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Enter To Win A MyEnergi Lifestyle Home Retrofit!

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The national MyEnergi Lifestyle Retrofit contest could be your ticket to much lower utility bills and a tiny carbon footprint. Read more →

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Electric Vehicles Become A Grid Power Source

15 Mini E vehicles from BMW at the University of Delaware act as a power plant (image via University of Delaware)

Opening up new energy storage possibilities, the eV2g joint venture between the University of Delaware and NRG Energy is selling power from a fleet of EVs to PJM. Read more →

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How Nest Labs Shows The Smart Grid Can Work

Nest Thermostat

Nest uses their intelligent, WiFi-connected thermostat to help customers smartly and painlessly trim energy use by learning, and mimicking, their temperature preferences automatically. Read more →

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Obama Goes Big On Clean Energy In Budget

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While some traditional Democratic Party priorities get squeezed, the president's 2014 budget keeps pushing for a big energy transition. Read more →

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Prototype Charger Could Lower EV Charging Bill

PNNL Toyota Prius

AeroVironment is licensing technology from non-profit Battelle to develop a EV charger that monitors the U.S. power grid to minimize additional demand. Read more →

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