A city connected by smart technology and microgrids

New Report Grades States on Microgrids Policy

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Microgrids have the potential to play a key role in the transformation of an aging electric grid into a system that is reliable, resilient, and distributed. The U.S. Department of Energy has developed a vision in which microgrids are a core component of a transformed grid where 30-5-% of electricity generation comes from distributed sources (i.e. microgrids). But many states have yet to put in place policies that will encourage the widespread development & deployment of microgrids. Read more

Microgrids are helping communities become energy self-sufficient and gain resilience

Improving Energy Resilience with Microgrids

For communities that are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, microgrids have a demonstrated ability to ‘keep the power on’ when disaster strikes.

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Remember our veterans on Veterans Day

Remember Our Veterans

In honor of my fellow servicemen and women, those who have laid down their lives, and those who bear the lasting marks of battle, we pay tribute.

On this Veterans Day, let us pause with solemn respect for those brave souls who have faced the fierce winds of war with steadfast bravery. My own blood was spilled on the distant soils of Vietnam, a testament to the price of liberty. In honor of my fellow servicemen and women, those who have laid down their lives, and those who bear the lasting marks of battle, we pay tribute. Our remembrance extends beyond a single day, for every moment of freedom we enjoy is woven with the sacrifices of these gallant men and women.

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Rooftop solar can provide economical and reliable clean electricity.

Celebrating 10 Years of Renewable Energy Project Success

Celebrating the the 10 years I have worked with Steve Wilburn! We first met to discuss EXIM Bank financing and later worked on his Gas Verde project to capture methane gas emissions from the Rio Gramacho landfill in Rio de Janeiro. This project was modeled after a similar project Steve developed in Ohio. The Gas Verde project won a number of awards including EXIM Bank’s Deal of the Year. Read more

Energy efficiency in power and lighting

VerdeWatts Collaborating with Impello Global for Green Investment Advisory Services

VerdeWatts has retained consulting firm Impello Global to provide advisory services in the areas of obtaining project approvals, project funding, ExIm Bank Loans, and corporate finance.

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U.S. Marines veteran Steve Wilburn holds a statue presented to him by the Folds of Honor Foundation.

How Long Can You Hate?

He couldn’t sleep. So just before dawn, Steve Wilburn slipped out of his hotel room to walk the beach.

Not just any beach.

After 48 years, he’d returned to Da Nang, where he’d served as a U.S. Marine infantryman in the Vietnam War.
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