Now living in Scottsdale, Ariz., Mr. Annan is working with a utility and local real estate developers to try to incorporate solar roofs into 10,000 new houses, all at once.
He is one of dozens of I.B.M. services employees from around the country who are working with a Texas utility, CenterPoint Energy, to install computerized electric meters, sensors and software in a "smart grid" project to improve service and conserve energy.
Chris Packham goes to Dovestone to see a unique project where the RSPB are working with a water utility company are using a helicopter to restore the upland peat bogs for wildlife - including the threatened curlew.
Local efforts include building the first solar farm in a landfill that will help power 17 county buildings, working with a local utility to help low to moderate income customers gain energy efficiency upgrades, and utilizing smart data to make future decisions about clean energy development.
Solstice, a Washington-based cannabis grower, worked with public utility Seattle City Light to establish an incentives program for energy efficient upgrades for "indoor agriculture".
An NI Water spokesman said: "We have worked with the Utility Regulator to propose a way forward which allows us to continue to improve the service to customers.
"It really is innovative," said Joyce Ambrosius, Central Coast supervisor of the federal National Marine Fisheries Service, which has worked with the utility and the California State Coastal Conservancy on the dam removal.
It was working with a handful of utilities to make nuclear power a reality.
A recent case study involves the work with a utility company.
I recently had the opportunity to work with a southern California electric utility company who built an entire transformation around customer service and billing processes that increased customer loyalty, reduced wait and response times, and improved employee engagement.
To this end, Opower has worked with utility companies to deliver personalised home energy reports.
