Sustainability News & Insights

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July 26, 2013

60,000 Canadians can’t be wrong – they just have smartmeterphobia

British Columbia Hydro is the latest utility to feel the wrath of smartmeterphobia. The answer is to meet customers where they live and...

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July 23, 2013

Why utilities need to get on board with big retailers and their solar installations

Walgreens announced about a month ago that it would expand its solar energy installations to 350 stores, up from 200. Walmart, Costco, Ikea...

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July 19, 2013

It’s time to gear utility rebate programs to the folks who need them

Better-off homeowners take advantage of rebates while others – who really need them – don't.

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July 16, 2013

The tricky conundrum of responding to anti-wind NIMBY groups

Pushback on wind projects sometimes comes from the environmentally minded.

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July 8, 2013

What the Climate Speech means for utility customers and what utilities can do about it

You’ve probably read a lot of coverage about the president’s speech last Tuesday. I want to hone in here on the piece about the carbon...

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June 28, 2013

Utilities can win friends by embracing rooftop solar. So why are they being cranky?

Even though rooftop solar and net metering don’t fit the age-old centralized utility model, it’s smarter for utilities to join them...