

Energy utilities have been involved in energy efficiency for many years. For many, it is voluntary and for others, it is an obligation. The US has probably had the most experience for its utilities to promote energy efficiency. The Record-BEE in California explains that a recent study examines the deployment of clean energy by 32 … Continue reading Three cheers for energy utilities that take energy efficiency seriously →