Courtesy of Environmental Finance, a report on an interesting Indian initiative to develop & deploy an energy efficiency trading system via which companies – if they beat certain targets – would be awarded energy savings certificates (ESCerts), which they could either sell or bank for future use. It would be interesting to see if a […]
Read more »The Lexington Institute’s recently released report entitled “Moving Forward On Smart Grid” makes several important points in its chapter named “Conservation and the Grid for Tomorrow” that again affirm the critical need for a transactive grid with price signals that motivate consumers to act & conserve. In sum, consumers need more than information to conserve, […]
Read more »Courtesy of Toronto’s Globe & Mail newspaper, an interesting report on the efficacy of environmental incentives vs. costs & penalties, plus a look at an intriguing initiative to develop eco-credits. As the article notes: “…Most of us feel at least a twinge of an ethical obligation to take care of our natural environment. We know […]
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