Disruption

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“We are looking for the leader who can harness the power of disruptive technology.”  NRG Energy, the biggest independent power producer in the U.S., is undergoing a transformation. Last week, the company announced it is splitting up its assets into three separate entities: NRG Business, NRG Home and NRG Renew. NRG Business will encompass the… Keep reading →

Germany Expands Its Electricity Network

Quick Take:  CNBC is out with a loooooonnnnnngggg article about the “dirty clean energy battle.” In it, NRG Energy CEO David Crane calls utilities “shockingly stupid.” Now you could certainly call utility CEOs (as a group) conservative or slow-to-react or even timid. But they’re not stupid. Crane and others like him often complain bitterly about… Keep reading →