Fully optimized green power programs provide a huge opportunity for utilities. When designed and implemented well, these programs offer numerous benefits.
What Gas Utilities Can Learn From Electric Utility Green Power Programs As pressure to decarbonize our energy supply mounts, many gas utilities are considering how to integrate and scale renewable natural gas, and are considering a voluntary renewable natural gas (RNG) program for their residential and commercial customers. While voluntary RNG programs are a relatively […]
Over 125,000 customers participate in innovative renewable energy program In 2000, Pacific Power, a regulated utility serving customers across a six state region, launched its Blue SkySM renewable energy program. The program was well-received and steadily gained customers in its early years. By 2004, Pacific Power was offering three different products within the program and […]
Recently the power of person to person outreach was featured by energy communications professional John Egan in his piece Utilities, Do More Face-to-Face Public Engagement! In the post, Egan makes the case that despite the proliferation of digital communications tools there are still plenty of times when you need to “look someone in the eye to […]
Western Washington is an area of the country widely known for cloudy skies. As the popularity of solar power grew around the country, residents of the Pacific Northwest tended to look the other way, incorrectly classifying solar as not for me. In 2013 as PSE and their 3Degrees support team set out to grow the […]