Posts By

Tom Arnold

The future of fluorescent lightbulb sales in California
The future of fluorescent lightbulb sales in California

California’s AB 2208 bans the sales and distribution of fluorescent bulbs starting January 2024. Do you know what the implications—and options—are for your building?

What is the future of gas for commercial buildings?
What is the future of gas for commercial buildings?

In which we navel gaze in 2023 at proposed regulations, and see stranded assets, especially in states like California following technology regulation.

How clean is your clean power?
How clean is your clean power?

Gridium digs into the latest state level emissions data, and finds for many providers the promise of clean energy has not yet arrived.

Will COVID finally kill off the pneumatics?
Will COVID finally kill off the pneumatics?

As we study the data across Alpha projects, one consistent post-COVID pattern is that buildings with pneumatics almost always want to get rid of them.

The Coro-NO-budget
The Coro-NO-budget

Is there no hope for your 2021 budget requests? Field reports and questions to ask as you head into the most difficult budget cycles in 100 years.

A black swan of occupancy
A black swan of occupancy

Today marks two weeks of isolation in the Bay Area due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Just enough time to reflect on where we are personally and professionally.

2020’s energy markets, seen from the Mongolian steppe
2020’s energy markets, seen from the Mongolian steppe

I was recently asked to talk at an investor conference about new markets for energy efficiency, below are my remarks about the fundamentals of our changing grid.

Introducing Gridium Alpha – Zero CapEx Energy Projects
Introducing Gridium Alpha – Zero CapEx Energy Projects

Gridium Software builds value from what you currently have. Our new Gridium Alpha offering develops upgrade projects for your building, measures the results, and sells these harvested efficiency resources back to the Grid. All with zero upfront costs.

When bankruptcy is a nuclear negotiation
When bankruptcy is a nuclear negotiation

What to expect from a PG&E bankruptcy and what this means for energy efficiency paybacks in our built environment.

Predictions for building operations in 2019
Predictions for building operations in 2019

From utility liabilities to AI-driven maintenance scheduling & sustainability, 2019 will be a year of complexity & progress for our built environment. We hope these predictions help you chart the way.