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Reality Check: Debunking Industry Myths on Leased Net-Zero Energy Buildings
I recall my father’s advice, “Do the best you can with what you have, and if the stars align, you’ll have the opportunity for better.”…

A Bull Is Loose in the Energy Shop, and Tariffs Are a Weak Lasso
Yesterday, the U.S. government presented a new challenge for the clean energy industry. The confused logic of the solar PV import tariff challenges all reason:…

5 Reasons Why the Clean Energy Future Can’t Be Stopped
Energy used to be a boring industry—no pun intended. For over a century, the proven formula for success was to drill, mine, generate, and consume…

Report Release: Reimagining the Utility to Bring “Utility of the Future” Debates Down to Earth
A lot of attention is given to the question: what is the right role and business model for electric utilities? This has become something like…

Community-Scale Solar Is on the Fast Track to Grid Parity
Will 2018 be the year when solar power reaches so-called grid parity, providing a cost of energy over its operating life that is equal to…