Which Utilities Are Most Open to Innovative New Companies?

July 1, 2014
Idan Edry, acting CEO of Nation-E, identifies which utilities he sees as most open to innovation. In this podcast interview, he also discusses the challenges and advantages of entering the US market. Nation-E is a company based in Israel that brings big data into the energy domain.
dan Edry is acting CEO of Nation-E, a company based in Israel that brings big data into the energy domain. In this podcast interview, he discusses the challenges and advantages of entering the market in the US.  Edry also identifies which utilities he sees as most open to innovation.
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Lisa Cohn | Contributing Editor

I focus on the West Coast and Midwest. Email me at [email protected]

I’ve been writing about energy for more than 20 years, and my stories have appeared in EnergyBiz, SNL Financial, Mother Earth News, Natural Home Magazine, Horizon Air Magazine, Oregon Business, Open Spaces, the Portland Tribune, The Oregonian, Renewable Energy World, Windpower Monthly and other publications. I’m also a former stringer for the Platts/McGraw-Hill energy publications. I began my career covering energy and environment for The Cape Cod Times, where Elisa Wood also was a reporter. I’ve received numerous writing awards from national, regional and local organizations, including Pacific Northwest Writers Association, Willamette Writers, Associated Oregon Industries, and the Voice of Youth Advocates. I first became interested in energy as a student at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, where I helped design and build a solar house.

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