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By Luthin Associates
July 18, 2016
On-site power storage is becoming a realistic possibility. However, as with most opportunities to cut energy costs, the devil may be in the contractual details. If contract terms are not specified cle...
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By Luthin Associates
July 18, 2016
Many new suppliers and brokers have recently entered the field of retail energy procurement. Ensuring the viability and integrity of these new companies is as important as any business agreement you e...
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By Luthin Associates
July 18, 2016
The lexicon surrounding energy and climate change issues never stops growing. A recent addition is “carbon leakage”, which may occur due to the difference in the strictness of climate policies between...
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By Luthin Associates
July 18, 2016
The US Department of Energy (DOE) defines a microgrid as “a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources within clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllab...
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By Jon Moore
July 4, 2016
On behalf of the entire team at 5, I am pleased to forward our market letter for the second quarter of 2016. Q2 marks the end of a long period of relatively flat and/or decreasing electricity and natu...
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By Jon Moore
April 4, 2016
I am pleased to forward the first issue of Volume 5 of 5’s Quarterly Market Letter. The energy market remained relatively flat in Q1 and continues to trade at or near historically low levels. The char...
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By Luthin Associates
March 3, 2016
When a building produces all the energy it consumes from renewable sources, it is referred to as a “net-zero energy” or a “zero energy” building (NZEB or ZEB). Such facilities typically feature a comb...
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By Luthin Associates
March 3, 2016
The opening chapter of Alice in Wonderland is aptly titled “Down the Rabbit Hole.” Alice’s adventures begin when she follows a rabbit down its hole and consumes items that cause her body to expand and...
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By Luthin Associates
March 3, 2016
While 2015 marked the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland, it also marked the anniversary of the Jevons Paradox. William Stanley Jevons, an English economist, observed that the increased usage of...
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