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California voters convincingly voted down the attempt by certain oil companies to abandon clean air legislation to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions first enacted back in 2006.  The vote breakdown shows that regardless of party affiliation, voters in all but 17 of the state’s 58 counties rejected this proposition summed up in a lopsided 61% to [...]

Technology can’t get more visible and disruptive than Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS). HEMS solutions are one of the most critical components of the Smart Grid – truly game-changing solutions that change the relationship residential consumers have with electricity and with utilities. HEMS solutions are software solutions that offer direct consumer management of electricity in [...]

The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that it was taking steps to enforce Energy Efficiency standards.   This announcement and all resulting enforcement actions should be applauded, since such actions get to the heart of concerns about the viability of current standards and can restore trust in those standards.  It also implicitly acknowledges a statement [...]

Energy efficiency standards work, and giving consumers information about energy consumption also helps us make informed decisions that reduce our overall energy use and help the environment.