The Big Shift in Energy @ Work
The big shift in energy is the Internet of Everything creating competitive energy markets. It means new knowledge available from…
Customer Choice Aggregation Disrupts Utility Business Model
Technology is empowering customers to drive the distributed energy resource future (DER). San Mateo County is the latest Bay Area…
‘Uber’ the Distributed Energy Future
The electric power future of the energy value chain is being transformed by distributed generation technology, renewable energy sources, better…
Augmented Reality @ Work
The graphic above is a visualization of expected crime patterns in Santa Cruz, California from a Santa Clara University research…
I’m Back!
I stopped writing for this blog and elsewhere when I went to work for Deloitte. The rule of the…
Regulation and Common Sense Often Don’t Mix
In California, Proposition 65 requires that retailers and manufacturers disclose the use of any chemicals that may pose an environmental…
Time to Boil Political Frogs
It must be an election year! How do I know, because politicians of both parties are spouting talking points about…
Give the President What He Wants—-and Give It To Him Hard!
The decision by the US Supreme Court upholding the Affordable Care Act mandate as a tax was a stunning surprise…
It is Still the Economy Stupid
The phrase made famous by Bill Clinton’s political campaign has a habit of creeping back into the conversation. It happened…
Civic Choices 