Oil prices have fallen, yet negawatts still cheaper than megawatts Oil prices have fallen a bit from their recent highs, yet energy efficiency remains the cheapest option around. That should not come as a surprise, but coming from the conservative, fossil-fuel focused International Energy Agency (IEA) makes it noteworthy. The global energy efficiency market,… Keep reading →
The March 2011 Fukushima accident destroyed four and shuttered most (currently all) of Japan’s 54 nuclear plants. Japan replaced nuclear energy with discomfort, sacrifice, and costly fossil fuels, because utility oligopolies suppressed renewable competitors and national energy efficiency languished. Two and a half years later, power reserves, though easing, remain tight, fuel bills exorbitant, and… Keep reading →
There are plenty of money-making opportunities from reducing energy use that go above and beyond implicit savings, but the market for energy reduction assets is opaque, and financing opportunities for smaller-scale projects are few and far between. Energy efficiency financing and insurance firm Joule Assets has introduced new services designed to grow that market, by… Keep reading →
