A microgrid connecting to the office of a champion decision maker

The Role of Community Microgrid Champions

Sara Harari, Nate Grady
Community microgrids can be initiated by a wide range of individuals or organizations. They include mayors and utilities. They also may include “anchor” off-takers like hospital management, development companies, or community organizations. But to succeed, they require that at least one person really take the lead and energize the project.
Analysis of electric vehicle corridor options in Connecticut

Data Visualization Tools that Can Guide Energy and EV Development

Maggie Yuan Yao
The versatile online State Energy Analysis Tool produces visuals and data analyses on energy and climate at the state level as well as the national level in the United States. This information allows states to explore their potential for renewable energy and carbon markets. It provides powerful data visualization for...
Solar panels on a building with a boarded window

How Solar Can Expand Its Socioeconomic Reach

Oliver Tully
Innovative solutions can help solar companies reach the low-to-moderate-income market, according to a report from Vote Solar. According to 2016 Census and data, 44-78 million people in the United States qualify as low-income and/or low-credit. But many of these customers are being left out of the clean energy transition...
A Modern House

Do Energy Efficiency Labels Increase Home Prices?

Beryl Ajwang
According to a recent research study, “Energy Performance Certificates - Informing the Informed or the Indifferent?,” the presence of an energy label on homes does not have any significant impact on home pricing. A team led by Professor Jon Olaf Olaussen from the business school at the Norwegian University of...