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The neon sign flickered on when the doughnuts were ready, and passersby would flock to the promise the electric words made. The doughnut shop, though, wanted more customers than just what their sign drew in.

Let’s sum up: the world is getting warmer, our state is getting drier, energy costs are rising, and natural resources are diminishing. And yet, dire as all this is, there’s an environmentally-friendly silver lining emerging.

Running water has been a power source for millennia. HeliosAltas figured there was no reason to stop now. The Roseville-based startup has taken that power source and applied an updated technology to harness it. It’s called the Helios PowerBall. The inventor of...

Bringing ideas to fruition–this is something local firm Enable Energy goes above and beyond achieving for itself and for its clients. At less than a year old, this clean technology invention and sustainability consulting firm, based out of Auburn, has grown quickly...

Most people have no idea how much their electricity costs per kilowatt-hour.  They know about what they pay per month, but not what they pay per unit.  There’s a good reason for that—it’s the most complicated pricing for any product on the planet.  But it’s important...