"3 things needed: put a price on carbon, put a price on carbon, put a price on carbon."
~ John Doerr, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Partner
"Some say energy policy in the US equals the sum of all lobbyists."
~ John Doerr, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Partner
"My teen daughter told me, 'I’m scared and I’m
angry... your generation created this problem, you better fix it'."
~ John Doerr, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Partner, speaking about what motivates him
"I am optimistic that (Obama’s) team is that good but I am also sobered by
the reality."
~ John Doerr, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Partner
"Half of the utilities we are working with are working with big box
retailers to deliver new solutions."
~ Adrian Tuck, Tendril CEO
"Utility has a vital role to play because they can adjust price. Price
is the key to the mass market."
~ Adrian Tuck, Tendril CEO
"The utility sales cycle is long, long, long... you have to be
patient."
~ Frank Magnotti, Comverge & Clean Energy Solutions President
"No one understands what a kwh is. But everyone knows that 5 bars is
better than 3 on your cellphone."
~ Adrian Tuck, Tendril CEO
"Consumer advocates rep groups who are afraid of variable
pricing… we have to educate that group."
~ Frank Magnotti, Comverge Clean Energy Solutions President
"We need to become the most energy efficient economy in the world,
regardless of carbon, due to scarce resources."
~ Jim Rogers, Duke Energy CEO
"I view us as a distributor of new technology... we can scale, deploy
it faster and fund it."
~ Jim Rogers, Duke Energy CEO
"I look at the rooftop of my customer and I see, plant site."
~ Jim Rogers, Duke Energy CEO
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