Research
0518: Strategies for Energy Utilities to Address Emerging Sustainable Neighbourhood Development Trends
The landscape is shifting for utilities in North America as a result of market deregulation, the convergence of electrical and natural gas fuel options, the advent of new technologies, and the rise of sustainability and climate change as drivers of consumer choice and public policy. As a result of these changes, developers, municipalities, and new competitors to traditional utilities are, often collectively, creating ultra-low energy communities that utilize alternative energy technologies. Thi