Behind the Meter

How the Energy Transition Mirrors an Ultramarathon

How the Energy Transition Mirrors an Ultramarathon

This week, at 6 pm on Friday, I am taking on a 100-mile run. The hard work of training (681 kilometers of running since January and 8,884 mins of total training) is done. There is not much more I can do aside from staying healthy, working on some niggling aches and...

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How to Set a Portfolio-Wide Onsite Energy Strategy

How to Set a Portfolio-Wide Onsite Energy Strategy

Deploying onsite energy systems across a large portfolio of sites is an immensely complex undertaking. So much so that doing it successfully at scale as eluded most companies. Each site has location-specific characteristics, such as utility rates, energy consumption,...

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The EU Energy Transition

The EU Energy Transition

Europe's electricity landscape is witnessing a rapid evolution, with renewables achieving record-breaking shares in electricity production. Last year, renewable energy sources contributed to 44% of the EU's electricity, a pace of growth that surpassed expectations and...

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Microgrid-Integrated Electric Fleet Charging

Microgrid-Integrated Electric Fleet Charging

By Emily Harris With carbon emission reduction goals, transportation electrification, and renewable energy investments growing across the U.S., there is ample opportunity to utilize new technologies and create efficiencies in these systems working together....

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How to approach transitioning to onsite energy in four steps

How to approach transitioning to onsite energy in four steps

For too long, businesses have mostly been passive consumers of energy from an aging grid. But rising energy costs, decreasing grid reliability, the electrification of everything from vehicles to industrial processes, and pressure to reduce emissions are creating major...

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