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Smart Grid 9
Apple Claims That Allowing the FBI to Hack an iPhone Could Make the Power Grid Vulnerable

Apple Claims That Allowing the FBI to Hack an iPhone Could Make the Power Grid Vulnerable

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by Stephen Lacey
Grid Optimization 46
Can Water Kill the Duck Curve?

Can Water Kill the Duck Curve?

An updated RAP analysis finds water in its many forms is key to controlling the renewable duck curve.

by Katherine Tweed
Mobility 16
Toyota’s Latest Electric Car Is Made Out of Wood

Toyota’s Latest Electric Car Is Made Out of Wood

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by Stephen Lacey
Policy 21
Oregon Passes Bill to Cut Coal Purchases, Double Renewable Energy by 2040

Oregon Passes Bill to Cut Coal Purchases, Double Renewable Energy by 2040

Critics say the bill simply shifts coal usage out of state.

by Julia Pyper
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Energy Storage 0
Germany’s Second-Biggest Utility Plans to Launch a Residential Solar-Plus-Storage Offering

Germany’s Second-Biggest Utility Plans to Launch a Residential Solar-Plus-Storage Offering

E.ON is looking to compete with third-party vendors like Sonnen and Tesla.

by Jason Deign
Software & Analytics 3
Opower Expands Suite of Services to Enhance Utilities’ Role in the Evolving Grid

Opower Expands Suite of Services to Enhance Utilities’ Role in the Evolving Grid

“For us, the opportunity and the inevitability is that the utility will remain a critical part of this ecosystem.”

by Julia Pyper
Grid Optimization 3
The Latest and Greatest From the Grid Edge: A Look at ARPA-E’s Technology Investments
Industry Perspective

The Latest and Greatest From the Grid Edge: A Look at ARPA-E’s Technology Investments

From gallium-arsenide semiconductors to zinc-air batteries, The Gang examines how America’s energy innovation agency is helping transform the grid.

by Stephen Lacey
Policy 1
Advanced Energy Market Tops Global Fashion Industry

Advanced Energy Market Tops Global Fashion Industry

Although a few questionable technologies make the cut (VW’s clean diesel?)

by Katherine Tweed
Regulation & Policy 0
Grid Edge Customer Wish List: Solar, EV Charging and Intelligent Rate Design

Grid Edge Customer Wish List: Solar, EV Charging and Intelligent Rate Design

Large energy users in New York say utility standby rates are crippling grid-edge investment.

by Katherine Tweed
GTM Update 3
Grow the GTM Squared Community With Us (and Listen to an Episode of Our Premium Podcast)

Grow the GTM Squared Community With Us (and Listen to an Episode of Our Premium Podcast)

Our managing editor asks: Why aren’t you part of the GTM Squared community?

by Stephen Lacey
Energy Storage 38
US Energy Storage Market Grew 243% in 2015, Largest Year on Record
Research Spotlight

US Energy Storage Market Grew 243% in 2015, Largest Year on Record

The annual U.S. energy storage market is projected to reach 1.7 gigawatts by 2020—with a value of $2.5 billion.

by Mike Munsell
Grid Edge 1
Energy Jobs: Verengo, SolarCity, Tesla, PG&E, 8minutenergy, Josh Wolfe

Energy Jobs: Verengo, SolarCity, Tesla, PG&E, 8minutenergy, Josh Wolfe

Executive and boardroom moves in cleantech, utilities, energy and VC

by Eric Wesoff
Policy 4
Virginia Lawmakers Punt on a Suite of Renewable Energy Bills

Virginia Lawmakers Punt on a Suite of Renewable Energy Bills

Legislation on community solar, net metering and third-party-owned solar was “carried over to 2017.”

by Ivy Main
Utilities 2
DC Mayor Rejects Exelon’s Plan to Merge With Pepco. Is the Deal Dead?

DC Mayor Rejects Exelon’s Plan to Merge With Pepco. Is the Deal Dead?

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by Stephen Lacey
Energy Storage 35
Alevo’s Battery Factory Expansion Plans Now Confronting Reality

Alevo’s Battery Factory Expansion Plans Now Confronting Reality

Production delays and employment promises unmet—bringing a big, new battery to market is not easy

by Eric Wesoff
Finance & VC 1
Private Investment Tally for ARPA-E Companies: $1.25B and Counting

Private Investment Tally for ARPA-E Companies: $1.25B and Counting

Energy research grants lead to venture and corporate investments in cutting-edge technologies—as well as a few burnouts.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 16
Redflow Is Building a Small Flow Battery for Long-Duration Storage in Homes

Redflow Is Building a Small Flow Battery for Long-Duration Storage in Homes

“They had better be very, very, very sure that no bromine will ever leak out and cause problems.”

by Jason Deign
Utilities 2
NRG Reports $6.4B Loss, Reintegrates Large-Scale Renewables Business

NRG Reports $6.4B Loss, Reintegrates Large-Scale Renewables Business

CEO Mauricio Gutierrez says the changes are designed to simplify the business and strengthen NRG’s balance sheet.

by Julia Pyper
Solar Finance & VC 42
Report: Consumers’ Growing Appetite for Solar, Storage and Bundled Home Energy Services

Report: Consumers’ Growing Appetite for Solar, Storage and Bundled Home Energy Services

The number of homes with both broadband and solar doubled in two years’ time.

by Katherine Tweed
Microgrids 0
An Update From the World’s First Modular Microgrid

An Update From the World’s First Modular Microgrid

Here’s how Duke Energy and partners are islanding and synchronizing energy gear from dozens of vendors.

by Jeff St. John
Mobility 1
Security Flaws Made Nissan Leaf Owners Vulnerable to a Hack

Security Flaws Made Nissan Leaf Owners Vulnerable to a Hack

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by Stephen Lacey
Utilities 318
Warren Buffett: Solar and Wind Could ‘Erode the Economics of the Incumbent Utility’

Warren Buffett: Solar and Wind Could ‘Erode the Economics of the Incumbent Utility’

In his annual investor letter, Buffett addresses the new set of risks faced by electric utilities.

by Stephen Lacey
Markets & Policy 119
Maine Proposes to Replace Net Metering With a Market-Based Alternative

Maine Proposes to Replace Net Metering With a Market-Based Alternative

The proposal could add 248 megawatts to Maine’s nascent solar market over five years.

by Julia Pyper
Utilities 6
Can This Room-Sized Board Game Help Utilities Plan for Dramatic Changes in the Electric Sector?

Can This Room-Sized Board Game Help Utilities Plan for Dramatic Changes in the Electric Sector?

A board game called Newtonian Shift squeezes two decades of energy transition into a few hours.

by Tyler Hamilton
Microgrids 0
Southern Company Goes Big Into Microgrids With $431M Acquisition of PowerSecure

Southern Company Goes Big Into Microgrids With $431M Acquisition of PowerSecure

A big payout for a quiet pioneer in behind-the-meter energy systems—and a big move into distributed energy for SoCo

by Jeff St. John