In 30 states, citizens have just one choice for their electricity service. It's like the old communist truism: "You can have any color car you want, as long as it's red." What if citizens could collectively shop around for electricity in bulk to get lower prices and cleaner, local power?
In six states they can with community choice agg
In yesterday’s blog, I lay out the problem at hand, but now, what do we do to fight it?
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If there was one key takeaway from the most recent RenewableEnergyWorld.com and Solar Power-gen webcast it was that the year ahead will be difficult for large-scale solar power development due to poor access to capital, an uncertain policy landscape, the pending trade case against China and module prices that are too low to support a healthy indust
While solar is making steady progress towards the main stream, it ain’ there yet. Many consumers are still suspicious of solar because it’ unfamiliar. They’e seen panels and solar homes in pictures, but it’ not like buying or selling a car… or is it?
Making analogies to something familiar can be very helpful fo
By the year 2030 slum cities around the world will grow by over a billion people. Most poor people on the planet will live in slums and The Appropriate Technology Collaborative will be there to design new affordable, sustainable products that improve life and provide opportunity. We are developing relationships with people in Managua [...]
Welcome to Solar Fred’ 3rd annual Solar Marketing Wish List for the coming year. If you haven’ granted my last two years worth of wishes, take another shot: Here’ 2010 and 2011.
For 2012, the theme is focusing your marketing on building solar communities. And when I say “communities,” I’ not just tal
Last year, thanks to the hard work and commitment of our clients in developing countries, and literally hundreds of volunteers from the U.S., we were able to achieve astounding progress on our goal of developing and distributing affordable, sustainable technological solutions that empower people and promote dignity. Working side-by-side with our partners in developing [...]