Community Energy has been working with electric utilities for ten years (Happy Anniversary!).   I have had the privilege of working with our utility partners for four, and we are proud to be part of some very successful green power partnerships.  This has given me the opportunity to experience the internal cogs of some utilities.

One thing to be said for any big company is that change can be slow to happen, utility companies...

You celebrate a traditional Valentine’s Day – flowers, candy, a romantic dinner – but this Valentine’s Day, you are dating an environmentalist.  If you are, you know what I’m talking about.  You look at every item before you throw it out to see whether you can reuse, recycle or, compost it.  You check sockets to see if the appliance HAS to be plugged in.  You purchase RECs or Carbon Offsets.  Everything in the...

Anyone who has stopped by or enrolled in a clean energy program at one of Community Energy’s many community outreach tables may have noticed our miniature 1-foot model wind turbines made from pewter.  In the fall, the editors of Norwalk, Connecticut-based E, The Environmental Magazine, noticed our miniature model and thought one would make the perfect prop for their upcoming “Wind Power” issue.  Yes, that’s a model wind turbine...

Now that we’re more than a few days into 2009, I have been thinking more about what I can personally do to live a greener lifestyle, as well as what green trends are up and coming. Recent conversations with friends and neighbors who are not in the renewable energy or sustainability fields have given me a slightly different perspective on what the people see as a realistic green lifestyle and what role businesses can play.  As individuals,...

Barack Obama has been sworn-in as the 44th President of the United States and many believe he will usher in a new era of federal commitment to renewable energy – using it as a platform to both help revitalize the US economy through green jobs, but also to help reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy, while improving our environment.

Since the 1990’s, the federal production tax credit has played an essential role in encouraging...