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Energy Storage 1
SEPA Survey: 31 Utilities Deployed Their First Energy Storage Project in 2016

SEPA Survey: 31 Utilities Deployed Their First Energy Storage Project in 2016

Plus, 80% of utility respondents said they’re currently implementing or considering energy storage to defer grid investments.

by Julia Pyper
Microgrids 0
Xant Touts ‘Utility in a Box’ System for Off-Grid and Water Pump Markets

Xant Touts ‘Utility in a Box’ System for Off-Grid and Water Pump Markets

The Belgian small wind turbine maker believes standardizing microgrid design will accelerate deployment.

by Jason Deign
Energy Storage 1
LADWP and Doosan GridTech Tread New Ground With 20 MW Battery Project

LADWP and Doosan GridTech Tread New Ground With 20 MW Battery Project

It’s the first time that software specialist Doosan GridTech will provide turnkey EPC service for a customer.

by Julian Spector
Software & Analytics 13
Blockchain Energy Trading Startup Power Ledger Raises $17M in Cryptocurrency ‘ICO’

Blockchain Energy Trading Startup Power Ledger Raises $17M in Cryptocurrency ‘ICO’

An “initial coin offering” on the Ethereum cryptocurrency network gives the startup virtual cash to push its peer-to-peer energy trading network.

by Jeff St. John
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Battery and Solar Costs Are Still Falling Fast—and Decision-Makers Are Using Woefully Old Data

Battery and Solar Costs Are Still Falling Fast—and Decision-Makers Are Using Woefully Old Data

In this week’s Interchange episode: what the Puente natural gas plant tells us about data limitations in energy policy.

by Stephen Lacey
Grid Optimization 3
Utilities Need to Take an Ecosystem Approach to DERs as They Look Beyond Pilots
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Utilities Need to Take an Ecosystem Approach to DERs as They Look Beyond Pilots

Managing distributed energy resources at the grid edge is a growing priority for utilities.

by Katherine Tweed
Energy Storage 24
How Does Thermal Energy Storage Reach Scale?

How Does Thermal Energy Storage Reach Scale?

It’s considered vital to decarbonization road maps, but today’s thermal storage market is tiny. A handful of companies are hoping to change that.

by Julian Spector
Residential Solar 4
Nevada rooftop solar installation

Nevada PUC Approves Net Metering Rules Expected to Reboot the State’s Rooftop Solar Industry

The draft order approved Friday puts an end to many months of contentious deliberation.

by Julia Pyper
Energy Storage 4
How Customer-Sited Energy Storage Can Reduce California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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How Customer-Sited Energy Storage Can Reduce California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Stem policy leaders argue California should recognize the greenhouse gas benefits behind-the-meter storage can provide.

by Ted Ko, Polly Shaw, Jim Baak
Energy Storage 7
Questions Shaping the Future of Energy Storage in New York

Questions Shaping the Future of Energy Storage in New York

Mysterious mandates, stormproof microgrids, disappearing nukes and more.

by Julian Spector
Rooftop Solar Policy Saga Comes to an End in Nevada
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Rooftop Solar Policy Saga Comes to an End in Nevada

Plus, a possible threat to community choice aggregation in California and a state policy reading list for the long weekend.

by Julia Pyper |
Policy 24
Painful Policy Decisions in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

Painful Policy Decisions in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

On this week’s Energy Gang episode: Will Harvey force a different conversation around urban planning and climate change?

by Stephen Lacey
Distributed Energy and Grid Reliability in a Post-Harvey World
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Distributed Energy and Grid Reliability in a Post-Harvey World

Plus, smart inverters in Hawaii, hot summer days without Aliso Canyon in California, and Xcel Energy’s $2.5 billion wind, solar and “natural gas and/or energy storage” plan in Colorado.

by Jeff St. John |
Microgrids 10
Harvey’s Devastation Shows the Need for Distributed Energy, Microgrids During Disasters

Harvey’s Devastation Shows the Need for Distributed Energy, Microgrids During Disasters

While floodgates and on-site generators have helped hospitals and stores stay open, a backup power system’s failure has put a chemical plant in jeopardy.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 11
How FreeWire’s Second-Life Battery Packs Could Help EVs Go Mainstream

How FreeWire’s Second-Life Battery Packs Could Help EVs Go Mainstream

As electric cars become more powerful, battery-backed fast chargers may prove critical to protecting the grid from demand spikes.

by Julia Pyper
Energy Storage 150
In Storage vs. Peaker Study, CAISO’s Outdated Cost Estimates Produce Higher Price Tag for Storage

In Storage vs. Peaker Study, CAISO’s Outdated Cost Estimates Produce Higher Price Tag for Storage

The study found that storage costs 2.7 times more than NRG’s contested gas plant—based on battery cost estimates from 2014. More recent numbers tell a different story.

by Julian Spector
Technology 40
Tesla’s Patent for Making Solar Shingles Stick Together, Explained

Tesla’s Patent for Making Solar Shingles Stick Together, Explained

How SolarCity’s concept of overlapping solar cells connected by a conductive paste might help Tesla hit its cost and performance targets.

by Jeff St. John
Nuclear 0
Energy Jobs: Nuclear Debacle Takes Out Santee Cooper’s CEO, Plus EIA, RMI and GE
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Energy Jobs: Nuclear Debacle Takes Out Santee Cooper’s CEO, Plus EIA, RMI and GE

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

by Katherine Tweed
Energy 0
The Energy Gang Is Coming Back to New York City. Get Your Tickets Now

The Energy Gang Is Coming Back to New York City. Get Your Tickets Now

Debate. Energy wonkery. Networking. Beer. What more could you ask for?

by Stephen Lacey
Nuclear 102
Duke Energy to Invest $6B for Solar, Batteries and EVs, Scrap Nuclear Plant Plans

Duke Energy to Invest $6B for Solar, Batteries and EVs, Scrap Nuclear Plant Plans

A settlement over the Levy nuclear plant will bring PV, batteries, EV charging, smart meters and grid modernization.

by Jeff St. John
Efficiency 17
A New Net-Zero-Energy Community Is Coming to California’s Central Valley

A New Net-Zero-Energy Community Is Coming to California’s Central Valley

As the state prepares for a new building code, this 36-unit development will shed light on how such homes benefit the grid and homeowners alike.

by Julian Spector
Regulation & Policy 16
Behind the Curtain: A Conversation With Travis Fisher, Lead on DOE’s Epic Grid Reliability Report

Behind the Curtain: A Conversation With Travis Fisher, Lead on DOE’s Epic Grid Reliability Report

On this week’s Interchange podcast: We get the story behind the hotly debated report.

by Stephen Lacey
Utilities 5
Hurricane Harvey Is Putting Texas Grid Resiliency to the Test

Hurricane Harvey Is Putting Texas Grid Resiliency to the Test

Smart meters have helped to identify power outages, but utilities still have to get the power back on.

by Jeff St. John
Software & Analytics 0
Electricity bill digital payment
Industry Perspective

How New Digital Customer Service Metrics Could Boost Utility Earnings

What gets measured can get rewarded.

by Brian Bowen
Markets & Policy 9
The National Debate Unfolding Over PURPA and Solar Power

The National Debate Unfolding Over PURPA and Solar Power

Several states have recently changed their PURPA rules. Here’s how it’s affecting the U.S. solar market.

by Chris Warren