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As lighting and lighting control systems continue to advance, a new report suggests more and more companies will turn to the lighting as a service market.

Companies, cities and other large institutions are stepping up and committing to reduce their environmental impact. But behind the scenes, are these goals actually leading to corporate action?

Real estate company Simon Property Group is expecting the digital system to reduce energy consumption at one of its facilities by about 20%.

In part two of our exclusive interview with Aaron Daly, global energy coordinator for Whole Foods Market, we talk about new technologies, the pros and cons of the evolving energy-as-a-service model, and the barriers electric utilities are known to create for companies looking to implement customer-side energy resources.

More than 365 U.S. businesses and investors on Nov. 16 joined together in a letter addressed to president-elect Donald Trump and other government leaders reaffirming their support for U.S. participating in the Paris Climate Agreement.

As electric vehicle penetration continues to accelerate in the U.S., IKEA on Nov. 16 announced plans to install three EV charging stations at its Memphis, Tenn., store set to open next month.

In part one of this Smart Energy Decisions exclusive, Aaron Daly, global energy coordinator for Whole Foods Market, discusses the company's goals and challenges in energy management amid an increasingly complex environment for energy managers.

TD Bank Group is working on a green energy solution to address 100% of its energy footprint in Vancouver, British Columbia, along with a portion of the company's business-related travel in the city.

Mercedes-Benz, through a newly established company Mercedes-Benz Energy North America LLC, has entered the energy storage market with its own brand of stationary energy systems.