As readers of this blog likely understand, decarbonizing buildings and improving their energy efficiency at the scale needed to mitigate the effects of climate change will require tremendous levels of investment. To ensure that investments are made equitably, disadvantaged communities must be prioritized. With this in mind, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become an important concept in energy efficiency program implementation and evaluation in recent years. However, most DEI focus has been on the residential sector (particularly low-income households), with the commercial and industrial sector receiving far less attention. Let’s dive into how DEI concepts fit into non-residential utility…
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This week I’m repackaging recent news on electric vehicle (EV) developments – market, technical, and utility impacts. I like to look at scale (macro) rather than ubiquitous siloed micro thinking. Is it realistic to scale rare earth mineral mining, battery manufacturing, and battery disposal? What about charging logistics, third-world labor, and grid impacts? Breaking the Grid? Let’s start with the revelation that force, in the form of mandates, will break things. An aeronautical engineer’s piece in Energy Central, says EVs, at scale, will break the grid. He notes that the Biden regime is developing restrictions requiring the market share of…
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When I first heard the term “value proposition” years ago, I thought, what the heck does this obtuse phrase mean? In this context, value is a measure of desirability, and proposition means proposal. Google tells us that value proposition is “an innovation, service, or feature intended to make a company or product attractive to customers.” Oh, you mean selling point: “a feature of a product for sale that makes it attractive to customers.” Wikipedia adds another term, “In marketing, the unique selling proposition, also called the unique selling point or the unique value proposition in the business model canvas, is…
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