Who Manages Your Energy Use?

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Soon, it will be managed by others (companies).
As a student majoring in Entrepreneurship and Management, I am continually on the look-out for new and exciting fields. Reading INC. magazine, I came across and article called "Hot Times in Home Energy". Established companies like Google, GE, and Microsoft and competing with start-ups like Opower, Ecofactor and Tendril to gain a market share in the home energy management business. Ask almost any homeowner and they will agree that cutting energy usage is a good idea for the environment and the pocket.
By 2014, the global smart-grid market is estimated to be about $171 billion and many companies are racing to create relationships with energy and power providers. There will be early adopters that buy and use this technology and the break even point is still years down the road but I will be keeping my eye on this service as an option for a career, business or investment.

 

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NEW BOOK OF INTEREST

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Built To Last is a great book that researches the reasons why some companies have outperformed and outlasted other companies in a similar sector. The book provides an in depth understanding on how visionary companies create and preserve a core ideology of value, vision and purpose, while aligning the processes within the business to meet or exceed its' goals.

The visionary companies that you can learn about in Built To Last are: 3M, American Express, Boeing, Citicorp, Ford, GE, HP, IBM, J&J, Marriott, Merck, Motorola, Nordstrom, Philip Morris, Procter & Gamble, Sony, Wal-mart and Walt Disney.

If you are working in a business or running and organization, Built To Last will help you to understand how you can create consistent, sustainable ideology and use the correct processes to make your visionary company or organization.

 

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