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What struck me about Mario Rufino’s article over at Environmental Leader is how eloquently it frames the backstory of the sustainability officer: well-intentioned, under-funded, and somewhat disconnected. It highlights what we see every day in our customer work: the importance of a holistic approach to energy management particularly as it pertains to sustainability. Here are [...]
When I saw our recent GSA press releases, highlighting the successful procurement of more than one billion kWh of power and the wonderful results generated by textbook supplier bidding behavior, I immediately thought of a collateral piece produced by a prominent competitor of ours about how auctions don’t work. It was entitled “A Tool with [...]
In my last post, I discussed our acquisition of energy-efficiency firm NES and the important role energy efficiency plays in our Seven Levers approach and in World Energy’s overall evolution. We also discussed why we are changing – namely to address the growing challenges energy managers face as the number of new issues and programs [...]
Last week, World Energy announced the acquisition of Northeast Energy Solutions (NES), a CT-based energy efficiency firm. This acquisition – coupled with recent hirings – gives us a critical mass of talented professionals, enabling us to credibly enter the fast growing energy efficiency market. World Energy’s move into energy efficiency is a critical component of [...]
In a previous blog post, I acknowledged a significant milestone – namely the 10th anniversary of our first auction. As I promised there, let me outline why auctions work so well: - Auctions make apples-to-apples comparisons of suppliers’ bids extremely simple because each supplier bids on the exact same product and contract terms. Responses to [...]
Two recent articles highlighting strategic thinking about energy management caught my eye, and I wanted to share them with you. The first talked about how every company is an energy company, with the thesis being that with rising energy costs, opportunities for savings on pricing, ability to reduce quantity used, incentives proliferating in the smart [...]
This month marked the 10th anniversary of World Energy’s first energy procurement auction. It’s been quite a run since that first event. Our first client, the Federal Government’s General Services Administration (GSA), is still with us, and recently renewed our contract for 5 years with an option to renew for 5 more after that. Members [...]
Energy used to be easy. All you had to do was pay the utility bill. But beginning a decade ago, there has been a proliferation of options and programs born out of deregulation and regulation, subsidy and stimulus. It can be quite overwhelming. Energy professionals trying to optimize a specific aspect of this complex mix [...]
I’m the type of guy who’ll drive a mile down the road to get a nickel off unleaded gas. I can tell you what my heating bill was in January, exactly. I don’t think of myself as cheap, because I’m happy to pay for quality where I can find it. But I do want to be smart about [...]
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