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5 Major Trends Driving the $80B US Distributed Energy Resources Market Through 2025

GreenTechMedia

Residential smart thermostats and electric water heaters will supplant direct load controls in homes as a primary source of demand response, creating large new reservoirs of potential grid flexibility for utilities, grid operators and aggregators. 1) Solar will retain its leading role in distributed generation. Source: U.S.

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Earth Day Ideas for Employees: How To Engage Remote Workers To Be More Sustainable At Home

Green Business Bureau

Switch to an electric vehicle or hybrid. Switch to battery-powered lawn equipment. Get solar power on your roof. Teach your family members or friends about good green habits . Create a library box in your neighborhood . Replace your HVAC with a more efficient unit. Volunteer locally.

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Report Calls for a Ground-Up Overhaul of Federal Transmission Grid Policy

GreenTechMedia

“Not only yes, but hell yes,” James Hoecker, FERC chairman from 1997 to 2001, said of the need for major new transmission investment in a Wednesday webinar introducing the report. In that light, the new report represents “the radical idea that planning should actually be about the future.”

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33 Earth Day Ideas for Employees: How To Engage Remote Workers To Be More Sustainable in 2023

Green Business Bureau

Sustainability Employee Education and Training Weekly or monthly webinars or video chat meetings specifically dedicated to helping inform employees of the importance of your green plan, the importance of green business as a whole, and what they can do to help.

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Electrify Everything Everywhere All At Once – India Edition Transcript

CleanTechnica

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work.