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Cutting Red Tape to Make Solar Faster, Cheaper and Easier to Install
For the past few years, the costs of solar photovoltaic panels and hardware have seen significant declines, and that’s expected to continue. Great news for fans of solar!

Building Inspiration Through an Iconic Retrofit
Originally posted by greenbiz.com. In the 1933 movie King Kong, the Empire State Building sets the backdrop for the ape’s climactic defeat. Throughout decades of art and culture, America’s favorite building has hosted tragedy and inspired grand solutions. The building magnifies our indomitable spirit and aspirations that carry America forward.

Cisco’s ‘Generation Everywhere’ Utility Vision
Originally published by Greentechmedia.com. Are utilities ready for distributed generation and the “prosumer” energy economy? The electric power industry is just at the beginning of a transformation in business models due to disruption by new technology that has parallels to many other industries.

Lightweighting a Key To DOE’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge
In March 2012 President Obama announced a “B-HAG” (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) for U.S. electric vehicle adoption: enable U.S. companies to produce plug-in electric vehicles that are as affordable and convenient as today’s gas-powered vehicles by 2022.

Pioneering “Pay for Performance” in the Pacific Northwest
Washington State, the land of coffee and clouds, is at it again. As if it is not enough to lead the country in caffeine consumed per capita and cardiac arrest recovery rates, it is now hard at work innovating on how to capture building energy efficiency.