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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 … More

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 … More

‘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 … More

Augmented Reality @ Work

The graphic above is a visualization of expected crime patterns in Santa Cruz, California from a Santa Clara University research … More

I’m Back!

I stopped writing for this blog and elsewhere when I went to work for Deloitte. The rule of the … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More