By MIRIAM ACZEL For most homeowners, it’s in their best interest to take the time to reassess their energy usage at home. If you’re finding...
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La Ciudad de las Ideas (‘City of Ideas’) Champions Environmental Leaders and Solutions
By MIRIAM ACZEL This week, I had the honor of attending the 12th edition of the Ciudad de las Ideas—“City of Ideas”—an International Festival of Brilliant...
Capacity Building for a Greener World
By Beth Offenbacker If you’re focused on capacity-building for Climate Change and a Green Economy, you’ll want to listen to Beth Offenbacker’s report from the recent Green...
Small Business Guide to Energy Conservation
By BUSINESS.COM Editorial Staff Start your small business energy conservation program today with immediate, actionable tips. Plus, learn long-term strategies and tips on how to...
7 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint in 2019
By Tania Longeau Climate change is a terrifying reality. The science behind it is complex, and there are a lot of unknowns in terms of...
Small Business Guide to Energy Conservation
By BUSINESS.COM Editorial Staff Energy conservation isn’t a choice to consider – it’s a competitive advantage you can’t afford to ignore. “The slightest persistent waste...
Extravaganza Business Showcase Part 1: Recap
By Vishnu Babu Leaders in Energy is a nonpartisan group providing stewardship in energy and environment. Each year business panels present current work being done...
Knowledge As Power: Improving the Energy Industry with Artificial Intelligence and ‘Smart’ Systems
By MIRIAM ACZEL The global energy sector produces and uses massive amounts of data. To further enhance the power of this wealth of energy-related data, artificial...
Passive Housing: A Smarter Way of Living
My name is Helen O’Keeffe and I work for EZ Living Interiors – a home furnishings retailer based in Ireland and the UK. I enjoy...
Similarities between the Italian Hera Group and the Community Choice Energy programs in California
In the past three articles, I analyzed several aspects of the Hera Group, its strong dedication to sustainable development, and how the company is advancing energy efficiency in industry. There is one more thing I would like to mention and in particular Hera’s organizational structure and some common features with the Community Choice Energy (CCE) programs in California, also known as Community Choice Aggregation (CCA). For this purpose, I will explore data from Marin Clean Energy (MCE), which I introduced in previous articles as the subject of my research.