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03.16.18 Grid Optimization 11

Massachusetts could become an early adopter of a policy to use more renewables during moments of peak grid demand.

MA Governor Embraces ‘Clean Peak’ Policy to Encourage Renewables Paired With Storage

Governor Baker’s proposed bill would leverage the state’s renewable power at peak hours to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and system costs.

by Julian Spector

03.16.18 Mobility 32

Will the coming transportation revolution reinvent or ruin the way we get around?

We’re on the Verge of a Transportation Revolution. If We’re Not Careful, We Could Screw It Up

On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: how to steer automated, shared electric vehicles to a better future.

by Stephen Lacey

03.16.18 Policy 0

The key to swaying politicians’ views on renewable energy is making it a business issue, not a partisan one.

Clean Energy Supporters Begin to Make Inroads With Republican Policymakers

Senator Cantwell blames House Republicans for standing in the way of clean energy policies and called on industry members to help educate them.

by Lacey Johnson

03.16.18 Regulation & Policy 25

Arizona Regulators Freeze New Gas Plants, Demand More Clean Energy Planning From Utilities

The utility plans had too much gas to pass.

by Julian Spector

10.21.21 Finance & VC

Where Will DOE’s Loan Program Make the Next Climate Tech Investments?

47 by Stephen Lacey

10.23.21 Fossil Fuels

What the Frack Is Happening With Natural Gas Prices?

15 by Stephen Lacey

10.14.21

With an Energy Crisis Brewing, No Peak in Sight for Emissions

9 by Stephen Lacey

03.16.18 Wind 82

An Illinois court decision could put the transmission line

Developer of Imperiled Midwest Transmission Line Says It’s ‘Not a Great Signal’ for Wind Power

The Grain Belt Express line, which could support up to 4 gigawatts of wind, faces another legal holdup.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

Resilience, Market Pricing and Reading Between the Lines of This Week’s Action at FERC

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Resilience, Market Pricing and Reading Between the Lines of This Week’s Action at FERC

Tracking the latest controversies in electricity market regulation. There are a lot of them.

by Jeff St. John | March 16, 2018

03.15.18 Regulation & Policy 5

Could FERC Order Put State Clean Energy Policies in Danger?

Clean energy advocates worry that FERC will use the minimum offer price rule to gut zero-cost, state-supported wind and solar power.

by Jeff St. John

03.15.18 Policy 16

The Trump administration is looking to shift funding away from cleantech and into fossil fuels.

DOE Official: Clean Energy Funding Should Be Cut for ‘Exceeding Goals’

The Under Secretary of Energy defends a Trump administration proposal to cut $1.3 billion in funding from the DOE’s renewable energy office.

by Lacey Johnson

03.15.18 Fossil Fuels 2

Statoil says out with the oil, at least in name.

Statoil Is Now Equinor, in a Rebrand for the Energy Transition

The oil and gas company said the name change represents its strategy as a wide-ranging energy company, rather than an oil and gas supermajor.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

03.15.18 Solar Projects 8

Microsoft is contracting with Sunseap for 60 megawatts of rooftop solar in Singapore.

Why Is Microsoft Getting Into Rooftop Solar?

Procuring 60 megawatts of distributed solar could be less risky than developing a centralized plant.

by Jason Deign

03.15.18 Markets & Policy 10

The residential solar sector's performance was most surprising.

US Residential and Utility-Scale Solar Markets See Installations Fall for the First Time

While community solar had a strong year in 2017, rooftop and utility-scale solar took a big hit, according to the latest report from GTM Research and SEIA.

by Julia Pyper

03.14.18 Electric Vehicles 10

Battery production has begun to influence global commodities prices for essential components like lithium and cobalt.

Battery Markets and Metals Markets Have Officially Collided

The rise of electric vehicles and energy storage is contributing to turbulence in lithium, cobalt and nickel pricing, new research suggests.

by Julian Spector

03.14.18 Electric Vehicles 8

Utilities are waking up to an electrified transportation future, but is it fast enough?

Vast Majority of Utilities Just Beginning to Cope With EV Growth

“Time is not on the utilities’ side,” according to a report by the Smart Electric Power Alliance.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

03.14.18 Nuclear 393

Holtec International is looking to build its 160-megawatt SMRs in Ukraine.

Interest in Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Is Growing. So Are Fears They Aren’t Viable

SMRs are the future of nuclear. Will they always be the future?

by Jason Deign

03.14.18 Energy Storage 17

GE Says Its New Battery Product Can Cut Grid-Scale Storage Installation Times in Half

After a reboot, the energy giant is getting more serious about storage.

by Julian Spector

03.13.18 Electric Vehicles 3

“This is how we intend to offer the largest fleet of electric vehicles in the world.

Volkswagen Invests $25 Billion in Battery Supplies to Bolster EV Agenda

The German automaker will work with LG Chem, Samsung and Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

03.13.18 Regulation & Policy 20

How do you strike the right balance between regional integration and distribution management?

Industry Perspective

Expanding the Energy Imbalance Market Is the Right Way to Regionalize California’s Grid

Clean Coalition’s Doug Karpa and Craig Lewis argue that combining regional integration with a system of DSOs is a lower-risk approach to save ratepayers money and integrate renewables.

by Doug Karpa and Craig Lewis

03.13.18 Wind Projects 88

What can Paul Bunyan teach us about wind repowering?

Developer Using the ‘Paul Bunyan’ Method in First-of-Its-Kind Wind Repowering Project

Sixty-three aging 850-kilowatt turbines will be replaced by twenty-nine 2.6-megawatt turbines at the first utility-scale wind project site in Illinois.

by Justin Gerdes

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The Stars Are Finally Aligning for Residential Storage

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The Stars Are Finally Aligning for Residential Storage

Goodbye, flat growth. Hello, hockey stick.

by Julian Spector | March 13, 2018

03.13.18 Corporate Sustainability 2

Google, Microsoft and other tech companies are leading the way in wind and solar purchases.

Google and Microsoft Are Shaping Energy Markets

On this week’s episode of The Interchange podcast, a double-header interview with Google’s Neha Palmer and Microsoft’s Brian Janous.

by Stephen Lacey

03.12.18 Fossil Fuels 114

Elon Musk: Humanity Is Pretending Fossil Fuels Have ‘No Probability of a Bad Outcome’

The Tesla and SpaceX founder said sustainable energy solutions are technologically viable. What’s holding them back is the lack of a carbon price.

by Julia Pyper

03.12.18 Finance & VC 1

The deal would put E.ON and RWE’s combined wind assets just behind Iberdrola.

E.ON and RWE Merger to Create New European Giants in Renewables and Retail Energy

E.ON seeks to acquire Innogy’s retail and grid businesses, selling back its renewable portfolio to RWE, as part of a complex asset swap.

by Jeff St. John

03.12.18 Utilities 0

EPS specializes in making intermittent renewable and fossil-fueled systems more permanent.

Engie Advances ‘Energy Transition’ Plan With Major Stake in Electro Power Systems

The microgrid and storage company will become part of Engie’s growing innovation-aligned portfolio.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

03.12.18 Blockchain 2

Energy Blockchain Startups Raised $324 Million in the Last Year. Where’s the Money Going?

There are a lot of use cases for blockchain the energy sector, but transactive energy dominates.

by Stephen Lacey

03.12.18 Solar-Plus-Storage 0

Sunrun Keeps Growing, While Prepping for a Whole New Grid Services Business

The rooftop solar leader is moving beyond solar.

by Julian Spector

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

What the Coming Wave of Distributed Energy Resources Means for the US Grid

Extreme Weather Keeps Maxing Out the Grid

A Wartime Plan for Electrifying America

An Island’s Path to 100% Renewables

Are Batteries at a Turning Point?

Storage Integrator FlexGen Gains New Leadership at Crucial Time

Vestas Ventures Makes First Investment With Stake in Wooden Tower Start-Up

Vestas Launches World’s Largest Turbines as 'Big 3' Competition Ramps Up

BP, RWE and EnBW Win Big in UK Offshore Wind Leasing Round

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

MA Governor Embraces ‘Clean Peak’ Policy to Encourage Renewables Paired With Storage

We’re on the Verge of a Transportation Revolution. If We’re Not Careful, We Could Screw It Up

Clean Energy Supporters Begin to Make Inroads With Republican Policymakers

Arizona Regulators Freeze New Gas Plants, Demand More Clean Energy Planning From Utilities

Where Will DOE’s Loan Program Make the Next Climate Tech Investments?

What the Frack Is Happening With Natural Gas Prices?

With an Energy Crisis Brewing, No Peak in Sight for Emissions

Developer of Imperiled Midwest Transmission Line Says It’s ‘Not a Great Signal’ for Wind Power

Resilience, Market Pricing and Reading Between the Lines of This Week’s Action at FERC

Could FERC Order Put State Clean Energy Policies in Danger?

DOE Official: Clean Energy Funding Should Be Cut for ‘Exceeding Goals’

Statoil Is Now Equinor, in a Rebrand for the Energy Transition

Why Is Microsoft Getting Into Rooftop Solar?

US Residential and Utility-Scale Solar Markets See Installations Fall for the First Time

Battery Markets and Metals Markets Have Officially Collided

Vast Majority of Utilities Just Beginning to Cope With EV Growth

Interest in Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Is Growing. So Are Fears They Aren’t Viable

GE Says Its New Battery Product Can Cut Grid-Scale Storage Installation Times in Half

Volkswagen Invests $25 Billion in Battery Supplies to Bolster EV Agenda

Expanding the Energy Imbalance Market Is the Right Way to Regionalize California’s Grid

Developer Using the ‘Paul Bunyan’ Method in First-of-Its-Kind Wind Repowering Project

The Stars Are Finally Aligning for Residential Storage

Google and Microsoft Are Shaping Energy Markets

Elon Musk: Humanity Is Pretending Fossil Fuels Have ‘No Probability of a Bad Outcome’

E.ON and RWE Merger to Create New European Giants in Renewables and Retail Energy

Engie Advances ‘Energy Transition’ Plan With Major Stake in Electro Power Systems

Energy Blockchain Startups Raised $324 Million in the Last Year. Where’s the Money Going?

Sunrun Keeps Growing, While Prepping for a Whole New Grid Services Business