CNBC has included several advanced energy companies in the energy category of their Disruptor 50, their list of top companies "disrupting the marketplace and poised for hypergrowth." The advanced energy companies include LightSail Energy, an energy storage company, Nest Labs, home of the up and coming smart thermostat, and AEE member company Opower. Opower is a Virginia-based energy efficiency company that uses data to drive social change, and is one of the topics of a recent Policy Podcast. 

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