The Real AI: Ancestral Intelligence — A Native Hawaiian Perspective on Energy Futures
“Abundance flows from reciprocity, not extraction.” Across the globe, new data centers are being built to power machine learning, cloud services and the digital economy we’ve come to call AI. These facilities consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and their...
Powered by Pride: Building connection and representation in energy
Every June, rainbow logos light up corporate websites and social media in a show of support for the LGBTQIA+ community. But beyond flags and hashtags, what does meaningful support look like? This question is especially relevant in industries like energy, where...
Weatherization is easy, right? Survey says … not so much.
Remember when energy savings from LED lighting were the low-hanging fruit that led to great success in energy efficiency programs across the country? Low cost, an easy direct install and easily distributed to almost every customer — those were the days! As with all...
Unlock Energy Savings: The Power of Data-Driven Engagement and Education
Are you confident your customers know about valuable programs—like energy audits and rebates—that could help them save energy and money while planning home improvement projects? Unless they work for a utility themselves, the average customer is likely unaware of these...
Load Shifting vs. Load Shaping: Customer-Centric Strategies for Demand Management
The traditional energy paradigm is shifting dramatically as consumers evolve from passive recipients to active participants. This change, driven by factors like solar generation, EV charging, and home electrification, is necessitating utilities to develop new,...
Advanced DSM – Broader, Bigger, Better
Three to four decades. That’s how long some utilities have been turning to Demand-Side Management (DSM) programs to deliver value – primarily through enhanced energy savings – to customers, to the grid, and to society at large. Yet as utilities grapple with the twin...
How Grid-Edge DERMS Support the Energy Transition
Recently, the Department of Energy released a report calling for virtual power plant capacity to grow from the current 30-60 gWh available to U.S. grid operators primarily attributable to demand response, to 80-160 gWh to meet rapidly increasing demand. Now, analysts...
Thoughtful Horticultural Consumption: How Cannabis Can Serve As A Beneficial Electrification Model for Indoor Agriculture
The cannabis industry is growing rapidly, and with that growth comes a growing demand for energy. Cannabis cultivation, particularly indoors, is energy-intensive, requiring substantial amounts of electricity for lighting, HVAC, and other equipment. But there's good...
Paving A Second Lane
Why Successful Community Engagement Paves a Two-way Street When Anna, a program coordinator with Empower Me, answers her phone on the weekend to speak with a community member who is struggling with their energy bills, she isn’t just answering questions. Nor is she...
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