Grid Edge

Energy 49
The more a mission threatens an existing market, the harder it will be to launch and sustain, the author writes.
Industry Perspective

The First Moonshot Didn’t Disrupt an Incumbent Industry. The Climate Moonshot Must

Why the climate “moonshot” faces special challenges, and how to work around them.

by Sara Hastings-Simon
Energy 4
Luma Energy plans to train lineworkers in Puerto Rico and hire some employees from PREPA.

Puerto Rico Selects New Grid Manager, Prompting Concerns

A new joint venture out of Canada and the mainland U.S. will manage and operate Puerto Rico’s grid.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
Grid Edge 1
Sunrun will use AutoGrid's software to enable behind-the-meter battery fleets from California and Hawaii to New York and Massachusetts.

Sunrun Taps AutoGrid to Optimize Grid Services for Its Growing Fleets of Home Batteries

The leading U.S. residential solar installer turns to a Silicon Valley startup for expertise in coordinating behind-the-meter energy flexibility.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 6
Self-metering EV chargers cut costs for Baltimore Gas & Electric's time-of-use pilot program with EnergyHub

Bring-Your-Own-Batteries and EV Chargers: The Future of Distributed Energy Integration?

How EnergyHub and utility partners are opening up customer-owned batteries, inverters and EV chargers for grid use.

by Jeff St. John
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Grid Edge 2
The telecom sector is likely to be a flexibility partner rather than a services provider.

Could Flex Services Draw New Players to the Energy Sector?

Vodafone partners with Energy Web as part of a wider play in the energy market.

by Jason Deign
Grid Edge 22
More than 100 U.K. wind farms are now able to participate in multiple flexibility markets.

Renewable Generators Are the UK’s Latest Tool to Smooth Out Renewable Generation

Yes, you read that right. The argument against all-renewables grids takes another blow.

by John Parnell
Grid Edge 2
The U.S. DER landscape by 2025 will consist of nearly 400 gigawatts of capacity ranging from solar and storage to EVs and smart thermostats.

5 Major Trends Driving the $110B US Distributed Energy Resources Market Through 2025

A new Wood Mackenzie forecast describes the emerging U.S. markets for distributed solar, batteries, flexible loads and electric vehicles as grid assets.

by Jeff St. John
Energy 5
Prime Impact Fund invested in Treau, a sustainable air-conditioning startup. Here CEO Vince Romanin inspects the early-stage hardware. (Photo courtesy of Prime Impact Fund)

$50 Million Prime Impact Fund Launches to Invest in Early-Stage Cleantech

The fund screens startups for gigaton-level carbon-reduction potential.

by Julian Spector
Solar 0
Zero-cost C&I solar systems are making up for losses from customers cancelling self-funded projects. (Credit: IBC Solar/Solsquare)

C&I Solar Investment Holds Up as COVID-19 Hits Africa

Investors are aware the cleantech sector offers significant opportunities; the C&I solar market is proving resilient.

by Jason Deign
Energy 8
Heating for buildings is the second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Moves to Follow California, New York in Planning for Natural Gas Phaseout

The Bay State cannot meeting its binding climate targets while continuing to burn fossil gas for heat, state attorney general says.

by Justin Gerdes
Solar 0
The Interchange: Live From Home!

The Interchange: Live From Home!

The Interchange will be back on June 24 with another live (socially distanced) episode!

by Ashley Fallon
Grid Edge 46
A 90% Clean Grid Can Be Achieved Quickly. What’s Holding It Back?

A 90% Clean Grid Can Be Achieved Quickly. What’s Holding It Back?

This week on The Energy Gang, we review a new report that describes how to decarbonize the grid more rapidly than we thought possible.

by Stephen Lacey
Solar 14
Zero Mass Water's solar systems generate flows of potable water. (Image: Zero Mass Water)

BlackRock Leads $50M Investment Into Off-Grid Solar Technology That Generates Water

With backers that include Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Zero Mass Water is scaling up its distributed solar technology — but not for electricity production.

by Julian Spector
Grid Edge 5
Cumulative U.S. DER investments will eclipse $110 billion between 2020 and 2026.
Research Spotlight

What the Coming Wave of Distributed Energy Resources Means for the US Grid

EV infrastructure, batteries and grid-interactive water heaters will drive DER spending to a new peak in 2025, Wood Mackenzie says.

by Ben Kellison and Fei Wang
Electric Vehicles 1
Lyft's sustainability strategy isn't just about electric cars; it's also about becoming a “multimodal technology platform.

A Closer Look at Lyft’s 100% EV Commitment

On this week’s Political Climate, we speak to the director of sustainability at Lyft about how the company’s new electric vehicle pledge fits into a broader corporate climate strategy.

by Julia Pyper
Energy Storage 4
Unlike many forms of demand reduction, battery-based grid services don’t disrupt customer activities.

Sunrun to Turn Home Batteries Into Grid Resources for 2 Major Utilities

The leading rooftop installer will aggregate homes for Southern California Edison and a Con Ed utility in New York in a test of the virtual power plant concept.

by Julian Spector
Grid Edge 3
Uber and Lyft are under growing pressure in California to decarbonize. (Image: Lyft)

Lyft Pledges Shift to 100% Electric Vehicles by 2030

The rideshare company will purchase EVs for its rental car fleet and play a bigger role in helping drivers transition to plug-in vehicles.

by Julia Pyper
Top 5 US Storage Owners: SDG&E Solved a Crisis, Now It’s Fulfilling a Mission
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Top 5 US Storage Owners: SDG&E Solved a Crisis, Now It’s Fulfilling a Mission

No. 4 on our list of big battery owners learned from a rapid-fire response to a gas shortfall and now has big new storage projects on the way.

by Julian Spector |
Energy 12
Some of BP's drilling projects don't pencil out under the company's new price assumptions. (Credit: BP)

BP Adopts $100 Carbon Price Assumption for 2030, With Big Implications for Clean Energy

Are Europe’s oil majors finally ready to supersize their low-carbon businesses?

by John Parnell
Energy Storage 3
Fluence's cube design is intended to speed up delivery for large-format grid batteries like the system illustrated here. (Image credit: Fluence)

Fluence Launches Next-Generation Battery Storage Product With 800MW of Orders

As storage deployments soar, integrators are updating their enclosures for cost-competitiveness and ease of delivery.

by Julian Spector
Grid Edge 4
A new decision for California's resource adequacy rules pits community choice groups against utilities.

California Hands Control Over Resource Adequacy to Utilities, Angering Community Choice Groups

Regulators say centralization is necessary to protect grid reliability. Community choice groups worry that big utilities won’t value local clean energy projects.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 6
NEC Energy Solutions supplied the 20-megawatt Carnegie Road battery, Ørsted's first foray into large-scale grid storage. (Photo credit: Ørsted)

NEC Pulls the Plug on Storage Integration Business

NEC Energy Solutions reportedly never made a profit since its Japanese parent bought the grid storage arm of A123.

by Julian Spector
Grid Edge 10
Texas is getting by without a capacity market. The U.K. is one of many markets that might soon consider alternative flexibility options.

Flexibility Without a Capacity Market: What Texas Can Teach the UK

The Lone Star State isn’t paying over the odds for flexibility. Why should others?

by Jason Deign
Grid Edge 1
AMS developed and installed the fleet of commercial batteries, but now it's getting out of that business.

Stem Will Operate Massive AMS Battery Portfolio in Southern California

The 345-megawatt-hour deal marks the largest transition in distributed battery controls.

by Julian Spector
Grid Edge 23
A debate is raging over California's budget for behind-the-meter battery incentives.

California Faces Battle Over Budgets for Backup Battery Incentives

California allocated more than $600 million to help its most vulnerable citizens install batteries. Is the policy doing more harm than good?

by Jeff St. John