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02.19.21 Perspectives 10

Emerging markets like Vietnam are seeking public finance to boost clean energy development.

Industry Perspective

How to Get the Biggest Bang for Our Clean Energy Buck in Southeast Asia

Emerging economies need seed capital to bring viable clean energy projects to fruition and spur market development.

by Justin Guay, Matthew Sebonia

02.15.21 Perspectives 6

The lowest-cost path to decarbonizing the grid will require a mix of centralized and distributed solar and batteries, according to new models.

Industry Perspective

Doubling Down on a Centralized Grid Is More Expensive Without Distributed Energy

Two former state utility commissioners highlight new modeling that shows distributed energy lowers the total costs of decarbonization.

by Anne Hoskins, Jeanne Fox

02.12.21 Perspectives 0

Industry Perspective

Solar100’s Dawn Lippert: The Bruno Mars of Clean Energy

In this special edition #Solar100, founder and CEO of kWh Analytics Richard Matsui speaks with founder and CEO of Elemental Excelerator Dawn Lippert.

by Richard Matsui

02.10.21 Perspectives 3

Stem CEO John Carrington highlights the key energy trends driving state and federal policymaking imperatives for the coming decade.

Onward and Upward: How Recent Trends Will Power Breakthroughs in 2021 and Beyond

Climate change requires policies to make the grid cleaner, more resilient and more open to distributed energy.

by John Carrington

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02.03.21 22

Justin Guay of the Sunrise Project highlights the growing disconnect between oil and gas pipeline expansion plans and global decarbonization imperatives.

Industry Perspective

$1T of Potential Losses in the Pipeline for Oil and Gas Financiers

A finance community committed to net-zero carbon by 2050 is exposing itself to trillions in stranded oil and gas assets.

by Justin Guay

02.01.21 Perspectives 8

Batteries make up only a slice of energy storage system costs. (Credit: Ameren)

Industry Perspective

Beyond Declining Battery Prices: 6 Ways to Evaluate Energy Storage in 2021

Balance of systems, software, supply chain constraints, and reliability and performance guarantees all weigh on total costs.

by Aaroh Kharaya

01.20.21 Perspectives 0

Industry Perspective

Solar100’s Jon Powers: The Chief Sustainability Officer of Solar

In this special edition of #Solar100, founder and CEO of kWh Analytics Richard Matsui speaks with Jon Powers, co-founder of CleanCapital.

by Richard Matsui

01.13.21 Perspectives 5

All politics is local — and the same can be said for C&I solar.

Industry Perspective

Chasing the Long Tail of C&I Solar

The opportunities, and challenges, of pairing institutional capital with hyper-local projects.

by Richard Walsh

01.07.21 Perspectives 3

Decisions made about today's smart meter deployments could affect the energy transition for decades to come.

Industry Perspective

We Already Have the Key to a Clean Energy Economy. We’re Just Not Using It

Smart meters can optimize the grid and empower customers — if regulators and utilities can ensure they’re used that way.

by Nora Mead Brownell and Josh Brumberger

01.05.21 Perspectives 9

Residential solar systems will grow in size, add batteries more frequently and become more complicated to install, the author writes.

Industry Perspective

10 Solar and Storage Trends for 2021

California solar veteran Barry Cinnamon is looking forward to more solar and storage — and less COVID-19 — in 2021.

by Barry Cinnamon

12.31.20 Perspectives 2

Industry Perspective

Top 10 Utility Regulation Trends of 2020

Utilities and regulators assess a tumultuous year and a new administration to reset the country’s energy and climate change priorities.

by Noah Garcia

12.18.20 Energy 2

Clean energy jobs offer higher pay and better benefits than the majority of jobs lost in this year's economic downturn, research says.

Industry Perspective

Clean Energy Can Power America’s Economic Recovery

Clean energy jobs offer high pay and benefits — but federal policies are needed to ensure their rebound.

by Gregory Wetstone, Bob Keefe

11.24.20 Perspectives 1

Industry Perspective

#Solar100’s William Demas: The Peter Parker of Renewable Finance

In this #Solar100 interview, Richard Matsui, founder and CEO of kWh Analytics, speaks with William Demas, managing director at Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners.

by Richard Matsui

11.23.20 Perspectives 14

The Dodd-Frank Act provides authority for the incoming Biden administration to set strong financial limits on fossil fuel investments, experts say.

Industry Perspective

The Most Important Climate Legislation Has Already Passed

The Dodd-Frank Act will give the Biden administration the power to supercharge the clean energy transition.

by Justin Guay

11.11.20 Perspectives 0

Portland General Electric has enrolled one of four of all its customers in its Green Source program, a success that other utilities could emulate, researchers say.

Industry Perspective

US Voluntary Clean Power Sales Keep Surging, With More Than a Little Help From Utilities

Innovations to tap increasing demand could open up voluntary clean power programs to millions more Americans.

by Eric O’Shaughnessy, Jenny Heeter, and Sara Dong

11.03.20 Solar 5

China’s ascension to technological dominance in clean energy is not inevitable, the author writes.

Industry Perspective

How China Came to Dominate Clean Energy Technologies, and How the US Can Catch Up

American phones, Chinese solar panels and the path back to U.S. competitiveness in clean energy.

by David Yellen

11.02.20 Efficiency 5

Today's energy ecosystems are changing at a rapid pace, and energy efficiency paradigms must adapt to this change.

Industry Perspective

Revamped Energy Efficiency Programs Are the Key to Deep Carbon Reductions

Utilities and regulators need to shift from energy efficiency to “smart energy programs” to meet the grid’s evolving needs.

by Val Jensen

10.27.20 Energy 9

Nearly 100 GW of coal-fired generation capacity closed in the U.S. last decade, and the trend will continue.

Industry Perspective

How Utilities Can Avoid Being Financially Swamped by the Coal Closure Wave

Securitization allows utilities to retire uneconomic coal plants at a faster clip, but it will require legislative change in most states.

by Mike O'Boyle and Silvio Marcacci

10.19.20 Solar 164

Customer economics for on-site renewables are compelling in California, the author writes.

Industry Perspective

I Fully Converted a Home to Electricity. Here’s How It Worked — and What It Cost

Currently available solar, battery and heat pump technology means every building under two stories with a sunny roof can be a net generator of energy.

by Barry Cinnamon

10.12.20 Solar 6

A collective of solar CEOs has called for urgent action to diversify the industry. (Photo: Nextracker)

Industry Perspective

Letter: It’s Time for the Solar Industry to Act on Diversity and Inclusion

Four principles for immediate action to begin creating the change we all know is needed in the American solar industry.

by CEO collective

10.07.20 Efficiency 10

HVAC technicians can work long days but are often paid well.

What’s It Like to Be an HVAC Installer or Technician?

One of the biggest jobs in clean energy is also one that is sometimes overlooked.

by Chloe Holden

09.25.20 Solar 11

Pervoskite PV cells represent a potential game-changer for solar. (Photo: Dennis Schroder/NREL)

Industry Perspective

From the Lab: The Energy Transition Needs Perovskite PV and Alternative Storage

Existing clean energy technologies are not enough to reach zero-carbon generation, the author writes.

by Adam Duran

09.15.20 Solar 2

More performance data and greater transparency are coming to the U.S. solar market.

Industry Perspective

#Solar100’s Jigar Shah and Van Skilling on the Evolution of the Solar Asset Class

Richard Matsui, founder and CEO of kWh Analytics, speaks with co-founder and president of Generate Capital Jigar Shah and former CEO of Experian and chairman of CoreLogic Van Skilling.

by Richard Matsui

09.10.20 12

Just 10 percent of home heating in Michigan is done using electricity, compared to 90 percent in Florida.

Industry Perspective

How to Accelerate the Electrification of Buildings in the Midwest

Even in states with harsh winters, the economics and outlook for building electrification are changing quickly, the author writes.

by Laura Sherman

09.08.20 Grid Edge 19

Industry Perspective

Top 10 Utility Regulation Trends of 2020 — So Far

COVID-19. Drama at FERC. Batteries and hydrogen. It’s been an extraordinary year for U.S. utility regulators, and it’s not over yet.

by Hannah Polikov

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?

Perspectives

How to Get the Biggest Bang for Our Clean Energy Buck in Southeast Asia

Doubling Down on a Centralized Grid Is More Expensive Without Distributed Energy

Solar100’s Dawn Lippert: The Bruno Mars of Clean Energy

Onward and Upward: How Recent Trends Will Power Breakthroughs in 2021 and Beyond

Looking for Fixes to What Broke the Texas Power Grid

Hawaii’s Bold Step Into Utility Performance-Based Ratemaking

Solar Will Be Cheapest Form of Electricity Across US by 2030, Plus Other PV Trends

$1T of Potential Losses in the Pipeline for Oil and Gas Financiers

Beyond Declining Battery Prices: 6 Ways to Evaluate Energy Storage in 2021

Solar100’s Jon Powers: The Chief Sustainability Officer of Solar

Chasing the Long Tail of C&I Solar

We Already Have the Key to a Clean Energy Economy. We’re Just Not Using It

10 Solar and Storage Trends for 2021

Top 10 Utility Regulation Trends of 2020

Clean Energy Can Power America’s Economic Recovery

#Solar100’s William Demas: The Peter Parker of Renewable Finance

The Most Important Climate Legislation Has Already Passed

US Voluntary Clean Power Sales Keep Surging, With More Than a Little Help From Utilities

How China Came to Dominate Clean Energy Technologies, and How the US Can Catch Up

Revamped Energy Efficiency Programs Are the Key to Deep Carbon Reductions

How Utilities Can Avoid Being Financially Swamped by the Coal Closure Wave

I Fully Converted a Home to Electricity. Here’s How It Worked — and What It Cost

Letter: It’s Time for the Solar Industry to Act on Diversity and Inclusion

What’s It Like to Be an HVAC Installer or Technician?

From the Lab: The Energy Transition Needs Perovskite PV and Alternative Storage

#Solar100’s Jigar Shah and Van Skilling on the Evolution of the Solar Asset Class

How to Accelerate the Electrification of Buildings in the Midwest

Top 10 Utility Regulation Trends of 2020 — So Far