Knowing a utility's peak power hours can help businesses cut bills by up to 35%, says Mike Gordon, CEO of Joule Assets, which has launched Peak Power Index. Lisa Cohn of EnergyEfficiencyMarkets.com interviews Gordon about the many businesses and organizations that can benefit from this knowledge.

Lisa Cohn of EnergyEfficiencyMarkets.com continues her interview with Robert Weisenmiller, chairman of the California Energy Commission, who hails the many benefits of California’s microgrid projects—including cutting foreign oil use and saving lives for the military. The commission has awarded $1.7 million for a military microgrid demonstration project.

Lisa Cohn of EnergyEfficiencyMarkets.com interviews Robert Weisenmiller, chairman of the California Energy Commission, who hails the many benefits of California’s microgrid projects—including cutting foreign oil use and saving lives for the military. The commission has awarded $1.7 million for a military microgrid demonstration project.

A report from Acccenture Energy Consumer Services concludes that small and medium sized businesses want utilities to provide more products and services that could satisfy customers and reap revenues for utilities. Lisa Cohn of EnergyEfficiencyMarkets.com interviews Greg Guthridge, global managing director of Accenture Energy Consumer Services.

Lisa Cohn of EnergyEfficiencyMarkets.com interviews NRDC senior scientist Noah Horowitz, who provides news about just how much the US could save with efficient routers, modems and other black boxes that connect to the internet--and what can be done about it.

Lisa Cohn of EnergyEfficiencyMarkets.com interviews Stacey Lawson, CEO of Ygrene, which provides software that helps administer green projects, about the impact of Obama's climate plan on energy efficiency. She gives the good and bad news about the plan.

Lisa Cohn of EnergyEfficiencyMarkets.com interviews Barun Singh, CTO and founder of WegoWise, about President Obama’s Climate Plan. He discusses what it means to the built environment and the benefits of boosting EE.

Lisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriter.com interviews Inara Scott, Assistant Professor at Oregon State University’s College of Business, who describes a study about what can be done to increase energy efficiency. What are the barriers and how can they be overcome?

Lisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters interviews Larry Rallo, LEDtronics business development manager, who discusses misconceptions about LED lights and what manufacturers and policy makers can do to fix this problem.

What is Seattle learning as it gathers energy-use information for all its public buildings? Lisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Sandra Mallory, Seattle's Office of Sustainability and Environment’s Green Building and Resource Conservation Program Manager. The report comes as hundred of private building owners are reporting their energy use information under the city's benchmarking and reporting law.