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Solar-Plus-Storage 9
Designing Storage for Homes That Don’t Have Solar Yet

Designing Storage for Homes That Don’t Have Solar Yet

Pika Energy’s new collaboration with Panasonic aims to help new solar customers who want a battery now or later.

by Julian Spector
A Win for Renewables in Connecticut, a Loss for Wind in Ohio, and Controversy in Montana
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A Win for Renewables in Connecticut, a Loss for Wind in Ohio, and Controversy in Montana

Plus, a solar reform bill with a wind moratorium in North Carolina, community solar in Oregon, and more.

by Julia Pyper |
The Scuttlebutt From Grid Edge World Forum: Utility Deals, Virtual Power Plants, and a New Startup
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The Scuttlebutt From Grid Edge World Forum: Utility Deals, Virtual Power Plants, and a New Startup

We hit the floor of GTM’s Grid Edge World Forum to pick up the latest news. Here’s what we uncovered.

by Jeff St. John |
Software & Analytics 11
A Guide to Blockchain and Energy

A Guide to Blockchain and Energy

On this week’s Interchange podcast: A “loose federation of weirdos” discusses the potential role of blockchain in electricity markets.

by Stephen Lacey
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Energy Storage 0
The Long-Awaited Massachusetts Energy Storage Target Has Arrived

The Long-Awaited Massachusetts Energy Storage Target Has Arrived

And the winner is…

by Julian Spector
Wind Markets & Policy 44
What Scotland’s Renewables Record Means for the Grid

What Scotland’s Renewables Record Means for the Grid

It’s time to start thinking seriously about how to deal with lots of intermittent generation.

by Jason Deign
Corporate Sustainability 7
The Latest Trends in Corporate Renewable Energy Procurement

The Latest Trends in Corporate Renewable Energy Procurement

Rocky Mountain Institute’s Hervé Touati explains the “winner’s curse” and why the corporate renewables market is about to really boom.

by Julia Pyper
Grid Edge 24
Can Oil Majors Dominate in an Era of Electrification?

Can Oil Majors Dominate in an Era of Electrification?

On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: We argue in front of a live audience about oil companies, GE, artificial intelligence, and a wide range of other topics.

by Stephen Lacey
Fossil Fuels 26
Carbon Capture Suffers a Huge Setback as Kemper Plant Suspends Work

Carbon Capture Suffers a Huge Setback as Kemper Plant Suspends Work

It’s the latest U.S. government-supported boondoggle around CCS.

by Katie Fehrenbacher
Energy Storage 103
10 Battery Gigafactories Are Now in the Works. And Elon Musk May Add 4 More

10 Battery Gigafactories Are Now in the Works. And Elon Musk May Add 4 More

Could a gigafactory glut lead to oversupply?

by Jason Deign
Utilities 1
The Case for Utilities to Bundle Their Energy Businesses—Before They’re Cannibalized

The Case for Utilities to Bundle Their Energy Businesses—Before They’re Cannibalized

Experts at Grid Edge World Forum 2017 explain why utilities are buying up distributed energy companies and “anything that gets them closer to customers.”

by Jeff St. John
Microgrids 0
You Don’t Have to Wait to Make Money on Microgrids

You Don’t Have to Wait to Make Money on Microgrids

Several early adopters have found success in the microgrids-as-service business model.

by Julian Spector
Regulation & Policy 49
The Rising Tide of Evidence Against Blaming Wind and Solar for Grid Instability

The Rising Tide of Evidence Against Blaming Wind and Solar for Grid Instability

Energy Secretary Rick Perry sees renewables as a threat to coal and nuclear baseload—but a growing body of research says that’s just not the case.

by Jeff St. John
Residential Solar 15
Tesla-Owned SolarCity Withdraws From South Carolina, Less Than a Year After Launch

Tesla-Owned SolarCity Withdraws From South Carolina, Less Than a Year After Launch

The move comes as part of a strategic restructuring of Tesla’s sales process.

by Julia Pyper
Energy Storage 4
Energy Storage Association Brings On New Leadership

Energy Storage Association Brings On New Leadership

As the industry grows, so does the industry group.

by Julian Spector
Microgrids 2
Batteries Plus Backup Power: Advanced Microgrid Solutions Partners With PowerSecure

Batteries Plus Backup Power: Advanced Microgrid Solutions Partners With PowerSecure

One of the country’s biggest microgrid providers plans to share technologies and markets with one of California’s top BTM storage startups.

by Jeff St. John
Fossil Fuels 34
Apollo’s Shield: Clean Energy Is the ‘Ultimate Weapon’ Against Russian Security Threats
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Apollo’s Shield: Clean Energy Is the ‘Ultimate Weapon’ Against Russian Security Threats

Jonathan Morgenstein, a Marine Corps veteran and solar executive, lays out how renewables can render Putin powerless.

by Jonathan Morgenstein
Thermal, Underground and Everywhere: Storage in the 100 Percent Renewable Plan
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Thermal, Underground and Everywhere: Storage in the 100 Percent Renewable Plan

Plus, the cars and the grid are talking, Australia wants in on the gigafactory game, and Nevada’s storage experiment hits a setback.

by Julian Spector |
Utilities 5
Choose Energy, a KPCB-Funded Retail Choice Platform, Acquired by Red Ventures for ‘Less Than $100M’

Choose Energy, a KPCB-Funded Retail Choice Platform, Acquired by Red Ventures for ‘Less Than $100M’

A rare successful (?) exit for a VC-funded greentech company.

by Eric Wesoff
Energy Storage 4
New York State Lawmakers Pass Energy Storage Target, Await Governor’s Signature

New York State Lawmakers Pass Energy Storage Target, Await Governor’s Signature

The bill’s timeline would make this the fourth state to finalize a target.

by Julian Spector
Residential Solar 3
Reports: Tesla-Branded Solar Panels Arrive in Stores

Reports: Tesla-Branded Solar Panels Arrive in Stores

The company reports its first attempts at selling solar via showrooms were a success.

by Julia Pyper
Electric Vehicles 7
California Lawmakers Model an Electric Car Program After the State’s Successful Solar Initiative

California Lawmakers Model an Electric Car Program After the State’s Successful Solar Initiative

A new bill is designed to boost electric car sales using lessons from the California Solar Initiative.

by Katie Fehrenbacher
Everything You Need to Know About US Electric Vehicle Policies
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Everything You Need to Know About US Electric Vehicle Policies

Plus, notable energy policy news from Montana, Florida, Illinois, Ohio and New York.

by Julia Pyper |
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Nuclear Can Be Friends With Renewables—If It’s Modular

Nuclear Can Be Friends With Renewables—If It’s Modular

Nuclear startup NuScale crunches data on how its nuclear reactors can follow a wind farm.

by Katie Fehrenbacher
Regulation & Policy 0
How Calculating FERC’s 1-Mile Rule Could Affect Renewable Energy Projects
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How Calculating FERC’s 1-Mile Rule Could Affect Renewable Energy Projects

Energy experts at Bracewell LLP explain how a pending wind farm application could influence how renewable projects are developed under PURPA.

by Seth Lucia and David Poe