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Regulation & Policy 3
Key policy decisions could support or undermine CCA clean energy plans.

How Community Choice Aggregation Fits Into California’s Clean Energy Future

CCAs are pushing ahead of California utilities’ renewable energy goals—and facing challenges in sharing the burden with investor-owned utilities.

by Jeff St. John
Electric Vehicles 9
BMW says electrification is coming, as it prepares to unveil several new electric vehicles.

BMW Says No ‘Question Mark’ About Vehicle Electrification

Germany lags in the EV race, but manufacturers see big opportunities.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
Carbon Management 6
Real economy actors are putting climate targets within reach -- without having to make sacrifices.

Cities, States and Businesses Within Striking Distance of Paris Climate Goals—Without Trump

A new report from the America’s Pledge initiative tracks the success of corporate and non-federal climate commitments.

by Julia Pyper
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Utilities 15
Xcel Resource Planning Executive: We Can Buy New Renewables Cheaper Than Existing Fossil Fuels

Xcel Resource Planning Executive: We Can Buy New Renewables Cheaper Than Existing Fossil Fuels

Jonathan Adelman discusses how the utility is setting an example in decarbonization ahead of his participation at the Power & Renewables Summit 2018.

by Juan Monge
Policy 11
“California is committed to doing whatever is necessary to meet the existential threat of climate change.

It’s Official: Gov. Brown Signs 100% Clean Energy Into Law

He also signed an executive order directing California to achieve carbon neutrality—economy-wide—by 2045.

by Julian Spector
Software & Analytics 0
Monday’s Series D round brings total funding for AutoGrid to more than $75 million.

AutoGrid’s $32M Series D Adds Major New Utility Investor-Partners

Hong Kong’s CLP, Germany’s Innogy, Denmark’s Ørsted and U.S. generator Tenaska join the roster of utilities investing in and using the startup’s grid analytics and controls.

by Jeff St. John
Commercial & Industrial Energy 1
Centrica's distributed energy business continues to grow.

Centrica Moves Deeper Into C&I Solar With Vista Acquisition

The massive energy services firm can now “streamline project development processes under one roof.”

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Optimization 10
DNV GL Predicts ‘Massive’ Grid Expansion and Automation

DNV GL Predicts ‘Massive’ Grid Expansion and Automation

Power line length and capacity to triple by 2050, risk management firm says.

by Jason Deign
Fossil Fuels 70
Adversarial approaches to coal plant retirements are not working fast enough.

How to Give Coal Plants a Graceful Exit

RMI offers a global playbook for managing coal plant retirements to minimize losses.

by Julia Pyper
Finance & VC 0
Energy Impact Partners is now offering equity and debt for next-generation energy companies.

Energy Impact Partners’ $681M Fundraising, By the Numbers

CEO Hans Kobler lays out plans for $150M federally backed credit fund, plus $531M in equity, for startups to meet utilities’ next-generation needs.

by Jeff St. John
Off Grid/Energy Access 12
Private mini-grid developers should be given a chance to serve rural Africans.
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Private Mini-Grid Firms Deserve a Chance to Compete Against Slow Utilities in Africa

A faster path to rural electrification.

by Gabriel Davies, Matt Tilleard and Lucy Shaw
Regulation & Policy 6
Mixed reactions to major pieces of California electricity policy.

California Lawmakers Pass PG&E Wildfire Relief Bill, Let Grid Regionalization Expire

A bill to allow ratepayer-backed bonds to cover fire damages passes despite being attacked as a bailout, while grid regionalization falters under fear of federal interference.

by Jeff St. John
Navigating the Electric Vehicle Policy Landscape, Part 3
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Navigating the Electric Vehicle Policy Landscape, Part 3

In the third and final segment of this series, we look at the benefits of well-designed utility EV policies, the risks of inaction, and some of the policies utilities are already pursuing.

by Julia Pyper |
Energy Storage 24
The incentives should help add about 3,000 megawatts of behind-the-meter batteries to the state by 2026.

California Passes Bill to Extend $800M in Incentives for Behind-the-Meter Batteries

SB 700 would extend the Self-Generation Incentive Program by about $166 million per year through 2023.

by Jeff St. John
The Grid Edge Implications for California’s 100% Clean Energy Plan
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The Grid Edge Implications for California’s 100% Clean Energy Plan

How distributed solar, demand-side flexibility, EVs, behind-the-meter batteries and energy-smart buildings might fit into a carbon-free electricity system.

by Jeff St. John |
How California Could Fulfill 100% Clean Energy, Based on the Best Available Data
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How California Could Fulfill 100% Clean Energy, Based on the Best Available Data

Analyzing the flight path for California’s clean energy moonshot.

by Julian Spector |
Electric Vehicles 100
The Tesla Model 3 will have a major impact on how fast or slow sales grow going forward.

Total Global EV Sales to Hit 4 Million This Week

Adding the next million electric vehicles will take just over six months, according to Bloomberg NEF.

by Julia Pyper
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 1
OhmConnect will be linking up Nest with homeowners who are getting paid to reduce energy use as their own energy market players.

Nest and OhmConnect Partner to Bring Grid-Responsive Smart Thermostats to Scale

A “Works With Nest” partnership targets PG&E territory to scale up the company’s unusual approach to third-party residential demand response.

by Jeff St. John
Fossil Fuels 17
Coal continues to face an unfriendly market.

More Coal Folds: FirstEnergy and AES Announce Pending Plant Closures

FirstEnergy said its plants face the “insurmountable challenge of a market that does not sufficiently value their contribution.”

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
Regulation & Policy 62
The Senate affirmed SB 100 after Tuesday's suspenseful Assembly vote.

On to Governor Brown’s Desk: What 100% Clean Energy Means for California

The big goal is set, but the path to get there is still unknown.

by Julian Spector
Regulation & Policy 34
California has taken on the task of figuring out how to power a major economy without fossil fuels.

California Assembly Passes Historic 100% Carbon-Free Electricity Bill

The world’s fifth-largest economy will have to eliminate carbon emissions from electricity by 2045.

by Julian Spector
Regulation & Policy 2
The final days of California's legislative session are jam-packed with energy bills.

California Lawmakers Press Forward With Utility Wildfire, Grid Regionalization Bills

A new bill spars with alternatives to managing utility wildfire costs, while California’s grid expansion efforts get new protections.

by Jeff St. John
Mobility 33
Dispatches from the 2022 international air and auto show.

Detroit Auto Show 2022: Apple’s Luxury EV, GM Revives Post-Bankruptcy Tesla

EVs dominate in Detroit as the ghost of Tesla looms.

by Eric Wesoff
Electric Vehicles 14
Executing this charging program at a larger scale will make it “easier and cheaper for utilities to add more solar energy onto the grid.

BMW’s Plan to Optimize EV Charging With Renewables on the Grid

The second phase of BMW’s ChargeForward pilot makes an even stronger case for electric vehicles as a grid resource.

by Julia Pyper