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Energy Efficiency Markets Podcast
Hosted by realenergywriters · EN
Two seasoned energy writers follow the energy efficiency market, which is poised for major growth in North America. They provide news and analysis, and explain how businesses can make money by reducing their electricity use. Sign up for the free newsletter, Energy Efficiency Markets, by visiting www.energyefficiencymarkets.com
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Why Do Americans Want From Energy Efficiency
Mar 25, 2016Tap to summarizeWhat do Americans want from their investments in energy efficiency? First of all, they want cost savings. Miles Meehan, a spokesman for HomeServeUSA, gives details of a new poll conducted by Harris of 2,100 Americans.
Transcribe →Big Efficiency Gains in Tiny Rhode Island
Mar 2, 2016Tap to summarizeWhy are National Grid's energy efficiency programs so successful in Rhode Island? Laura Rodormer and Matthew Ray, senior strategic business analysts at National Grid, describe the popular efficiency programs--plus the company's solar program. Customers who achieve high levels of energy efficiency are eligible for higher payments (approximately 40 cents/kWh) if they produce solar under National Grid's program, which does not involve net metering.
Transcribe →Don't Swap Wives; Swap Energy Management Teams
Feb 22, 2016Tap to summarizeIf you swap energy management teams with another business, just what will you learn? In this podcast, Maria Vargas, director of the Better Buildings Challenge, describes what Whole Foods and Hilton Worldwide learned when they swapped energy management teams in San Francisco.
Transcribe →Don't Swap Wives; Swap Energy Management Teams
Feb 18, 2016Tap to summarizeIf you swap energy management teams with another business, just what will you learn? In this podcast, Maria Vargas, director of the Better Buildings Challenge, describes what Whole Foods and Hilton Worldwide learned when they swapped energy management teams in San Francisco.
Transcribe →NV Energy Wants More Efficiency, But Regulators Cut Programs
Feb 12, 2016Tap to summarizeNV Energy wants more efficiency--but regulators in Nevada want less. That's the ironic situation in Nevada. Last July, NV Energy said its residential lighting programs in southern Nevada were so popular--three times the utility’s initial projections--that it wanted to add more money to the program mid-year. It also wanted to boost its LED lighting program between 2016-2018, but the program was eliminated by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission.
Transcribe →Who Are The Ubers of Energy & How Do They Create Brands?
Jan 5, 2016Tap to summarizeIn this podcast, Fridrik Larsens, CEO of Larsen Energy Branding--likely the first CEO in the world to get a Ph.D in energy branding—defines energy branding and explains why many companies are doing a bad job of establishing a clear, consistent and compelling brand.
Transcribe →Disruptive Energy Provides Benefits--and Confusion
Dec 23, 2015Tap to summarizeDisruptive energy technologies provide many opportunities to cut energy bills in commercial buildings—but the many options are leaving building owners confused, resulting in missed opportunities. Mach Energy president Jon Moeller discusses a new survey in this podcast.
Transcribe →What Consumers Say About Smart Grid Applications
Dec 20, 2015Tap to summarizePatty Durand, executive director, Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative, shares the results of a study that categorizes consumers in terms of how they use--or avoid--smart grid applications. The most recent version of the study includes in-depth, on-camera interviews with consumers.
Transcribe →What Consumers Say About Smart Grid Applications
Dec 20, 2015Tap to summarizePatty Durand, executive director, Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative, shares the results of a study that categorizes consumers in terms of how they use--or avoid--smart grid applications. The most recent version of the study includes in-depth, on-camera interviews with consumers.
Transcribe →This Technology Helps Power Sensors for the Internet of things
Dec 7, 2015Tap to summarizeEnergy harvesting can power the many sensors that are associated with the Internet of Things, says Terry Pennisi, CEO and founder of Jennova in this podcast interview (click on the player above to listen). When there's energy available as the result of fans or motors running, this energy can be harvested to power things like sensors that send data to the Internet, he explains.
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