Category Archives: Energy efficiency

Energy, Human Evolution, and Neuroscience

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

There’s a dividing line down the center of energy and environmental community. On one side are Amory Lovins types who say that we should focus exclusively on deploying the technologies we already have, because no breakthroughs are needed to scale … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Energy efficiency, Leprechauns | 4 Comments

Installing a Nest, Investing in Nest

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

tl;dr: Nest Labs performs magic – making energy efficiency awesome, even for the nontechnical and non-green. We’re delighted to invest in the company. Back in February I acquired a Nest Learning Thermostat, famously designed by Apple’s original iPhone team. Looks … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Energy efficiency, Smart grid | 4 Comments

Nest Installation Photo Log

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

tl;dr: Mrs. Nordan vs. Nest thermostat! Will it take an afternoon to install? Will we ruin our house in the process? No on both counts! In June we installed a Nest Learning Thermostat in chez Nordan; I helmed the camera … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Energy efficiency, Smart grid | 2 Comments

Bright Future for the Marginal Megawatt

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

tl;dr: Life is about to get a lot better for demand response and energy efficiency companies. One of the challenges of venture capital is that you invest in companies now based on what you know now, but the world may … Continue reading →

Posted in Demand response, Energy efficiency | 9 Comments