Electrify Most Things!

Electrify Most Things!

Electrification can provide so many benefits, relating to efficiency, safety and comfort, and climate, that there is growing refrain to “electrify everything,” especially for buildings and transportation. I fully believe that electrification presents the best way to...
Braiding NTG

Braiding NTG

Over the past few years, in response to the growing climate change crisis, federal, state, and local governments’ funding of energy efficiency and decarbonization projects has increased substantially (to put it mildly). In many cases, both programs and participants...
Maximizing the Value of Process Evaluations

Maximizing the Value of Process Evaluations

Evaluations can sometimes feel like a regulatory checkbox. This can seem especially true for process evaluations which may be required but provide seemingly limited value. However, process evaluations can provide programs with invaluable information if the...
If We Are Serious About Environmental Justice

If We Are Serious About Environmental Justice

This week’s Energy Rant was guest written by Teri Lutz, Director of Sales & Marketing at Michaels Energy. Teri believes in a fair and just energy economy and hopes this Rant edition will inspire our readers to get involved and advocate for environmental justice...
Heat Pumps and Supplemental Heating

Heat Pumps and Supplemental Heating

In case you haven’t heard, heat pumps are a thing now. As their efficiency and performance in cold climates continue to improve, heat pumps have become the backbone of energy efficiency and decarbonization efforts and are a focal point of the Inflation Reduction Act....