Distributed Energy Financial Group

9/28/2011
Prepaid Energy and Low Income Issues: A Way Forward
Washington, DC � DEFG LLC, a management consulting firm in the energy sector, released a white paper today entitled, "Low Income Consumer Issues and Voluntary Prepaid Energy Offerings: Perspectives from Three Industry Thought Leaders." ...

4/27/2011
Resurgence for Retail Electricity Choice and Competition? - EcoPinion Consumer Survey Points to Growing Support and Context for National Dialogue
Washington, DC � EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency in the energy sector, released the findings today of a consumer survey examining customer perceptions and attitudes in regard to consumer desire for more choices and more competition in the retail electricity sector. 1,000 Americans nationwide responded to the survey conducted in late March 2011. ...

3/29/2011
Lighting the Path Forward for Greater Energy Efficiency - EcoPinion Consumer Survey Points to High Levels of Adoption and Satisfaction with CFLs and LEDs; Americans Ready to Move Away from Traditional Bulbs
Washington, DC � EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency in the energy sector, released the findings today of a consumer survey examining customer perceptions of more energy efficient lighting options ("CFLs� and "LEDs�) as compared with traditional incandescent lighting. 1,000 Americans nationwide responded to the survey conducted in late February 2011. ...

1/27/2011
Is Prepay the Way in the Utility Sector? Survey Points to Significant Bill Pay Opportunities Enabled by Smart Grid for Utility Consumers
Washington, DC � EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency in the energy sector, released the findings today of a consumer survey examining customer perceptions and expectations of a voluntary prepay option offered to consumers by local utilities. ...

12/20/2010
Utility Prepay Opportunity Continues to Ripen According to DEFG Industry Survey
Washington, DC � DEFG LLC, a management consulting firm in the energy sector, released the findings today from an industry survey exploring the market potential of a voluntary prepay option offered to consumers by local utilities. ...

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12/06/2010
Annual Baseline Assessment of Choice in Canada and the United States (ABACCUS) Released
Houston, TX � Distributed Energy Financial Group issued a report today on the status of retail electricity competition in residential and commercial/industrial markets. The report identifies the successful markets in North America and explains the policy choices that led to those successes. ...

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06/22/2010
EcoAlign Releases Report "Nudges for Energy Conservation� to Highlight Role of Behavioral Change in Energy Conservation Programs
Washington, D.C. � EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment, released its fifth Project Energy Code report titled, "Nudges for Energy Conservation," written by Dean Karlan, Professor of Economics, Yale University. ...

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05/25/2010
Separating Smart Grid from Smart Meters? Consumer Perceptions and Expectations of Smart Grid
Santa Clara, CA - May 25, 2010 - EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency, and Clasma Events, Inc., a global event company, released the eighth EcoPinion survey report today entitled, "Separating Smart Grid from Smart Meters: Consumer Perceptions and Expectations of Smart Grid� in conjunction with the ConnectivityWeek 2010 taking place this week in Santa Clara, California. ...

03/17/2010
Energy Star Shining Bright? EcoPinion Consumer Survey Points to Challenges Ahead
Washington, DC � EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment, released the 7th EcoPinion survey report today entitled, "Energy Star Shining Bright? National Consumer Survey of the Energy Star Brand.� ...

12/07/2009
Annual Baseline Assessment of Choice in Canada and the United States (ABACCUS) Released
Washington, DC � The Energy Retailer Research Consortium (ERRC), an independent research consortium that supports retail energy choice, issued a report today on the status of retail electricity competition in residential and commercial/industrial markets. The report identifies the successful markets in North America and explains the policy choices that led to those successes. ...

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10/13/2009

Green Gap Redux: Green Words Gone Wrong

Washington, DC � EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment, today released the results of the sixth EcoPinion Survey to test consumer awareness and acceptance of terms used by the media and energy industry for messaging and communications around energy conservation, clean energy and smart grid. ...

05/27/2009

DEFG LLC Releases Survey Results on the Integrated Demand Offering (IDO) of the Future

Washington, DC � DEFG LLC, a management consulting firm focused on energy and the environment, today released survey results on the integrated demand offering of the future. ...

04/27/2009

EcoAlign Wins Four Telly Awards for Original Video on Future Customer Experience Focused on Smart Grid Technology and Sustainability

Washington, D.C. � DEFG's strategic marketing agency, EcoAlign, today announced that it has won four prestigious Telly Awards for its "Day-in-the-Life-Of" (DILO) video that visually depicts electricity consumers� experiences in the year 2015. ...

04/15/2009

EcoAlign Releases Report "Cracking the Green Code: Using a Values-Based Model to Improve Customer Communications and Marketing� to Advance Consumer Adoption of Green Products and Services

Washington, D.C. � EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment, released its third Project Energy Code report titled, "Cracking the Green Code: Using a Values-Based Model to Improve Customer Communications and Marketing,� written by distinguished communications strategist and research psychologist John Marshall Roberts ...

02/10/2009

EcoAlign Releases Report, "Increasing Energy Efficiency Through Decentralized Coordination,� Available At No Charge

Washington, D.C. � EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment, released the second Project Energy Code report, "Markets, Technology and Institutions: Increasing Energy Efficiency Through Decentralized Coordination,� written by distinguished economist Dr. Lynne Kiesling. ...

12/10/2008

Annual Baseline Assessment of Choice in Canada and the United States (ABACCUS) Released

Houston, TX � The Energy Retailers Research Consortium (ERRC), an independent research consortium that supports retail energy choice, issued companion reports today on the status of retail electricity competition in residential and commercial/industrial markets ...

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11/13/2008

EcoPinion Survey Report, "Consumers and Climate Challenge," Points to Immense Challenge Ahead for President Obama

Washington, DC � EcoAlign,a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment, today released the results of the fifth EcoPinion Survey on consumers and climate change. ...

10/16/2008

EcoAlign Releases Report, "Cultural Stumbling Blocks to Greater Household Energy Efficiency," Available At No Charge

Washington, DC � EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment, today launched Project Energy Code by releasing the first report, "Visibility, Ambivalence and Trust: Cultural Stumbling Blocks To Greater Household Energy Efficiency," ...

08/19/2008

EcoPinion Survey, "Banking the Green,� Focuses on Role of Customer Incentives for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Washington, DC � EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment, today released the results of the fourth EcoPinion Survey on what type of incentives or promotions will motivate customers to adopt clean and green offerings.

03/10/2008

EcoPinion Survey, "Branding Green But Seeing Red,� Highlights Lack Of Consumer Awareness And Acceptance Of Green Brands

Washington, DC � EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment and an affiliate of DEFG LLC, today released the results of the third EcoPinion survey on green brands and brand messaging.

01/14/2008

EcoPinion Survey Points to Green Gap Between Customer Perceptions and Green Products and Services

Washington, DC � EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment and an affiliate of DEFG LLC, today released the results and findings of the second EcoPinion survey on customer perceptions of green technologies.

11/19/2007

DEFG Launches EcoAlign - First EcoPinion Survey Confirms Green Gap Exists Between Consumers and Companies in Regard to Communications and Language

Washington, DC � The Distributed Energy Financial Group (DEFG) LLC today launched EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment. EcoAlign�s mission is to align consumer behavior with energy and environmental needs for products, services and programs.

10/08/2007

DEFG�s Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI) Reaches New High, Up 5.5 Percent in Q3

Washington, DC � The Distributed Energy Financial Group LLC (DEFG, http://www.defgllc.com/), a specialized consulting and financial services firm focused on the energy technology sector, released Q3 results today of the Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI, pronounced Deh-Zee), an index of 42 publicly traded companies in the alternative energy space. For Q3, the DESI increased 5.5 percent. The DESI has posted four consecutive quarterly gains, a 32 percent gain from one year ago.

07/02/2007

DEFG's Distributed Energy Market Index (DESI) Records 55 Percent Gain To Mark Two-Year Anniversary

Washington, DC � The Distributed Energy Financial Group LLC (DEFG, http://www.defgllc.com/), a specialized consulting and financial services firm focused on the energy technology sector, announced the two-year anniversary and Q2 2007 quarterly results for the Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI, pronounced Deh-Zee), an index of 42 publicly traded companies in the alternative energy space. Over the past two years, the DESI has recorded a 55 percent gain. For Q2 2007, the DESI gained 10 percent in the quarter.

05/30/2007

DEFG-MSI 2007 Annual Survey Results: Alternative Energy Sector Poised for Growth and Rated as a Buy

Washington, DC � The Distributed Energy Financial Group LLC (DEFG, http://www.defgllc.com/), a specialized consulting and financial services firm focused on the energy technology sector, and Market Strategies Inc. (MSI), the leading energy sector market research firm, released the results today of the Third Annual Alternative Energy Market Survey. The DEFG-MSI survey has become an important benchmark for the sector, with over 450 industry leaders responding to an on-line survey in March and April 2007.

05/18/2007

DEFG Unveils Major Improvements to Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI)

Washington, DC � The Distributed Energy Financial Group LLC (DEFG, http://www.defgllc.com/), a specialized consulting and financial services firm focused on the energy technology sector, unveiled a number of improvements to the Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI). The biggest improvement is to switch the DESI from a market cap weighting to a fundamental based index keyed off of revenue.

04/05/2007

DEFG�s Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI) Outperforms Benchmark Indices With 5 Percent Gain In Q1 2007

Washington, DC � The Distributed Energy Financial Group LLC (DEFG, http://www.defgllc.com/), a specialized consulting and financial services firm focused on the energy technology sector, released the Q1 2007 results of the Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI, pronounced Deh-Zee), and index of 40 publicly traded companies in the alternative energy space. For Q1 2007, the DESI gained 5 percent, almost triple the performance of the Russell 2000 and other benchmark indices.

01/04/2007

DEFG's Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI) Ends Year with Solid Gains

Washington, DC � The Distributed Energy Financial Group, LLC (DEFG) a specialized consulting and financial services firm focused on the energy technology sector, released the annual 2006 performance results and 2006 Q4 results today of the Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI, pronounced Deh-Zee), an index of 40 publicly traded companies in the alternative energy space. For all of 2006, the DESI increased 14 percent, recording a 7.5 percent gain in Q4 alone.

10/04/2006

DEFG's Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI) Slides and then Begins Slow Recovery in Q3 2006

Washington, DC � The Distributed Energy Financial Group, LLC (DEFG) a specialized consulting and financial services firm focused on the energy technology sector, released Q3 results today of the Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI, pronounced Deh-Zee), an index of 42 publicly traded companies in the alternative energy space. For Q3, the DESI decreased 3.8 percent. The DESI began the quarter with a steep slide carried over from Q2, but began a slow recovery beginning in mid-July which continues going into Q4.

07/06/2006

DEFG�s Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI) Ends First Year With 17 Percent Gain

Five Companies Added To DESI

Washington, DC � The Distributed Energy Financial Group, LLC (DEFG) a specialized consulting and financial services firm focused on the energy technology sector, released the first year results today of the Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI, pronounced Deh-Zee) which was launched in July 2005. The DESI performed strongly with a 17 percent gain for the entire year, outperforming all the major benchmark indices by a wide margin over the same period. For Q2 2006, the DESI lost 6 percent for the quarter, even after reaching a record high in May.

06/02/2006

Distributed Energy Market Outlook Remains Bullish

DEFG LLC Release Results of Second Annual Distributed Energy Market Survey

Washington, DC � The Distributed Energy Financial Group, LLC (DEFG) released the results today of the second annual distributed energy market survey conducted with Market Strategies, Inc. (MSI). Over three-fourths of the 542 industry stakeholders, representing a broad cross-section of the industry, believe that the alternative and distributed energy sector is well-positioned for positive revenue growth in 2006. Approximately one-half of all respondents believe that revenues will grow by more than 5% in 2006.

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04/03/2006

DEFG�s Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI) Outperforms in Q1 with 15 Percent Gain for the Quarter

Alternative Fuels and Fuel Cells Segment Increases 40 Percent in Q1

Washington, DC � The Distributed Energy Financial Group LLC (DEFG, http://www.defgllc.com/), a specialized consulting and financial services firm focused on the energy technology sector, released the Q1 2006 results today of the Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI, pronounced Deh-Zee). The DESI performed strongly in Q1 2006 with a 15 percent gain for the entire index, outperforming all the major benchmark indices by a wide margin.

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02/07/2006

Alternative Fuels and Fuel Cells Segment Added to Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI)

Twelve New Companies Approved For Inclusion in DESI

The Index Committee of the Distributed Energy Stock Index approved the creation of a new segment focused on alternative fuels and fuel cells and the inclusion of 12 new companies into the DESI. With the new segment and companies, the DESI now has 6 market segments focused on the energy technology sector covering 38 publicly traded companies.