Ask the Expert: Next Generation Utility Program Measurement and What it Means for ESG

GianGabriel Masoni Dobles, Zondits staff, 5/23/2023 Zondits interviewed Nathan Phillips, a senior analytics engineer on the analytics and data science team at DNV. His work spans data engineering, building software, and assembling the tooling that helps utilities and other customers achieve energy savings. To serve both utility clients and colleagues at DNV, he navigates a … Read more

“I called this hearing to set the table for what I hope will be bipartisan, durable policy-making in this Congress to expand American nuclear energy and its many benefits for the nation.”

Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., and chairman of the Energy, Climate and Grid Security subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee said “I called this hearing to set the table for what I hope will be bipartisan, durable policy-making in this Congress to expand American nuclear energy and its many benefits for the nation.” House hearing … Read more

BP Faces a Shareholder Backlash After Revising its Emissions Goals 

Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 5/16/2023 British Petroleum (BP) is making record profits, but its shareholders are not necessarily pleased. The energy giant, which has long promoted itself as a defender of the environment, has recently pulled back their level of commitment to reducing emissions. BP’s annual general meeting was held the last week in April, … Read more

“We’ve got to have these conversations years in advance, not three months in advance… addressing the problems of getting to scale, and then sustaining scale when we get there.”

“We’ve got to have these conversations years in advance, not three months in advance,” EPRI Director of Transportation Britta Gross said. “it’s all about addressing the problems of getting to scale, and then sustaining scale when we get there,” Gross said. Read the full article from Utility Dive EPRI launches 3-year initiative to address grid constraints, … Read more

Aging Transmission Grids are a Major Bottleneck for Renewable Energy Expansion

Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 5/9/2023 CNBC’s fourth installment in their series on the U.S. power grid reports that renewable energy projects are waiting in lines longer than those for a Taylor Swift concert. According to the article, wind and solar project wait lines are often years long as power grid infrastructures struggle to accommodate the … Read more

“There are people who say this is impossible, and people who say this isn’t challenging at all. I’d say it’s somewhere in between: It’s challenging, but it’s not impossible.”

Ben Haley, an energy expert and co-founder of Evolved Energy Research said, “There are people who say this is impossible, and people who say this isn’t challenging at all. I’d say it’s somewhere in between: It’s challenging, but it’s not impossible.” Read the full article from the New York Times How Electrifying Everything Became a … Read more

Silent Giants: Electrification on the Warehouse Floor

Gian-Gabriel Masoni Dobles, Contributing Writer, Zondits  5/2/2023 Wes Whited, Zondits contributor Throughout industry, forklifts are everywhere. Statistical research firms estimate that nearly 1.5 million forklifts are sold every year, worldwide. And forklifts represent a huge opportunity in the transition to clean energy. How so? Forklifts are powered by either fossil fuel (gasoline, diesel, propane) engines or electric … Read more

AESP National Conference Recap – A Thought Leadership Effort

Karys Arisohn, Zondits staff, 4/28/2023 New Orleans is world-renowned for its distinctive music, Creole cuisine, unique dialects, and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. The National AESP Conference was celebrated a week after Fat Tuesday, Feb. 27- March 2 at the Marriott on Canal Street in the historic heart of the city, a … Read more

Utility Bill Triage & Standby Rates

Matt Arisohn, Zondits guest, 4/25/2023 Matt Arisohn is the President at Next Energy World, LLC where he works with commercial customers to obtain higher energy efficiency levels, install clean energy systems, and reduce costs. This article has been edited from a blog entry posted by Matt, https://new-sustainability.com/f/utility-bill-triage-standby-rates. During this past winter, electric and natural gas … Read more