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With Apple moving into the business of selling electricity earlier this year, the Harvard Business Review took on the trend in a Nov. 25 piece suggesting other businesses may want to follow suit.

In an effort to reduce operating costs related to refrigeration and improve resilience across its portfolio of stores, Wal-Mart is conducting a field demonstration of an ice-based energy storage system in San Diego.

Bank of America has issued its third and largest green bond, for $1 billion in aggregate principal amount, which it says helps continue its commitment to advancing renewable energy generation.

In part two of our exclusive interview with Aaron Daly, global energy coordinator for Whole Foods Market, we talk about new technologies, the pros and cons of the evolving energy-as-a-service model, and the barriers electric utilities are known to create for companies looking to implement customer-side energy resources.

More than 365 U.S. businesses and investors on Nov. 16 joined together in a letter addressed to president-elect Donald Trump and other government leaders reaffirming their support for U.S. participating in the Paris Climate Agreement.

As a complement to rooftop solar systems already in place, IKEA is undertaking the installation of a series of biogas-powered fuel cell systems at it U.S. stores that in total will generate 1.5 MW of energy.

As electric vehicle penetration continues to accelerate in the U.S., IKEA on Nov. 16 announced plans to install three EV charging stations at its Memphis, Tenn., store set to open next month.

In part one of this Smart Energy Decisions exclusive, Aaron Daly, global energy coordinator for Whole Foods Market, discusses the company's goals and challenges in energy management amid an increasingly complex environment for energy managers.

TD Bank Group is working on a green energy solution to address 100% of its energy footprint in Vancouver, British Columbia, along with a portion of the company's business-related travel in the city.