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A Murder, Your Reputation, and the Meaning of Life
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Lisa Lovallo, Vice President of Cox Communications & UniSource Energy Board Member The ILLUME Change-Maker Workshop brought together utility leaders from…
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Q & A with Eileen Hannigan!
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What is your role at ILLUME? As the Technical Principal my goal is to ensure that ILLUME has the technical depth necessary…
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The Gift of Family-Centric Work for Mother’s Day
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The Gift of Family-Centric Work for Mother’s Day
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Generation and Impact: A Tale of Three Cities
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by Erin LaVoie When you flip the switch, the lights come on. That’s about the extent most people think about electricity…
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How To (NOT) Change A Light Bulb
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On February 6th, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced their intent to ensure that Americans spend $12 billion more per year…
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Entrepreneurs: Tapping the Culture of Energy Efficiency in Small Businesses
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My mother-in-law owned a small flower and gift shop in New Hampshire. She opened her doors in a historic building in…
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Scarcity: A Conversation (Heart)
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Millions across the internet have been tweetstorming as NECCO, the candy company that made those little chalky Valentine’s Day hearts, went…
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Machine Learning and Ethnography: An Unlikely Pair
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A statewide service territory is filled with different people with different backgrounds, houses, and energy uses. They aren’t the same gender…
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Evolution, Part 2: New Research Tools for a New Energy Market
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This is Part 2 of Dr. Liz Kelley’s blog, “Evolution, Part 1: Distribution planning models for the DER age” where…
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Evolution, Part 1: Distribution Planning Models for the DER Age
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Whether your utility is thinking about new distributed generation technologies, incorporating advanced metering infrastructure, the Internet of Things, or the proliferation…
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Energy Innovation through Deeper Engagement
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Five years ago, Sara Conzemius and I left thriving practices at large, successful energy service companies to create a new kind…
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Whimsey and (Energy) Wonks
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This year at the Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) 28th National Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, ILLUME is engaging in…
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FAQs of Customer Journey Mapping
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The ILLUME team is currently partnering with a number of clients to build customer journey maps of their services. The use of…
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Zoltar Speaks: Curiously Delightful Fun With Predictive Modeling
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Recently, ILLUME attended the Behavior, Energy, And Climate Change conference (BECC 2017) armed with a glittery fortune-telling box and iPads loaded…
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Escape The Echo Chamber
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It’s fall again, and if you’re anything like me, changing seasons makes me get all contemplative. And given the world events…
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Big Data: Tyrant or Tool?
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The energy industry is on the cusp of a big data revolution. More than 50% of households have a smart meter,…
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Putting GIVE back into Thanksgiving: Year-End Charitable Giving
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While most Americans spend Black Friday lining up for “Doorbuster” sales and heading to the shopping malls for their holiday gifts,…
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Am I Smarter Than A Seventh Grader?
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Saturday morning was exciting for me. I convinced my husband (who is a custom home builder) to purchase LED lights from…
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A Disruptive Question
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New Year’s is behind us, and many of us have probably already made and broken our annual resolutions. In fact, 30%…
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A Birthday and a Better World for Us All
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Today is the one-year anniversary of Illume’s formal launch in the industry. We are now in two locations (well, three if…
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“Let It Go” Gives Us Something To Hold On To
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Let It Go What was your most exciting Oscar win? Aside from the sheer joy of watching Lupita accept her first…
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Women Crafting A Life: Lisa
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When Sara and I were kicking around the idea of a blog that featured women doing amazing work in and outside…
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Two Days In San Diego
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I have had quite the business trip. From my home base in Detroit to Cancun to Toronto to San Diego and…
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Women Crafting A Life: Sara
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ILLUME is excited to feature the accomplishments of women entrepreneurs this year. These remarkable women have been an inspiration for us,…