Comverge, Diverge, or Merge?
As part of my ongoing series on energy management companies (see these articles on World Energy Solutions (XWES) and EnerNOC (ENOC)) I spoke with Comverge CEO Blake Young.Source: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/07/comverge-diverge-or-merge?cmpid=rss
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