Opower Tops Home Energy Management
Navigant assessed 16 home energy management vendors using a proprietary methodology, and found that Opower’s product suite put it well out of the reach of its nearest smart-grid competitors.
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Berkeley Lab: Rooftop Solar Raises Home Value
Despite its stronger portfolio power, nationwide residential solar is underrepresented in the housing industry.
Reducing Solar Soft Costs Means Tackling Labor
The United States is playing second accordion to Germany when it comes to bankrolling, innovating and deploying the solar infrastructure we need to better adapt to climate change.
Canada Gets Serious About Home Energy
Solar power can’t really achieve full liftoff until its information is analyzed and understood. Ultimately, that means decentralization from any overlords.
Solar Liberator’s All-In-One System
Can we file this under too good to be true? A DIY, all-in-one crowdfunded solar power generator for those on the go and the stay?
Can Rewiring the Home for DC Power Increase Solar Adoption?
AC/DC evidently can just get along, long after Thomas Edison and Nikolai Tesla’s bitter war.
Winners and Losers in U.S. Energy Efficiency
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s state energy efficiency scorecard is out, and the winners remains winners while the losers are losing less.
Neurio Promises Smart, Efficient Home
For all the hype, smart housing is still in search of greater data integration and analysis.
Solar 4 America Brings Domestic Focus Home
Atlanta-based Suniva bills itself as the leading American manufacturer of home solar modules, with an emphasis on American.
Five Ways Elon Musk’s Future Industries Could Change the World
Tesla Motors, SolarCity and more are already helping save us all from a cli-fi apocalypse.
Here Comes the Sun Journo!
As I turned my back last year on writing about cultural, environmental, political, economic and other lofty concerns for money — because it wasn’t really paying any — I decided to plot another devious experiment.
Obama Administration Invests $60 Million In Solar Technology
The U.S. government has managed to scrape together $60 million for essential research and development.
Everything Looks Bright At The 2013 Solar Decathlon
Canada’s Pure Energies asked me to cover America’s latest solar conference, and it was shiny indeed.
Next Home Solar Frontier? Heating And Cooling
America needs solar alternatives more than ever.
Why Is Solar The Bad Guy In CPUC’s Report?
It’s a bold claim and a startling number. But both are wrong.
Seven States Leading Clean Energy‘s Charge
Here’s a refresher on the realities of recent green blooms in red states and blue, including some who may be worse polluters than you think.
What’s Thin-Film Solar? The Future Today
Last century, solar power struggled to enlighten the renewable resource community. This year, it’s downsizing to thin films you can put on your car and your body, shining the way […]
Don’t Be Evil To The Environment, Google
To mangle the cliche, the evil is in the details.
Tomorrow’s Science Today
From wireless power to nanosuits that can turn anyone into Spidey and perhaps even to mobile solar, we’re on the cusp of massive scientific breakthroughs all over the place.