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 10/05/20 Before the National Banking Act of 1863 was passed in the United States, there were 8,000 different private entities issuing currency. Inefficient and unwieldy, this fragmented system was replaced by the establishment of a single national currency. Much like the early days of banking, the energy... |
 09/30/20 One of the perplexing discoveries from the COVID-19 pandemic is that the energy consumption of office buildings failed to appreciably drop when people began working at home. The Empire State Building, for example, has basically been empty, but electricity use fell only 28%. At the University of... |
 09/10/20 Microgrids have received a lot of buzz in recent years, and with good reason: Microgrids are smack in the middle of trends including digitalization, decarbonization, and demand flexibility that are enabling a more resilient, flexible, and efficient energy system. As the Alliance’s Active... |
 08/21/20 Ports are essential, dynamic lifelines of the U.S. economy. Every year, the 926+ coastal, Great Lakes, and inland harbor maritime ports contribute over 26% to overall GDP (approximately $5 trillion). For every $1 billion in economic commerce, approximately 15,000 jobs are created. Today, ports... |
 08/12/20 When last month’s clean energy unemployment analysis was released, we here at the Alliance were pleased to see that after devastating job losses since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the energy efficiency sector added back 71,800 jobs in June. However, with hundreds of thousands of... |
 07/21/20 As the summer slides toward August, millions of parents are facing uncertain prospects about schools reopening and trying to figure out how to manage their work and family lives if virtual education is the only option. For parents like me whose office job allows working from home and whose kids... |
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