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08.03.17 Energy Storage 51

GE Digital Gas Plants vs. Utility-Scale Batteries

A battle between digitized gas peakers and battery storage is playing out on the grid.

by Julian Spector

08.02.17 Electric Vehicles 18

Automakers Urge Hitting the Brakes on Fuel Regs, While Investing More Than Ever in EVs

Mixed signals? Major car brands are lobbying to review U.S. efficiency targets and competing to lead the market in low-emissions mobility.

by Julia Pyper

08.02.17 Energy Jobs 1

Energy Jobs: Tesla Loses Its Director of Battery Technology. Plus, Microsoft, National Grid and DOE

Executive and boardroom moves in cleantech, utilities, energy and venture capital.

by Katherine Tweed

08.02.17 Electric Vehicles 19

Blockchain-Enabled Electric Car Charging Comes to California

EMotorWerks tests a distributed, peer-to-peer charging marketplace that’s like Airbnb for EVs.

by Julian Spector

08.01.17 Finance & VC 3

DOE Seeks to Unlock New Tech-to-Market Investment Pathways With $7.8M Grant Round

“Innovative Pathways” projects have about a year to show if ideas for connecting investors to new energy technologies can attract some real capital.

by Jeff St. John

07.31.17 Regulation & Policy 117

New York nuclear power plant zero emissions credits

Why Court Victories for New York, Illinois Nuclear Subsidies Are a Big Win for Renewables

These cases “will determine the ability and tools available to states to advance renewable energy and energy storage and cleantech policies across the board.”

by Julia Pyper

Energy storage Aquion is back for long-duration batteries

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An Energy Storage Resurrection: What’s the Cost of a New Life?

$9.16 million, apparently.

by Julian Spector | July 28, 2017

07.28.17 Regulation & Policy 1

The Top Utility Regulation Trends of 2017—So Far

From EV charging rates to PURPA, AEE offers a roundup of the most prominent grid edge regulatory actions from the first half of the year.

by Coley Girouard

PJM Talks to Congress, While FERC Waits On Appointees and the DOE Grid Study

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PJM Talks to Congress, While FERC Waits On Appointees and the DOE Grid Study

Plus, open data standards, building better TOU rates, a carbon neutrality pilot, a billion-dollar grid edge VC tally, tips for the eclipse and solar-battery-diesel powered schools.

by Jeff St. John | July 28, 2017

07.26.17 Demand Response 5

California’s DRAM Tops 200MW, as Utilities Pick Winners for Distributed Energy as Grid Resources

OhmConnect wins big, Tesla and Sunrun jump into game in the final two-year round of pilot auctions for solar, storage and demand response.

by Jeff St. John

07.26.17 Grid Optimization 524

Why 100% Renewables May Create an ‘Evolutionary Dead End’

On this week’s Interchange podcast: A detailed conversation with the lead critic of Mark Jacobson’s 100% renewables modeling.

by Stephen Lacey

07.26.17 Regulation & Policy 5

An Antidote to the Utility-Versus-Renewables Conflict

In a time of tension over the future of the grid, the Rocky Mountain Institute’s eLab Accelerator gets all sides talking.

by Julian Spector

07.25.17 Regulation & Policy 67

EIA Data Reveals California’s Real and Growing Duck Curve

Midday solar surfeits, steep evening ramps, and the shifting of a state’s electricity demand-supply balance.

by Jeff St. John

07.25.17 Energy Efficiency 9

Industry Perspective

Energy Efficiency’s Existential Crisis Is Also an Opportunity

The case for creating portfolios of energy efficiency projects to deliver demand reductions where and when utilities need them.

by Matt Golden

07.25.17 Manufacturing 20

Conservative Groups Come Out Against the Suniva, SolarWorld Trade Case

A new coalition opposing tariffs on imported solar products includes ALEC and The Heritage Foundation.

by Julia Pyper

07.24.17 Utilities 0

Ontario’s Hydro One Makes a $5.3B Offer for Avista

The big Canadian T&D operator and a small Pacific Northwest gas and electric provider are seeking scale and shared technology to meet renewable and distributed energy goals.

by Jeff St. John

Some New Ideas for Redesigning Energy Efficiency Policies

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Some New Ideas for Redesigning Energy Efficiency Policies

A look at how to meet demand for energy efficiency and distributed energy resources in a way that meets the needs of customers, utilities and third parties.

by Julia Pyper | July 21, 2017

07.21.17 Energy Storage 6

New York Grapples With the Best Way to Promote Storage: Mandates or Market Reforms?

“The easy way to do things is to have mandates; the harder but more impactful way is to challenge the industry and the utilities to think about different approaches.”

by Julian Spector

07.20.17 Regulation & Policy 13

Aliso Canyon Should Close Permanently, Says California Governor Jerry Brown

A call to phase out Southern California’s biggest natural-gas storage site in 10 years, and bring in efficiency, solar PV, energy storage and demand response to take its place.

by Jeff St. John

07.19.17 Grid Optimization 1

Defining the True Market Opportunity for Distributed Energy Resource Management Software

A true enterprise DERMS platform doesn’t exist yet—but utilities and vendors are building up the central, edge and fleet platforms to get there.

by Jeff St. John

07.19.17 Regulation & Policy 19

Hawaii Utility’s 100% Renewable Energy Plan Gets the Green Light

Regulators approved the third iteration of HECO’s proposal, but still expressed numerous concerns.

by Jeff St. John

07.18.17 Policy 2

California’s Extension of Cap-and-Trade Provides More Certainty to Cleantech

It’s a major market signal. And it will also provide direct revenue to state programs.

by Katie Fehrenbacher

07.14.17 Policy 70

Leaked Draft of DOE’s Grid Study Says Renewables Are Not a Threat

But will that language make it into the final version?

by Julia Pyper

The Grid Edge’s Decoupling Effect, Smart Metering Moves, and Distributed Energy State-by-State

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The Grid Edge’s Decoupling Effect, Smart Metering Moves, and Distributed Energy State-by-State

Smart meters are pushing Colorado’s Xcel Energy into a first-ever decoupling pilot. Plus, an AMI update and the value of non-wires alternatives in Illinois, California and New York.

by Jeff St. John | July 14, 2017

07.14.17 Residential Solar 11

Industry Perspective

The New Normal for Rooftop Solar in Hawaii?

As the state’s solar market contracts painfully, business leaders are wondering how they’ll survive.

by Marco Mangelsdorf

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?

Regulation & Policy

GE Digital Gas Plants vs. Utility-Scale Batteries

Automakers Urge Hitting the Brakes on Fuel Regs, While Investing More Than Ever in EVs

Energy Jobs: Tesla Loses Its Director of Battery Technology. Plus, Microsoft, National Grid and DOE

Blockchain-Enabled Electric Car Charging Comes to California

DOE Seeks to Unlock New Tech-to-Market Investment Pathways With $7.8M Grant Round

Why Court Victories for New York, Illinois Nuclear Subsidies Are a Big Win for Renewables

An Energy Storage Resurrection: What’s the Cost of a New Life?

The Top Utility Regulation Trends of 2017—So Far

PJM Talks to Congress, While FERC Waits On Appointees and the DOE Grid Study

California’s DRAM Tops 200MW, as Utilities Pick Winners for Distributed Energy as Grid Resources

Why 100% Renewables May Create an ‘Evolutionary Dead End’

An Antidote to the Utility-Versus-Renewables Conflict

EIA Data Reveals California’s Real and Growing Duck Curve

Energy Efficiency’s Existential Crisis Is Also an Opportunity

Conservative Groups Come Out Against the Suniva, SolarWorld Trade Case

Ontario’s Hydro One Makes a $5.3B Offer for Avista

Some New Ideas for Redesigning Energy Efficiency Policies

New York Grapples With the Best Way to Promote Storage: Mandates or Market Reforms?

Aliso Canyon Should Close Permanently, Says California Governor Jerry Brown

Defining the True Market Opportunity for Distributed Energy Resource Management Software

Hawaii Utility’s 100% Renewable Energy Plan Gets the Green Light

California’s Extension of Cap-and-Trade Provides More Certainty to Cleantech

Leaked Draft of DOE’s Grid Study Says Renewables Are Not a Threat

The Grid Edge’s Decoupling Effect, Smart Metering Moves, and Distributed Energy State-by-State

The New Normal for Rooftop Solar in Hawaii?