Expert Columns
Sourcing Renewables - July 13, 2018 - By Peter Bronksi, Henry Richardson
Corporations can generate one-third more impact with their renewables investment. Here’s how.
Recent weeks and months have seen a near-constant stream of headlines about the ongoing growth of corporate renewable energy procurement, including here in Smart Energy Decisions. It all boils down to a single, encouraging takeaway: corporate leaders and investment is a major influence driving renewable energy capacity additions.
MoreEnergy Efficiency - July 9, 2018 - By Allan Schurr
Resilience is becoming an absolute necessity
Resilience is often referred to as succeeding despite hardship. In human terms, it is the ability to shake off injury, persevere in the face of adversity, and generally recover from setbacks. In an energy context, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
MoreJune 25, 2018 - By Joni Hamson
The Evolution of the Digital World is Driving Change for Renewable Energy
The evolution of the digital world has transformed the way we interact and go about our daily chores from purchasing goods and services via smartphone apps to networking via social media. So too, the power grid along with renewable energy is being transformed by digital technology
MoreSourcing Renewables - June 18, 2018 - By Ryan Martel
One year later, companies and investors are Still In
June marks one year since President Trump announced that he would pull the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement. In the hours and days after, Ceres, along with several partner organizations including World Wildlife Fund and Climate Nexus, helped to mobilize hundreds of influential companies
MoreDistributed Energy Resources - June 1, 2018 - By Ganesh Kalyanaraman
LEMs: An Emerging Corporate Energy Management Tool
Have you considered whether your captive power generation may be to the power industry what spare bedrooms are to Airbnb and car-sharing is to Lyft? Distributed energy resources—power generated by businesses and homeowners, usually via renewables—may prove highly disruptive to traditional utilities.
MoreEnergy Efficiency - April 30, 2018 - By Target: A Bullseye View
Target's charging up its EV program to reach more than 20 states
All throughout Earth Month and every day at Target, we’re working toward ambitious goals to help keep the planet healthy.
MoreEnergy Efficiency - April 27, 2018 - By Daniel Hill
Four corporate sustainability trends all business leaders should be watching in 2018
Today marks my one-year anniversary of joining EDF Climate Corps, where I’ve spent the last 12 months helping companies think through the strategies for meeting – or setting – their climate goals. What I’ve learned in this short time is that companies are going beyond the “safe bet” to tackling bigger and more impactful projects.
MoreEnergy Efficiency - April 13, 2018 - By General Motors Green
Driving Energy Efficiency in the Industry – Seven Years and Counting
Energy efficiency is a key part of General Motors’ strategy for a future with zero emissions. Last week, the automaker received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence award for the seventh consecutive year
MoreEnergy Efficiency - April 2, 2018 - By Kousuke Ito
Three Best Practices for Launching a Sustainability Program with Business Partners
As businesses look at transitioning to more sustainable practices, a top-down, bottom-up approach to going green can prove beneficial. For a true sustainable approach to business, sustainability must be ensconced within the company’s culture
MoreFinance - March 19, 2018 - By 3Degrees
Close collaboration leads to green tariff that works for businesses and utilities
Data centers are a fast-growing source of energy consumption. While today they consume 2% of the electricity in the US, by 2030 that figure is expected to grow to 10%. Switch, a technology infrastructure corporation, wants to ensure this tremendous growth in energy consumption occurs in the most sustainable way
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