Breaking Through Barriers: How Utilities Can Boost Residential Program Participation
September 29, 2025 •Jonathan Budner
The residential energy landscape is changing fast. Across the country, homeowners are embracing potential distributed energy resources...
Read MoreFrom Devices to Distributed Power: How Residential DERs Are Reshaping Grid Reliability
May 19, 2025 •Jonathan Budner
As electricity demand in North America surges—driven by data centers, domestic manufacturing, and the electrification of everything—traditional...
Read MoreDoes anyone else find unexpected inspiration in the most unlikely places? For me, it was a TV show. The Bear, to be specific. Watching Carmy, the...
Read MoreUnlocking Residential Capacity for a Stronger Grid
February 10, 2025 •Jonathan Budner
The energy landscape is shifting rapidly. With rising electricity demand, aging infrastructure, and the transition to cleaner energy sources,...
Read MoreWhy Utilities Should Align with IRA Funding and Expand to Whole-Home DSM
December 2, 2024 •Jonathan Budner
Just over a century ago, US utilities pondered the country’s electrical future and realized the road ahead was too important to forge alone. America...
Read MoreElectrifying the Future: How Landmark Legislation and Strategic Collaboration are Shaping the Energy Landscape
July 15, 2024 •Mark Gentry
Recent years have seen the enactment of landmark legislation aimed at addressing the pressing issue of climate change. The federal Inflation...
Read MoreReflections on the Newly Released IRA Home Rebate Program Guidance from a State Energy Office Alumna
August 7, 2023 •Alyssa Latuchie
While lots of my colleagues can boast long tenures at Franklin Energy, I cannot. In November of 2022, I moved over to Franklin Energy from the New...
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