With energy prices still higher than households were used to even just a few years ago, it’s no surprise that many people are asking the question: how do I find the cheapest energy provider for my ...

Supporters of energy democracy say the transition to clean energy won't deliver a fairer system on its own, but it may offer a chance to rebuild one from the ground up.

This commentary is by Peter Walke, the managing director of Efficiency Vermont. The cheapest energy is the energy we don’t use. This simple fact has guided Efficiency Vermont for more than two decades ...

Some of the best solutions to engineering problems occur when you combine two problems that solve each other. In engineering this is the concept of symbiotic design. The integrated solution uses the ...

Batteries are often sold to help shield your household from soaring energy bills. But how much protection do they really offer, and when do the numbers stack up?

Cheap energy has always been the quiet engine of global growth, but the scale and speed of today's shift are different. As solar, wind and storage undercut fossil fuels on price, the prospect is not ...

Between the late 1990s and early 2000s, several state legislatures deregulated their electricity systems. Deregulation was originally sold as a way to replace inefficient regulation and reduce ...