Via Fast Company, an interesting commentary from the cofounder of SunRun on how entrenched utilities are trying to slow the rise of the sharing economy and smart markets: Entrenched industries are working tirelessly to save you from the new products and services you want. As established companies stifle innovation in industries as diverse as energy, […]
Read more »Via the Rocky Mountain Institute, an interesting article on how third-party solar financing models are not enough and how more of a smart market approach would foster increased solar power deployments among residential homeowners: In recent years, companies have made great strides in offering third-party financing to bring solar and energy efficiency to residential consumers […]
Read more »Via Smart Grid News, a look at distributed wind. Could distributed water also become an input to smart markets in years ahead – we believe so. The Energy Department released two new reports showcasing record growth across the U.S. wind market – increasing America’s share of clean, renewable energy and supporting tens of thousands of […]
Read more »Via EDF’s Energy Exchange blog, a somewhat theoretical look at markets and the idea of calibrating/trading energy efficiency like a resource. Perhaps this is one application of how smart markets may evolve: We’ve discussed the potentially grave impacts of the Texas Energy Crunch in a number of our previous blog posts. Time and time again, […]
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