Past Issues:
Click on the linked months below to see full newsletters from that month
2010:
February 25:
Blog: How risky are energy efficiency investments?
Podcast: Deep energy retrofits part 2
February 18:
Blog: Efficiency “sweet
spot” for investors
Podcast: Deep energy retrofits part 1
February 11:
Blog: Reasons for efficiency: Plain as the smudge on your face
Podcast: Indoor Air Quality Technology Improves EE
February 4:
Blog: Hot sectors for energy efficiency
Podcast:
January 28
Blog: Obama, energy efficiency & accountability
Podcast: New technology for the Smart Grid part 2
January 21:
Blog: Investors and public back energy efficiency
Podcast: New technology for the Smart Grid part 1
January 14:
Blog: Smart Grid: The Game
Podcast: Cutting fossil fuel use with bioplastics part 2
January 7:
Blog: Ghost in green building
Podcast:
2009:
December 17:
Blog: Is green energy our new plastics industry?
Podcast: Capturing carbon
dioxide and recycling it part 2
December 10:
Blog: Obama, poker and what 2010 holds for energy efficiency
Podcast: Capturing carbon dioxide and recycling it part 1
December 3:
Blog: How many negawatts do I need before I retire?
Podcast: District cooling systems: Efficiency in numbers
November 19:
Blog: What does the US/China agreement mean for efficiency?
Podcast: The big climate change challenge part 2
November 12:
Blog: No place like home for energy savings
Podcast: The big climate change challenge part 1
November 5:
Blog: Energy research and the cobbler’s children
Podcast: How servers waste energy part 2
October 29:
Blog : What's geothermal again?
Podcast : How servers waste energy part 1
October 22:
Blog:
Podcast:
October 15:
Blog: Efficiency left out of cap and trade
Podcast: The link between DSM and wind energy integration part 1
October 8:
Blog: Energy head tilters for this week
Podcast: Replacing home heating oil with heat pumps
October 1:
Blog: Is small business left out of the EE boom?
Podcast: Levelizing the Playing Field for Demand Response Providers
September 24:
Blog: Efficiency is cheap, but will it sell?
Podcast: How green are green buildings?
September 17:
Blog: Now where did I put that energy efficiency?
Podcast: Harnessing the energy of decelerating cars
September 10:
Blog: Are you eligible for a manufacturing tax credit?
Podcast: Securing the Smart Grid
September 3:
Blog: Energy sprawl: The next worry?
Podcast: SVP dives into Smart Grid technologies part 2
August 27:
Blog: What the heck is a smart grid anyway?
Podcast: SVP dives into Smart Grid technologies part 1
August 20:
Blog: Smart grid and stupid buildings: Can this marriage
survive?
Podcast: The flaws in Connecticut's EE market part 2
August 13:
Blog: Is waste heat the silver bullet?
Podcast: The flaws in Connecticut's EE market part 1
August 6:
Blog: Carbon cap and boom?
Podcast: Privacy issues and the smart grid part 2
July 30:
Blog: Efficiency: Highest priority for no one
Podcast: Privacy issues and the smart grid part 1
July 23:
Blog: Smart grid: How big is big?
Podcast: Why It's Critical for ESCOs to Accurately Measure Savings
July 16:
Blog: Light-bulb Liars II: Mercury and CFLs
Podcast: Developing critical guidelines for The Smart Grid part 2
July 9:
Blog: Using electricity to save the planet
Podcast:Developing critical guidelines for The Smart Grid part 1
July 2:
Podcast: Emissions-free electricity from small geothermal
sources part 2
Blog: Energy bill could open Southeast’s EE market
June 25:
Podcast: Emissions-free electricity from small geothermal
sources part 1
Blog: Reality check: Is green arrogant?
June 18:
Blog: Has the clean energy economy arrived?
Podcast: How companies can balance environmental ethics with cost
June 11:
Blog: Next: The wattcom boom
Podcast: How states can best use EE stimulus money part 2
June 4:
Blog: Where is energy’s cell phone?
Podcast: How states can best use EE stimulus money part 1
May 28:
Blog: Golf carts on interstate highways?
Podcast: Saving energy with a smart demand-supply network part 2
May 21:
Blog: Will society unplug?
Podcast: Saving energy with a smart demand-supply network part 1
May 14:
Blog: The one energy efficiency report to read
Podcast: EE opportunities in an economic downturn
May 7:
Blog: Businesses like efficiency, but hold back
Podcast: Tapping into the White Tag Market
April 30:
Blog: Efficiency stimulus will lower energy bills, says
federal report
Podcast: EE in the proposed Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
April 23:
Blog: Even rebels like efficiency
Podcast: Why the demand response market is growing
April 16:
Blog: The 14 best states for energy efficiency
Podcast: Saving energy with wireless magic part 2
April 9:
Blog: Making efficiency easy with on-bill financing
Podcast: Saving energy with wireless magic part 1
April 2:
Blog: Electricity still hot
Podcast: The biggest energy wasting generation part 2
March 26:
Blog: Federal energy stimulus: The check is in the mail
Podcast: The Biggest Energy Wasting Generation part 1
March 19:
Blog: $3.1 billion for state energy efficiency programs -
Just one catch
Podcast: Net-zero homes: No energy bill, no carbon emissions part 2
March 12:
Blog: How US businesses can access federal stimulus money
Podcast: Net-zero homes: No energy bill, no carbon emissions part 1
March 5:
Blog: How well is clean energy weathering the recession?
Podcast: Solving the green gap with a smart grid part 2
February 26:
Blog: Where to Find a Green Job?
Podcast: Solving the green gap with a smart grid part 1
February 19:
Blog: Who gets the EE stimulus money?
Podcast: The value of real-time energy use data part 2
February 12
Blog: Googlifying the electric grid
Podcast: Energy Orb inspires students part 1
February 5
Blog: Federal stimulus: Pork or real energy policy?
Podcast: How EE innovators can avoid patent problems
January 29
Blog: Is there romance in energy efficiency?
Podcast: Quick climate-change recommendations
January 22
Blog: Energy efficiency’s $1 trillion identity
Podcast: Customer-friendly demand response
January 15
Blog: Retire the clunker?
Podcast: How EE Will Benefit From The Recession
January 8
Blog: Energy Efficiency Markets chooses its favorites of
2008
Podcast: Making Obama's infrastructure plan "smart" part 2
2008:
December 18
Blog: Will support for efficiency hold in 2009?
Podcast: Making Obama's infrastructure plan "smart" part 1
December 11
Blog: Front-load washers: Leaky solar panels revisited?
Podcast: Advances in waste-to-ethanol commercialization
December 4
Blog: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and combined heat & power
Podcast: How to convince consumers to save energy
November 20
Blog: Clean energy, jobs and the real estate market
Podcast: Obama’s effect on the world-wide energy crisis
November 13
Blog: Lower energy prices: Now you see them, now you don’t
Podcast: Franchising distributed energy plants abroad
November 6
Blog: A new EE resource: Distributed people
Podcast: How President-elect Obama's energy policies will
affect industries
October 30
Blog: Electricity use falls
because of efficiency
Podcast: The new CHP tax credit - and why it's important
October 23
Blog: Toasting Pop-Tarts cheap: How electricity may solve our energy woes
Podcast: 100 mile per gallon light
trucks
October 17
Blog: Clean Energy Prospers: Toto, We’re Not on Wall Street Anymore
Podcast: Presidential Candidates' Energy Policies, Part 2
October 9
Blog: The Ghost of High Energy Prices Past
Podcast: Energy Policies of Obama and McCain, Part 1
October 2
Blog: Energy Tax Credits and the Devil in Congress
Podcast: Stabilizing the Grid with Energy Storage
September 25
Blog: Efficiency and the Jobs Argument
Podcast: Improving the Efficiency of the Transmission Grid
September 18
Blog: Profile of a White Tag Project
Podcast: Revolutionizing the Transmission System with Smart Technologies and Policies
September 11
Blog: Next, the Air Car?
Podcast: Science Fiction Is Now a Reality: Smart Building
September 4
Blog : Getting Ready for the Next US Industrial Boom
Podcast: Energy Efficiency Businesses and Reaching New Markets, Part 2
August 28
Blog: Efficiency’s Role in Carbon Cap-and-Trade
Podcast: Energy Efficiency Business and Reaching New Markets, Part 1
August 21, 2008
Blog: Eastern States Ready for Big EE Boost
Podcast: How Companies Benefit from Carbon Footprint Reduction
August 14, 2008
Blog: Why it is so Hard – and so Important – To Increase Distributed Resources
Podcast: New Technology to Implement Energy Efficiency
August 7, 2008
Blog: Reducing Hospital Costs through Efficiency
Podcast: Increasing Car EE by Using Plastics
July 31
Blog: Congress Feels No Pain
Podcast: Market Drivers for Energy Efficient Building Retrofits
July 24
Blog: What’s Cool about Air Conditioning
Podcast: Venture Capital and Start-Up Options in EE, Part 2
July 17
Blog: Mr. Pickens, What about Plug-In Hybrids?
Podcast: Venture Capital and Start-Up Options in EE, Part 1
July 10
Blog: And Now for Some Good Economic News: EE Workers Needed
Podcast: How to Ramp Up EE as Quickly as Possible
July 3
Blog: How Power Hungry Is Home Entertainment?
Podcast: Public Power Seizes New Energy Efficiency Opportunities, Part 2
June 26
Blog: How Long Will Efficiency Be the Favored Choice?
Podcast: Public Power Seizes New Energy Efficiency Opportunities, Part 1
June 19
Blog: CHP Gains Stature as Efficiency Measure
Podcast: ConEd’s View of EE Trends and Demand
June 12
Blog: Overcoming the dirty secret of clean energy
Podcast: Innovative EE Policies in France and Italy
June 5
Blog: Are the Number Crunchers Forgetting About Energy Efficiency?
Podcast: Scoring Canada’s Effort to Achieve Greater Efficiency
May 29
Blog: What price motivates customers to save energy?
Podcast: Demand Response in Regulated and Unregulated Markets
May 22
Blog: Report Reveals Unusual EE Market Pattern
Podcast: Making it Easy to Find EE Products
May 15
Blog: Big Energy Efficiency Vote Due From Small Commission
Podcast: The Challenges of Implementing Energy Efficiency in the US
May 8, 2008
Blog: Think Gas Prices Are High? Electricity is Next.
Podcast: Policy That Could Revolutionize EE, Part 2
May 1, 2008
Blog: The Rebound Effect: Does Energy Efficiency Actually Lead to More Energy Use?
Podcast: Policy Initiatives That Could Revolutionize EE
April 24
Blog: Efficiency Guru on the Behind-the-Scenes EE Revolution
Podcast: Why Companies Strive to Satisfy Customers with EE Efforts
April 17
Blog: Energy Efficiency: Not a Sound Bite Business
Podcast: The Benefits of Certifying Buildings as “Green”
April 10
Blog: How to Find “White Tag” Markets
Podcast: The Societal Benefits of Taking Part in Demand Response Programs
April 3
Blog: Rhode Island: Little State, Big Energy Efficiency Opportunity
Podcast: How Businesses Can Take Advantage of Energy Efficiency Incentives
March 20
Podcast: Using the Kyoto Protocol to Invest in Energy Efficiency in The Ukraine
March 13
Blog: Is Today’s Interest in Efficiency a Blip?
Podcast: Energy Efficiency Moves Out of the Boiler Room and into the Board Room
March 6
Blog: Negawatts beat megawatts in New England
Podcast: Energy Efficient Ships: Cutting Big Waste
February 28
Blog: A green apple for the teacher
Podcast: Energy Waste in Information Technology
February 21
Blog: Maryland and the electron-hungry mob
Podcast: The Save A Watt Program: Boosting Utility EE
February 14
Blog: Energy efficiency: A bubble or a vacuum?
Podcast: How Businesses Can Profit from Energy Efficiency Programs
February 7
Blog: President’s Budget Continues to Shrink Funding for Energy Efficiency, says ACEEE
February 1
Blog: Wal-Mart sets goal to improve appliance efficiency
January 23
Blog: Legal challenge to DOE efficiency standards
January 17
Blog: Energy Trust of Oregon program seen as national model
January 10
Blog: HP sets goal to increase computer energy efficiency
2007:
December 20
Blog: Bush signs energy law that advances efficiency
December 12
Blog: Rapid growth expected in smart meter market
December 5
Blog: US can cut energy use 50%, say industry leaders
November 8
Blog: Capacity auction accepts demand resources
November 1
Blog: ACEEE report: Portfolio standard would save $35 billion
Preview Issue
Blog: How to design a cap-and-trade program that values Energy Efficiency?