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Grid Optimization 471
An Interview With Mark Jacobson on the 100% Renewables Debate

An Interview With Mark Jacobson on the 100% Renewables Debate

On this week’s Interchange podcast, a wide-ranging conversation with Professor Jacobson about his modeling methods, his critics, and the current discourse around renewable energy policy.

by Stephen Lacey
Utilities 1
Edison Energy Shakeup: Top Execs Depart Amidst Strategic Review

Edison Energy Shakeup: Top Execs Depart Amidst Strategic Review

Tough times for the first big utility-backed energy services company, mirroring GE’s struggles with Current.

by Jeff St. John
Utilities 46
NRG Plans Sale of $4 Billion in Power Plant Assets, Including Up to 100% of Renewables Projects

NRG Plans Sale of $4 Billion in Power Plant Assets, Including Up to 100% of Renewables Projects

The full divestment plan covers more than 20 gigawatts of conventional and renewable power plants, plus a stake in NRG Yield.

by Stephen Lacey
Finance & VC 4
Royal Dutch Shell CEO Ben van Beurden

Shell Plans to Boost Clean Energy Spending to $1 Billion per Year

The oil giant’s New Energies division launched last year with an annual investment budget of just $200 million.

by Julia Pyper
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Utilities 6
How to Get Better Results From Utility Pilot Projects

How to Get Better Results From Utility Pilot Projects

Many utility demos don’t produce results. Here are five tips to fix that.

by Katie Fehrenbacher
Utilities 6
Russia Named as Cyber-Intruder in Latest US Power Plant Hacks

Russia Named as Cyber-Intruder in Latest US Power Plant Hacks

While Trump confers with Putin on cybersecurity, evidence mounts of Russia’s meddling in U.S. energy infrastructure.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 5
AES and Siemens Partner to Create New Energy Storage Powerhouse

AES and Siemens Partner to Create New Energy Storage Powerhouse

The new company, Fluence, will combine AES’ expertise in utility-scale storage with Siemens’ global sales and engineering resources.

by Julian Spector
Residential Solar 15
Sunrun Now Owns Solar Systems From Some of Bankrupt Sungevity’s Customers

Sunrun Now Owns Solar Systems From Some of Bankrupt Sungevity’s Customers

Mosaic is also servicing some of Sungevity’s customers.

by Eric Wesoff
Energy Management 6
In Corporate Energy Management, Expect More Consolidation and Verticalization

In Corporate Energy Management, Expect More Consolidation and Verticalization

Observations about corporate energy management from the Grid Edge World Forum.

by Joseph Aamidor
Residential Solar 21
A Startup Wants Homeowners to Design Their Own Solar Systems

A Startup Wants Homeowners to Design Their Own Solar Systems

Draw My Roof thinks the tool can help customer adoption.

by Julia Pyper
Energy Storage 0
Advanced Microgrid Solutions Raises $34M Series B From a Who’s Who of Strategic Investors

Advanced Microgrid Solutions Raises $34M Series B From a Who’s Who of Strategic Investors

Energy Impact Partners, Southern Company, AGL and GE Ventures take stakes in California startup that’s linking batteries, buildings and the grid.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 38
Power Play: Tesla Nabs South Australia Contract for World’s Biggest Battery

Power Play: Tesla Nabs South Australia Contract for World’s Biggest Battery

The company aims to deploy a 100-megawatt/129-megawatt-hour Powerpack system by December to shore up Australia’s grid.

by Julian Spector
Nuclear 54
Renewables Generated More Power Than Nuclear in March and April

Renewables Generated More Power Than Nuclear in March and April

Utility-scale renewable electricity generation surpassed nuclear for the first time since Reagan was president.

by Eric Wesoff
PJM energy storage frequency regulation
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Hot and Cold: The Story of Battery Storage and PJM

Stephen Lacey sits down with GTM Research senior storage analyst Dan Finn-Foley in this transcript of The Interchange podcast.

by Stephen Lacey |
Startups 0
3 Drivers of C&I Solar Project Design in a Maturing Market
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3 Drivers of C&I Solar Project Design in a Maturing Market

Design choice questions are increasingly becoming financial questions.

by Katherine Tweed
Electric Vehicles 3
VW’s Electrify America Breaks Ground on EV Charging Network, Faces Scrutiny in California

VW’s Electrify America Breaks Ground on EV Charging Network, Faces Scrutiny in California

The ‘Dieselgate’ settlement is producing its first EV chargers in D.C. and nine other cities. But VW’s $800 million California plan still faces challenges.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 4
Project Financing Grows for Commercial Energy Storage, Lags for Residential

Project Financing Grows for Commercial Energy Storage, Lags for Residential

Unlocking more accessible financing is a key hurdle to the growth of behind-the-meter storage, a new report shows.

by Julian Spector
Networking/AMI 1
Struggling Toshiba Plots an IPO for Smart Metering Giant Landis+Gyr

Struggling Toshiba Plots an IPO for Smart Metering Giant Landis+Gyr

One of the “big five” AMI companies could soon be an independent rival. Whether Toshiba will recoup its $2.3 billion stake in L+G is less clear.

by Jeff St. John
Regulation & Policy 78
Expediting a Renewable Energy Future With High-Voltage DC Transmission
Industry Perspective

Expediting a Renewable Energy Future With High-Voltage DC Transmission

GE’s Patrick Plas makes the case for advancing HVDC systems to support wind and solar.

by Patrick Plas
Renewables Mark Jacobson
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Let’s Get Ready to Rumble (About a 100%-Renewables-Powered Grid)

Another edition of The Energy Gang, transcription style.

by Stephen Lacey |
Electric Vehicles 108
Updated: 17 States Now Charge Fees for Electric Vehicles

Updated: 17 States Now Charge Fees for Electric Vehicles

States are imposing fees on the small population of EV drivers in a broader push to shore up road repairs.

by Julian Spector, Julia Pyper
Regulation & Policy 13
Hawaiian Electric Seeks Approval for Leaner, Meaner $205M Grid Modernization Plan

Hawaiian Electric Seeks Approval for Leaner, Meaner $205M Grid Modernization Plan

HECO’s new phased-in, customer-focused plan to integrate distributed and renewable energy into its island grids.

by Jeff St. John
Finance & VC 6
Shell Pushes Further Into Power, Renewables With Bid to Acquire MP2 Energy

Shell Pushes Further Into Power, Renewables With Bid to Acquire MP2 Energy

The deal will give MP2 additional resources to further develop and enhance its portfolio of products and services, including distributed solar and demand response.

by Julia Pyper
Electric Vehicles 6
Tesla Faces Slow Deliveries, as Musk Touts the Model 3

Tesla Faces Slow Deliveries, as Musk Touts the Model 3

The electric-car maker claims a new high-energy battery was the culprit behind the slow ramp.

by Katie Fehrenbacher
Energy Storage 3
Younicos Acquired for $52 Million by Generator Rental Firm Aggreko

Younicos Acquired for $52 Million by Generator Rental Firm Aggreko

German energy storage software provider gets bought in a disappointing exit.

by Eric Wesoff