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Smarter Building Controls, Lower Bills: Modernizing Federal Housing at Low Cost 05/21/26 Joe RobinsonDeepika Arora Sadahiro By: Joe Robison, Alliance to Save Energy, and Deepika Arora Sadahiro, Willow

Modern Metering: Giving Federal Energy Managers the Tools They Need 05/04/26 Joe Robinson By: Joe Robinson, Alliance to Save Energy and Joe Fernardi, Seattle City Light

Getting More Out of Every Kilowatt: Using Active Efficiency to Extend Grid Capacity 04/28/26 Joe Robinson Electricity demand is rising faster than new generation and transmission can be built. Active efficiency—through demand flexibility, controls, and smarter operations—helps utilities expand usable capacity at a fraction of the cost of new infrastructure.

Lower Peaks, Lower Prices: A Smarter Grid Strategy 02/11/26 Joe Robinson Energy prices in the U.S. can swing wildly during extreme weather like we’ve had this Winter across much of the nation due to supply–demand imbalances, and peak-hour stress on the system.

Why We Need Energy Efficiency More Than Ever 01/14/26 Paula R. Glover My first job in the energy sector wasn’t in policy or planning. It was taking customer payments.

Making Every Dollar Count: Federal Building Upgrades That Pay for Themselves 12/02/25 Joe Robinson