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Following the debate on Capitol Hill on the federal renewable portfolio standard is a real reminder of the importance of voluntary renewable energy markets. Here we are, starting with a proposal that would have electric utility companies getting 25% of their electricity from renewable resources, like wind and solar, by 2020. By the time the bill is readying for a vote we are down to the possibility of 12% renewables by 2020.

Is there anyone...

By now, most western cultures are well aware of their carbon pollution impact. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the number one contributor to rising global temperatures and is released by everything from automobiles to coal-fired power plants.

Community Energy has come to understand these issues more intimately than most, as our business model is based around affecting change in these areas. However, when considering carbon pollution on a global scale,...

Now that spring is finally upon us, the urge to clean out the closets, the garage and the shed is strong. But the realization that we are responsible for the proper disposal of everything we own is daunting. We can no longer pretend that when we put things at the curb they simply disappear with out an environmental trace.  What to do?

Our family spent last Saturday driving around dropping things off at their proper disposal sites. ...

Members of the Community Energy team recently attended a ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil a solar photovoltaic (PV) system at The Goodwin Memorial Branch of the Hartford Public Library in Hartford, Connecticut.   The 8-kW solar system is the first installation of the 10 kW the City has earned through the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities program and is valued at approximately $80,000.

This installation is the result of the...

A group of employees from Community Energy and Iberdrola Renewables gather once a month to tackle green initiatives in the Radnor, Pennsylvania office.  We are a volunteer-based group made up of smaller self-appointed sub-committees that approach sustainability from various angles.  For instance, we have subcommittees that focus on volunteering, staff education, sustainability issues at home, and tone that measures the impact of the...