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Tweetstorm Summary of Joe Biden’s Climate Plan

October 19, 2020 John Tough

Over the weekend I asked Twitter if I should cover Joe Biden’s Climate Plan by writing a blog post, tweeting…

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New Energy Transition Exit: Generac acquires Enbala

October 15, 2020 John Tough

First thing’s first: it is pretty rare for an energy transition M&A event to be on CNBC or Mad Money-…

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Sunday Sales Series: Distribution costs are the bigger pie

October 11, 2020 John Tough

My former company, Choose Energy, has a list of electric rates by state. As you can see, the average US…

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Sunday Sales Series – Utility Scale Wind O&M

October 4, 2020 John Tough

How much does a wind operator spend on a wind turbine per year? I posed this question to 3 of…

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Sunday Sales Series 3 – Utility Scale Solar O&M

September 20, 2020 John Tough

This will be a 4-part mini-series on utility scale O&M. There are 4 different types of O&M where standardization is…

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Rockwell Automation: M&A Ready, Set, Go

September 17, 2020 John Tough

The purpose for this (and other upcoming) analysis is to highlight the traditional industrial technology firms that are re-accelerating growth…

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Sunday Sales Series – Rooftop and Community Solar

September 13, 2020 John Tough

Last week I covered commissions and take-rates on retail energy products. Today I am covering the next level of consumer…

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Sunday Sales Series – Retail Energy Contracts

September 5, 2020 John Tough

Today’s sales topics are going to cover the commissions that retailer energy providers, rooftop solar installers, and community solar firms…

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Matt Ridley’s Newest Book Covers… ENERGY Innovation!

September 2, 2020 John Tough

Matt Ridley is the author of a number of award-winning books. Notable hits include The Evolution of Everything and How…

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Sunday Sales Series: Contract 1, AI for Industrial Operations

August 30, 2020 John Tough

If you can’t tell, I have a keen interest in how software companies commercialize their products in the energy &…

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