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06.14.17 Mobility 37

Autonomous Car Tech Is the Next Battleground in Silicon Valley

Autonomous Car Tech Is the Next Battleground in Silicon Valley

Apple is the latest heavyweight to confirm its commitment to autonomy.

by Katie Fehrenbacher

06.14.17 USSMI 1

A Handy List of Energy-Related Bills Advancing in California

Industry Perspective

A Handy List of Energy-Related Bills Advancing in California

Tracking action on rooftop solar, peak load, green jobs, land use, microgrids, renewable energy targets and more.

by Brian Nese, Parissa Florez, Kimberly Hellwig

06.14.17 Energy Storage 10

GE Can Now Put Battery Storage on Any of Its Power Plants

GE Can Now Put Battery Storage on Any of Its Power Plants

More evidence that batteries are going to take over the electric grid. “The possibilities are endless,” say GE execs.

by Stephen Lacey

06.13.17 Solar-Plus-Storage 5

Today’s Top Solar Developers Have Become Storage Developers, Too

Today’s Top Solar Developers Have Become Storage Developers, Too

All this talk of solar-plus-storage is finally transforming into action.

by Julian Spector

06.13.17 Policy 43

Report Finds That ARPA-E Is Working, Even as Trump Seeks to Shut It Down

Report Finds That ARPA-E Is Working, Even as Trump Seeks to Shut It Down

A six-year study finds R&D and commercial successes for the DOE blue-sky energy research program. Trump wants to defund it.

by Jeff St. John

06.13.17 Fossil Fuels 43

New IEA Report Delivers Failing Grades to Most Green Technologies

New IEA Report Delivers Failing Grades to Most Green Technologies

More innovation is needed in the global energy transformation.

06.13.17 Energy Efficiency 0

How Utilities Can Avoid Complacency and Boost Customer Satisfaction

How Utilities Can Avoid Complacency and Boost Customer Satisfaction

Consulting firm CLEAResult urges utilities to embrace new tools and business models to keep customers engaged.

by Chris Warren

06.13.17 Electric Vehicles 2

Proterra Nets $55 Million From BMW i Ventures and Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management

Proterra Nets $55 Million From BMW i Ventures and Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management

The EV busmaker is pushing steadily toward a potential IPO.

by Julian Spector

06.12.17 Grid Optimization 14

Building the ‘Solar Protection Factor’ Into an Increasingly Green-Powered Grid

Building the ‘Solar Protection Factor’ Into an Increasingly Green-Powered Grid

A new ScottMadden report describes the challenges of balancing renewables and natural gas with retiring baseload power plants.

by Jeff St. John

06.12.17 Smart Grid 5

GE CEO Immelt to Step Down After 16 Years

GE CEO Immelt to Step Down After 16 Years

He will be replaced by John Flannery, president and CEO of GE Healthcare, following the board’s succession plan.

by Julian Spector

06.12.17 Regulation & Policy 0

At What Price? How to Improve Interconnection Cost Certainty and Predictability

Industry Perspective

At What Price? How to Improve Interconnection Cost Certainty and Predictability

In Part 5 of our interconnection series with IREC, Erica McConnell and Cathy Malina examine the best ways to cut the cost of connecting distributed resources to the grid.

by Erica McConnell and Cathy Malina

06.12.17 Utilities 8

Hit-and-Run Drone Collision Causes Power Outage for 1,600 in Google’s Hometown

Hit-and-Run Drone Collision Causes Power Outage for 1,600 in Google’s Hometown

Meanwhile, the electricity sector is leading one of the largest industry efforts to move drones into the field.

06.12.17 Mobility 19

Flying Cars Could Happen. But They’ll Probably Create More Problems Than They Solve

Flying Cars Could Happen. But They’ll Probably Create More Problems Than They Solve

Transportation experts weigh in on the techno-optimist vision for flying cars.

06.12.17 Energy Storage 9

Utility-Scale Energy Storage Surges in Q1, While Behind-the-Meter Falters

Utility-Scale Energy Storage Surges in Q1, While Behind-the-Meter Falters

The broader success of customer-sited storage will depend on the evolution of new value streams.

by Julian Spector

Major Solar Policy Shifts in Massachusetts, North Carolina and Nevada

Major Solar Policy Shifts in Massachusetts, North Carolina and Nevada

Plus, the state-led “climate rebellion” against President Trump.

by Julia Pyper | June 9, 2017

06.09.17 Products & Technology 10

Battery Storage Takes Hold in the Wind Industry

Battery Storage Takes Hold in the Wind Industry

Wind firms are beginning to follow solar’s lead in battery hybrid systems.

California’s Natural Gas vs. Green Energy Debate, and a Greater Western Grid

California’s Natural Gas vs. Green Energy Debate, and a Greater Western Grid

Plus, the job creation potential for grid modernization, and growth—and consolidation—in energy storage software and services.

by Jeff St. John | June 9, 2017

06.09.17 Grid Edge 8

Survey: What Electricity Customers Really Want

Survey: What Electricity Customers Really Want

SGCC’s latest consumer-pulse study finds high levels of interest in grid edge tech, but also hesitancy.

06.09.17 Residential Solar 17

Tesla’s Solar Roof Was Code-Named ‘Steel Pulse,’ and Musk Called the Prototype a ‘Piece of Shit’

Tesla’s Solar Roof Was Code-Named ‘Steel Pulse,’ and Musk Called the Prototype a ‘Piece of Shit’

A new piece from Fast Company details the origins of the Solar Roof—plus plenty of other juicy details about the Tesla-SolarCity acquisition.

by Stephen Lacey

06.09.17 Grid Optimization 23

Can California Conquer the Next Phase of Renewables Integration?

Research Spotlight

Can California Conquer the Next Phase of Renewables Integration?

Wood Mackenzie’s Chad Singleton examines how one of the world’s largest economies is balancing the pillars of reliability, affordability and cleanliness.

by Chad Singleton

06.09.17 Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 1

Smart Building Metrics: Measuring the Opaque, Misunderstood and Poorly Defined

Industry Perspective

Smart Building Metrics: Measuring the Opaque, Misunderstood and Poorly Defined

The methods we use to measure smart building performance are still immature and fragmented, writes Joseph Aamidor.

by Joseph Aamidor

As Climate Action Moves Local, Storage Has a Chance to Shine

As Climate Action Moves Local, Storage Has a Chance to Shine

Store electrons locally, act globally?

by Julian Spector | June 8, 2017

06.08.17 Wind 17

Offshore Wind Reaches Cost-Competitiveness Without Subsidies

Offshore Wind Reaches Cost-Competitiveness Without Subsidies

A new McKinsey report predicts a 68 percent drop in offshore wind prices by 2020 and highlights European projects already hitting grid parity.

by Jeff St. John

06.08.17 Electric Vehicles 76

Electric Cars Hit the 2 Million Threshold Worldwide

Electric Cars Hit the 2 Million Threshold Worldwide

A new IEA report says it was a record year for EV sales last year, but the overall market is still small.

by Katie Fehrenbacher

06.08.17 People 0

Energy Jobs: CEO Nat Kreamer Departs Spruce, Plus SCE, Proterra, DNV GL, ComEd

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Energy Jobs: CEO Nat Kreamer Departs Spruce, Plus SCE, Proterra, DNV GL, ComEd

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