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Decarbonization
Climate Change Will Cost Cooperatives Millions if Not Addressed
by Kimberly Dailey | Sep 20, 2022
Climate change spells lowered efficiency, increased expenses and more outages – the only thing members dislike more than rate increases – and as the demand for energy increases, the problems around climate change only loom larger. The decade between 2000 to 2010 was...
Can Cooperatives Thrive and Grow in an Environment of Decarbonization?
by Bob Stoyko | Aug 12, 2021
Natural gas cooperatives have a long history of growing their member base by promoting the virtues of natural gas when compared to other energy options: natural gas is clean-burning, energy efficient and cost effective. The expanding concerns about climate change and...
Cooperatives Have Important Role in Decarbonized Energy
by Kimberly Dailey | Jul 16, 2021
The power generation sector has made great strides in creating decarbonized energy, with transportation overtaking the power generation sector as the largest CO2 producer in 2017. This change did not occur as a result of transportation emissions increasing or...
Cooperatives Energy Efficiency
by HomeServe USA | Dec 9, 2020
Energy efficiency is a critical component of enviromental and economic growth.According to the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, utility-sector energy efficiency programs began in the 1970s when the energy crises gave rise to the new concept of “energy...
Solar Energy: A Path to the Future
by Kimberly Dailey | Feb 26, 2020
Solar energy prices have seen a sustained decrease – it once cost 20 times as much as coal to generate the same amount of energy with solar panels. However, the price dropped by more than 90 percent and is now comparable to fossil fuels. Solar distributed energy...
Utility Regulators Face a New Reality
by Kimberly Dailey | Oct 14, 2019
With the energy industry in the midst of an evolution, cooperatives are more clearly understanding the need for transformation from a role of commodity supplier to “ratepayers” to a trusted advisor on a range of energy issues to a more and more sophisticated and...
The Future of the Grid is the Future of Energy
by Kimberly Dailey | Jun 19, 2019
What does the energy industry of tomorrow look like? As more distributed energy resources and connected devices come online, the aging electrical grid may become more difficult to maintain. However, at the same time, these resources will make it easier for utilities...
Utilities Strive to Improve Energy Efficiency for Future
by Kimberly Dailey | May 21, 2019
As more states commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions – and some, like California, have ambitious goals – to improve energy efficiency will be an important tool in meeting those goals. Additionally, as efficiency-as-a-service pioneers have demonstrated, energy...
These States Use the Most Renewable Energy
by Kimberly Dailey | Apr 28, 2019
The U.S. has always relied heavily on fossil fuels – such as natural gas, oil and coal – for energy production. But the trend is now changing, due to many clean energy initiatives at the state level. The production of renewable energy resources keeps increasing, with...
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Addressing Cooperative Objectives
Addressing Cooperative Objectives HomeServe offers cooperatives a no-cost, ancillary revenue generating opportunity that amplifies program results while enhancing the member experience. Support your members in their homes and improve engagement with energy efficiency...
Climate Change Will Cost Cooperatives Millions if Not Addressed
Climate change spells lowered efficiency, increased expenses and more outages – the only thing members dislike more than rate increases – and as the demand for energy increases, the problems around climate change only loom larger. The decade between 2000 to 2010 was...
Can Cooperatives Thrive and Grow in an Environment of Decarbonization?
Natural gas cooperatives have a long history of growing their member base by promoting the virtues of natural gas when compared to other energy options: natural gas is clean-burning, energy efficient and cost effective. The expanding concerns about climate change and...