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One of NYC’s largest and most renowned hospital systems was considering a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant to increase reliability and safeguard against rising electric costs. 5 was hired to conduc... READ MORE >

Combined Heat and Power (CHP), also called “cogeneration”, has been around for more than a century. In parts of Europe and Russia, many central power plants produce both electricity and heat for nearb... READ MORE >

For years, on-site power producers (i.e. solar panel systems) in New York were compensated by utilities for excess electricity they injected into local grids (instead of being used on-site) based on a... READ MORE >

On behalf of the team at 5, I am pleased to forward our market letter for the third quarter of 2018. In this letter we focus on two topics, (i) the increased interest of large corporate purchasers in ... READ MORE >

On behalf of the team at 5, I am pleased to forward our market letter for the first quarter of 2018. This letter focuses on a change taking place in the energy market and its impact on our clients. Hi... READ MORE >

On-site battery power storage is a hot new energy option, but it does not come trouble-free. As Captain Kirk learned in Star Trek’s “Troubles with Tribbles” episode, some problems are easier to solve ... READ MORE >

Imagine a friendly Borg that, instead of forcing assimilation, says, “Come join our Collective, and let us profit together.” That’s essentially what the New York Public Service Commission (NY PSC) is ... READ MORE >

On behalf of the team at 5, I am pleased to forward our market letter for the final quarter of 2017. I began our last quarter’s letter with a discussion of the correlation between extreme weather and ... READ MORE >

Luthin Associates partnered with a host of other firms and ConEdison in the NY Prize competition, a first-in-the-nation challenge to help communities create microgrids. A microgrid is a standalone ene... READ MORE >