The electric grid is complex. Billions of electrons traveling through millions of miles of wires to thousands of substations to deliver the conveniences and technologies that improve our quality of life and power our economy. The grid was named the singular technological achievement of the 20th century by the National Association of Engineers, ahead of phones, TVs, computers, and air conditioning. None of those advancements would have been possible without electricity and the grid that coordinates its flow.

In April 2017, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) launched PowerForward, an effort to study how Ohio could revolutionize its electrical grid, improve reliability and resilience, and incorporate new, innovative technologies in order to enhance the customer experience of all Ohio electricity customers.

April 2018 marks the 48th anniversary of Earth Month, when people participate in civic and sustainability actions around the world, and count down to Earth Day festivities on April 22.

Whether you plant a tree, clean up a trail, swap out a light bulb, sign a petition, or opt to bike instead of drive, it’s our collective actions that have the power to improve the planet we all live on.

Utility-funded energy efficiency programs have been around for decades, with utilities offering specific incentives and vendors delivering results. Over time companies have emerged whose main purpose has been to design and deliver specific efficiency programs for the electric utilities.

Energy efficiency is more than just LED light bulbs and remembering to turn the lights off when you leave a room. Energy efficiency stretches across multiple industries, from building and construction, to automotive, to retail appliances and beyond. It’s become a staple in homes with devices like voice-activated personal assistants to help manage and control electricity usage, battery storage to charge electric vehicles (EVs) or save energy generated from solar panels, and automatic sensors to reduce unnecessary energy usage.

Report provides utilities with a roadmap to navigate critical challenges and capitalize on new customer opportunities facing the industry

AUSTIN, Texas (February 7, 2018) – CLEAResult, a leader in designing and implementing technology-enabled energy efficiency programs for utilities, today released its annual 2018 Innovation Outlook Report.

At CLEAResult, we aim to change the way people use energy. Integral to that mission is making sense of the shifting priorities and changing attitudes in the energy industry on behalf of our clients. To that end, we’d like to offer you our third annual industry report, featuring the foremost insights and energy-specific discussions from industry thought leaders.

“Innovation Outlook: The 2018 State of Energy Efficiency” should serve as a reference source for utilities, now and into the future.

Combined company will emerge as leading provider of retail-based and midstream demand side management programs

AUSTIN, Texas (January 29, 2018) – CLEAResult, a leader in designing and implementing technology-enabled demand side management programs for utilities, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Utility Division of Ecova (now known as ENGIE Insight), a leading energy and sustainability management company.

Utilities and their grid partners may need to be both the compass and machete when it comes to navigating the fledgling smart home market.

That’s a crude analogy for such a sophisticated thing, for sure. It is to say that this new world is a jungle, of sorts, dense enough to obscure where the future leads, full of potential dead ends or, worse, traps leading right to the lions, tigers and bears, oh my. Two-way thermostats, pinging meters, chatty appliances, cell phone apps, hyperactive software is enough to make a customer lost within the array of it all.