Roanoke Electric Cooperative is the first utility to test the viability of vehicle-to-grid technology as a means to unlock additional value streams for the Cooperative’s member-owners while making the option to go electric more affordable while helping the utility use its grid more efficiently.
For 75 years Bigelow Tea has focused on doing the right thing for the right reasons. As a Certified B Corporation, Bigelow Tea has reduced the emissions associated with transporting their products by finding more efficient shipping routes. To reduce its carbon footprint and create a more resilient energy grid, the specialty tea market leader announced this morning, an initiative with FermataEnergy, that will use the power from an electric vehicle (a Nissan Leaf) to supply electricity to their Louisville, KY plant during times of peak energy use. (Link to NewsRelease).
Companies are facing a number of crises, a global pandemic, a recession, systemic racism, and the climate crisis. For business leaders today facing a global challenges and the impacts of climate change, Sustainability Leadership: A Swedish Approach to changing Your Company, Your Industry, and the World (Palgrave), by Henrick Henriksson, CEO of Scania and Elaine-Weidman Grunewald, co-founder of the AI Sustainability Center and former Chief Sustainability Officer at Ericcson is a must read.
