Garrett Hering

Contributing writer

GreenBiz Group

Garrett Hering is a San Francisco-based journalist covering energy, technology, business and the environment. Previously he covered solar power for Photon International and Western U.S. energy resources for Energy NewsData. His work also has appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. He can be reached at [email protected].

Ready or not, the U.S. clean power 'revolution' is here

February 4, 2015

by Garrett Hering

Bloomberg and the BCSE examine renewables, efficiency, EVs and other factors to determine what investors want, the prospects for "king coal" and more.
Living Building Challenge sets 7 trends for the future

December 23, 2014

by Garrett Hering

For 2015, look to these performance categories that define how green buildings can help restore the natural environment.
These forces changed the energy storage game in 2014

December 22, 2014

by Garrett Hering

With big-thinking utilities, players like Tesla, Panasonic, LG and Siemens are transforming the development of energy storage for good.
NRG plans to slash CO2 emissions 90 percent by 2050

November 20, 2014

by Garrett Hering

The energy giant aims to chart its path to a low-carbon future by midcentury.
Cisco, 3M, NatGeo illuminate solar as an employee benefit

November 12, 2014

by Garrett Hering

Kimberly-Clark and Johnson & Johnson are also among those joining with Geostellar to make solar more affordable and accessible.
- Renewable Energy
- Employee Engagement
How Cisco and 3M offer discount solar as an employee benefit

November 11, 2014

by Garrett Hering

Kimberly-Clark, National Geographic, J & J and other corporations join forces with Geostellar to make solar more affordable and accessible.
- Employee Engagement
Lisa Jackson, Apple: ‘We are swinging for the fences’

October 31, 2014

by Garrett Hering

Apple's VP of Environmental Initiatives hopes she has inspired home runs, starting with renewable energy.
Lords of the grid clash in energy battle

October 31, 2014

by Garrett Hering

There’s an epic struggle taking place between distributed energy resources and the centralized power grid.
How energy storage can change the power dynamic

October 30, 2014

by Garrett Hering

Stationary battery storage is emerging as ‘phenomenal opportunity’ and a fundamental challenge.
Why energy security is critical to sustainability

October 29, 2014

by Garrett Hering

Microgrids are the solution to grid-security threats, says former top U.S. energy regulator Wellinghoff.