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Efficiency, Renewables, and Storage: The New Triple Bottom Line
Today, I attended an informative webinar on the combination of solar and storage, hosted by Renewable Energy World and presented by a team from DNV GL. The presentation clearly outlined the broad range of ways in which renewables (in this … Continue reading
Posted in Business Energy Use, Clean Energy, Consumer Energy Use, Energy, Energy Policy, Federal Energy Policy, Leadership, Local Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, Solar Energy, State Energy Policy, Storage, Strategic Planning
Tagged energy efficiency, energy financing, energy management, energy planning, energy policy, energy storage, energy strategy, Renewable Energy
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Renewable Energy World Europe 2012: Leadership on RE at the Speed of Light
Being in Cologne, Germany in June for the Renewable Energy World Europe 2012 conference was an awe inspiring experience. Check out my paper on RE policy, slides, and video clips from the conference. With this kind of leadership at home and across the pond, we are bound to make headway in the most important challenges we face regarding energy production and use. Continue reading
Posted in Clean Energy, Climate Change, Consumer Energy Use, Energy, Energy Policy, Federal Energy Policy, Leadership, Renewable Energy, State Energy Policy, Uncategorized
Tagged clean energy, climate change, Cologne Germany, Colorado, Colorado Governor's Energy Office, energy policy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Foundation, Renewable Energy World Europe 2012, Rocky Mountain Institute, state energy issues, sustainable, UK
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Climate Change: Just the Facts, Ma’am
Watching the simple fact of the Earth’s temperature change over 131 years is a lot harder to ignore than a list of facts and figures. And, it’s easy to list some obvious implications for a place like Colorado, just off the top of one’s head. What does this NASA video make you feel? And, more importantly, make you want to do? Continue reading
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Tagged clean energy, climate change, energy policy
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International Women’s Day: Help a Woman Access Some Energy
March 8, 2012 is International Women’s Day. It’s a great time to think about the great things we see women do, the great things we see women and men do together, and how we can bring greater equality to the world. I’m thinking particularly about equality of energy access. I’m grateful that I live in a world of relative equality, and that I can close out much of the brutal inequality between genders that remains. But, I allow myself to see enough to know that I have to act, every day, to keep the tide moving forward: for women in the U.S. and around the globe. With that in mind, I’ll go haul some wood to heat my home: in homage to the women who do it every day just to feed their families. Oh, and in May I’ll host a couple of forums on the topic, too. Continue reading
Posted in Clean Energy, Consumer Energy Use, Energy, Energy Policy, Gender, Leadership, Renewable Energy
Tagged clean energy, energy policy, gender, International Women's Day, Renewable Energy
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Performance-Based Incentives: The New Face of Residential Solar
In March of 2011, the Xcel Energy incentives for residential solar PV buyers, shifting from an up-front incentive (UFI) to a performance-based incentive (PBI) that pays the owner based on how much electricity is actually produced. There are a variety of reasons for that change, not the least of which was cash flow concerns for Xcel. So, what does that mean for the residential PV buyer? The answer depends on when you buy and how much you pay… as well as how much Xcel charges for electricity in the future. Continue reading
Posted in Clean Energy, Consumer Energy Use, Energy, Energy Policy, Local Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Energy
Tagged clean energy, energy policy, Namasté Solar, Renewable Energy, solar Energy, state energy issues, sustainable, Xcel Energy
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Of Leadership on the Edge: Leslie’s 2011 GEM Commencement Address
In December of 2011, I was humbled by my UCD Cohort IV peers: they asked me to deliver our commencement address. They also came through when I asked them for their parting thoughts. Here is the video of the presentation: a compilation of ideas from a group of very smart folks, and my particular call to leadership. Continue reading
Posted in Business Management, Clean Energy, Energy, Energy Policy, Leadership
Tagged Business Management, energy policy, leadership, Renewable Energy, sustainable
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Colorado Solar Thermal Roadmap Launches
The Colorado Solar Thermal Roadmap launched today. With a model for steady and impressive growth in installed capacity, revenues and jobs over the next 40 years, its worth checking out this document. Clearly, solar thermal deserves a place in Colorado’s energy portfolio, with our world class solar thermal performance. Look to see what could be coming our way. Continue reading
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Tagged clean energy, Colorado, energy policy, Renewable Energy, solar Energy, state energy issues, strategic planning, sustainable
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If You Say It, Will They Come?
Vice President Biden made the case for the Obama administration that the U.S. will lead the clean energy charge—again. If the administration says it enough times, will it come true? Sure! George Bush did the same the with the economy in 2000, and it worked. Only this time, the strategy is founded on something much, much more real. Continue reading
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Tagged Business Management, clean energy, energy policy, Renewable Energy, sustainable
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