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Regulation & Policy 13
Aliso Canyon Should Close Permanently, Says California Governor Jerry Brown

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
Policy 8
Leaked DOE Grid Report Puts Rick Perry in an Awkward Position. What Will the Final Draft Look Like?

Leaked DOE Grid Report Puts Rick Perry in an Awkward Position. What Will the Final Draft Look Like?

On this week’s Interchange podcast, we debate the consequences of the leaked DOE grid reliability study. Plus, we talk about corporate strategies for buying 100% renewable energy.

by Stephen Lacey
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Former US Chief Sustainability Officer: The Military Is Leading the March Toward Energy Independence
Industry Perspective

Former US Chief Sustainability Officer: The Military Is Leading the March Toward Energy Independence

But we need greater levels of investment to build on that success, says Jon Powers.

by Jon Powers
Energy Storage 16
German Utility EWE Plans a Flow Battery Big Enough to Power Berlin for an Hour

German Utility EWE Plans a Flow Battery Big Enough to Power Berlin for an Hour

Germany may be launching a new era of city-scale energy storage. But there are still many incremental steps on the way.

by Jason Deign
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Grid Optimization 1
Defining the True Market Opportunity for Distributed Energy Resource Management Software

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
Solar-Plus-Storage 4
Sunrun’s Evolution From Home Solar Installer to Comprehensive Energy Solution Provider

Sunrun’s Evolution From Home Solar Installer to Comprehensive Energy Solution Provider

A conversation with Audrey Lee, Sunrun’s new vice president of grid services.

by Julia Pyper
Solar-Plus-Storage 75
Can a Flow Battery Steal the Throne From TEP’s 4.5-Cent Solar-Plus-Storage PPA?

Can a Flow Battery Steal the Throne From TEP’s 4.5-Cent Solar-Plus-Storage PPA?

Zinc-iron flow battery challenger ViZn vows that its total cost of ownership can undercut lithium-ion for a 20-year project.

by Julian Spector
Regulation & Policy 19
Hawaii Utility’s 100% Renewable Energy Plan Gets the Green Light

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
Policy 2
California’s Extension of Cap-and-Trade Provides More Certainty to Cleantech

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
Corporate Sustainability 1
Sir Richard Branson Talks Self-Driving Race Cars, Investing in Cleantech, and Fake Meat

Sir Richard Branson Talks Self-Driving Race Cars, Investing in Cleantech, and Fake Meat

The Virgin Group founder said he’s also bullish on batteries, but sidestepped questions about ditching petroleum.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Optimization 1
Virtual Power Plants: Ready to Serve a Grid Near You

Virtual Power Plants: Ready to Serve a Grid Near You

Vendors talk about the evolving applications for aggregated distributed resources.

by Jill Feblowitz
Energy Storage 3
Sonnen Signs a Deal to Put Storage in New Arizona Housing Developments

Sonnen Signs a Deal to Put Storage in New Arizona Housing Developments

Energy storage doesn’t look as expensive when it’s part of your mortgage.

by Julian Spector
Electric Vehicles 107
Everyone Is Revising Their Electric Vehicle Forecasts Upward—Except Automakers

Everyone Is Revising Their Electric Vehicle Forecasts Upward—Except Automakers

Oil companies are eyeing dramatic adoption of EVs. But car manufacturers aren’t planning for the same level of electrification.

by Stephen Lacey
Products & Technology 5
Renewables Sector Embraces the Promise of Virtual Reality

Renewables Sector Embraces the Promise of Virtual Reality

A Scottish lab for wind training underscores how virtual reality is taking off.

by Jason Deign
The Week in Storage and Solar: Some Bright Spots at a Clouded Time
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The Week in Storage and Solar: Some Bright Spots at a Clouded Time

At Intersolar North America, the cleantech industry delivered supply-chain and soft-cost solutions as policy threats loom in the distance.

by Julian Spector |
Policy 70
Leaked Draft of DOE’s Grid Study Says Renewables Are Not a Threat

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
Software & Analytics 5
Chinese Wind Giant Envision Partners With US Tech Firms on Digital Energy

Chinese Wind Giant Envision Partners With US Tech Firms on Digital Energy

The company has joined forces with Microsoft and others to create a “digital foundation for the energy world.”

by Katie Fehrenbacher
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 |
People 4
Energy Jobs: NYSERDA, Tesla, Edison Energy, BYD, Intersect Power, Spruce, ESA, Burns & McDonnell
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Energy Jobs: NYSERDA, Tesla, Edison Energy, BYD, Intersect Power, Spruce, ESA, Burns & McDonnell

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

by Eric Wesoff
Residential Solar 11
The New Normal for Rooftop Solar in Hawaii?
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
Energy Storage 29
California Assembly Yanks Major Storage Bill, Pushing It to 2018

California Assembly Yanks Major Storage Bill, Pushing It to 2018

SB 700 would have funded storage incentives over 10 years. It disappeared from the Assembly’s schedule without a vote.

by Julian Spector
Policy 8
The Inconvenient Truth About City Climate Goals: ‘There’s No Data. We’re Not Looking at Results’

The Inconvenient Truth About City Climate Goals: ‘There’s No Data. We’re Not Looking at Results’

On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: Why cities aren’t living up to the hype on climate action—yet.

by Stephen Lacey
Software & Analytics 1
Eight Is Enough: How Customer Engagement Can Happen in Minutes
Industry Perspective

Eight Is Enough: How Customer Engagement Can Happen in Minutes

FirstFuel’s Brian Bowen argues customer engagement is not about measuring minutes of thought or effort. It’s about achieving outcomes.

by Brian Bowen
Technology 0
DOE’s SunShot Awards $46M for Solar Tech-to-Market Research

DOE’s SunShot Awards $46M for Solar Tech-to-Market Research

SunPower, Stion, SolarReserve, UtilityAPI, EnergySage and others win funds to advance solar innovation, as agency faces cuts under Trump budget.

by Jeff St. John
Solar Finance & VC 1
Masdar 10 megawatt solar PV plant in Dubai

Solar Leads a Recovery in Global Clean Energy Investment

Massive PV projects in the United Arab Emirates helped investments rebound in Q2, while also setting record-low price targets.

by Julia Pyper