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Mobility 37
Autonomous Car Tech Is the Next Battleground in Silicon Valley

Autonomous Car Tech Is the Next Battleground in Silicon Valley

Apple is the latest heavyweight to confirm its commitment to autonomy.

by Katie Fehrenbacher
USSMI 1
A Handy List of Energy-Related Bills Advancing in California
Industry Perspective

A Handy List of Energy-Related Bills Advancing in California

Tracking action on rooftop solar, peak load, green jobs, land use, microgrids, renewable energy targets and more.

by Brian Nese, Parissa Florez, Kimberly Hellwig
Energy Storage 10
GE Can Now Put Battery Storage on Any of Its Power Plants

GE Can Now Put Battery Storage on Any of Its Power Plants

More evidence that batteries are going to take over the electric grid. “The possibilities are endless,” say GE execs.

by Stephen Lacey
Solar-Plus-Storage 5
Today’s Top Solar Developers Have Become Storage Developers, Too

Today’s Top Solar Developers Have Become Storage Developers, Too

All this talk of solar-plus-storage is finally transforming into action.

by Julian Spector
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Policy 43
Report Finds That ARPA-E Is Working, Even as Trump Seeks to Shut It Down

Report Finds That ARPA-E Is Working, Even as Trump Seeks to Shut It Down

A six-year study finds R&D and commercial successes for the DOE blue-sky energy research program. Trump wants to defund it.

by Jeff St. John
Fossil Fuels 43
New IEA Report Delivers Failing Grades to Most Green Technologies

New IEA Report Delivers Failing Grades to Most Green Technologies

More innovation is needed in the global energy transformation.

by Eric Wesoff
Energy Efficiency 0
How Utilities Can Avoid Complacency and Boost Customer Satisfaction

How Utilities Can Avoid Complacency and Boost Customer Satisfaction

Consulting firm CLEAResult urges utilities to embrace new tools and business models to keep customers engaged.

by Chris Warren
Electric Vehicles 2
Proterra Nets $55 Million From BMW i Ventures and Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management

Proterra Nets $55 Million From BMW i Ventures and Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management

The EV busmaker is pushing steadily toward a potential IPO.

by Julian Spector
Grid Optimization 14
Building the ‘Solar Protection Factor’ Into an Increasingly Green-Powered Grid

Building the ‘Solar Protection Factor’ Into an Increasingly Green-Powered Grid

A new ScottMadden report describes the challenges of balancing renewables and natural gas with retiring baseload power plants.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Grid 5
GE CEO Immelt to Step Down After 16 Years

GE CEO Immelt to Step Down After 16 Years

He will be replaced by John Flannery, president and CEO of GE Healthcare, following the board’s succession plan.

by Julian Spector
Regulation & Policy 0
At What Price? How to Improve Interconnection Cost Certainty and Predictability
Industry Perspective

At What Price? How to Improve Interconnection Cost Certainty and Predictability

In Part 5 of our interconnection series with IREC, Erica McConnell and Cathy Malina examine the best ways to cut the cost of connecting distributed resources to the grid.

by Erica McConnell and Cathy Malina
Utilities 8
Hit-and-Run Drone Collision Causes Power Outage for 1,600 in Google’s Hometown

Hit-and-Run Drone Collision Causes Power Outage for 1,600 in Google’s Hometown

Meanwhile, the electricity sector is leading one of the largest industry efforts to move drones into the field.

by Eric Wesoff
Mobility 19
Flying Cars Could Happen. But They’ll Probably Create More Problems Than They Solve

Flying Cars Could Happen. But They’ll Probably Create More Problems Than They Solve

Transportation experts weigh in on the techno-optimist vision for flying cars.

by Mike Stone
Energy Storage 9
Utility-Scale Energy Storage Surges in Q1, While Behind-the-Meter Falters

Utility-Scale Energy Storage Surges in Q1, While Behind-the-Meter Falters

The broader success of customer-sited storage will depend on the evolution of new value streams.

by Julian Spector
Major Solar Policy Shifts in Massachusetts, North Carolina and Nevada
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Major Solar Policy Shifts in Massachusetts, North Carolina and Nevada

Plus, the state-led “climate rebellion” against President Trump.

by Julia Pyper |
Products & Technology 10
Battery Storage Takes Hold in the Wind Industry

Battery Storage Takes Hold in the Wind Industry

Wind firms are beginning to follow solar’s lead in battery hybrid systems.

by Jason Deign
California’s Natural Gas vs. Green Energy Debate, and a Greater Western Grid
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California’s Natural Gas vs. Green Energy Debate, and a Greater Western Grid

Plus, the job creation potential for grid modernization, and growth—and consolidation—in energy storage software and services.

by Jeff St. John |
Grid Edge 8
Survey: What Electricity Customers Really Want

Survey: What Electricity Customers Really Want

SGCC’s latest consumer-pulse study finds high levels of interest in grid edge tech, but also hesitancy.

by Julia Pyper
Residential Solar 17
Tesla’s Solar Roof Was Code-Named ‘Steel Pulse,’ and Musk Called the Prototype a ‘Piece of Shit’

Tesla’s Solar Roof Was Code-Named ‘Steel Pulse,’ and Musk Called the Prototype a ‘Piece of Shit’

A new piece from Fast Company details the origins of the Solar Roof—plus plenty of other juicy details about the Tesla-SolarCity acquisition.

by Stephen Lacey
Grid Optimization 23
Can California Conquer the Next Phase of Renewables Integration?
Research Spotlight

Can California Conquer the Next Phase of Renewables Integration?

Wood Mackenzie’s Chad Singleton examines how one of the world’s largest economies is balancing the pillars of reliability, affordability and cleanliness.

by Chad Singleton
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 1
Smart Building Metrics: Measuring the Opaque, Misunderstood and Poorly Defined
Industry Perspective

Smart Building Metrics: Measuring the Opaque, Misunderstood and Poorly Defined

The methods we use to measure smart building performance are still immature and fragmented, writes Joseph Aamidor.

by Joseph Aamidor
As Climate Action Moves Local, Storage Has a Chance to Shine
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As Climate Action Moves Local, Storage Has a Chance to Shine

Store electrons locally, act globally?

by Julian Spector |
Wind 17
Offshore Wind Reaches Cost-Competitiveness Without Subsidies

Offshore Wind Reaches Cost-Competitiveness Without Subsidies

A new McKinsey report predicts a 68 percent drop in offshore wind prices by 2020 and highlights European projects already hitting grid parity.

by Jeff St. John
Electric Vehicles 76
Electric Cars Hit the 2 Million Threshold Worldwide

Electric Cars Hit the 2 Million Threshold Worldwide

A new IEA report says it was a record year for EV sales last year, but the overall market is still small.

by Katie Fehrenbacher
People 0
Energy Jobs: CEO Nat Kreamer Departs Spruce, Plus SCE, Proterra, DNV GL, ComEd
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Energy Jobs: CEO Nat Kreamer Departs Spruce, Plus SCE, Proterra, DNV GL, ComEd

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

by Eric Wesoff