Here at Fresh Energy I spend a lot of my time extolling - rightly so - the benefits of energy efficiency. I say a lot of things like, "The cheapest, fastest, cleanest form of energy is the stuff we don't use!" or "Energy efficiency stimulates the economy, creates jobs, and save consumers boatloads of cash every year on utility bills!" or repeating Obama's new catch phrase that "Insulation is sexy!" And yet (confession time), since purchasing my (circa 1917) home  in 2008, I hadn't yet taken the time to more closely examine the guts of my house to determine its efficiency and where I could save some cash. Why the heck not? 

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Representatives and partners of ElectriCharge Mobility visited Fresh Energy yesterday to talk about some exciting developments in the field of electric vehicle transportation. Partner Paul Axt said people often view the development of the industry as a chicken-and-egg problem between the vehicles and their charging stations. What must come first to grow the other? ElectriCharge Mobility and charging-station developer Coulomb Technologies believe we first need to show people charging stations are widespread and accessible, in order for people to purchase electric vehicles.

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The wonderful, heart-calming news was that my daughter was okay, with only a bruise. The bad news? My car was totaled. When your work is to advocate for clean transportation choices, what's your next step?

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It seems pretty simple: we should use energy as efficiently as possible. It saves money and avoids negative environmental consequences and costs next to nothing. Why waste electricity to get the same results?

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Want to learn how energy efficiency can save money, create jobs, and fight global warming in Minnesota? On November 3, why not see for yourself how a local company has reaped the benefits.

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Today I read in the Star Tribune that the chancellor of the University of Minnesota-Morris, Jacqueline Johnson, will be heading to Austin, Texas to speak about the role that universities can play as incubators for new renewable energy technologies at Bill Clinton's Global Initiative University.

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I am fascinated by Steven Chu, Barack Obama's Secretary of Energy. I first heard him speak in St. Peter, MN at the Nobel conference in 2007, and thought, "Wow, imagine if he were in power."

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