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Fossil Fuels 1
Shell Abandons Offshore Drilling in the Arctic

Shell Abandons Offshore Drilling in the Arctic

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

by Stephen Lacey
Mobility 21
Regulators Turn Down PG&E’s $654 Million EV-Charging Station Proposal

Regulators Turn Down PG&E’s $654 Million EV-Charging Station Proposal

The utility will be allowed to deploy only a fraction of the EV stations it originally proposed.

by Julia Pyper
Grid Edge 0
Energy Jobs: Rumors of Crane Ouster at NRG, Plus Moves at Conergy, Sunverge, 8minutenergy and More
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Energy Jobs: Rumors of Crane Ouster at NRG, Plus Moves at Conergy, Sunverge, 8minutenergy and More

The NRG “reset” could result in some management changes at the top. Plus, executive and boardroom moves in cleantech, utilities, energy and VC.

by Eric Wesoff
Microgrids 17
Inverter Capabilities Are the Biggest Limitation Facing All-Renewable Microgrids

Inverter Capabilities Are the Biggest Limitation Facing All-Renewable Microgrids

Without sophisticated control systems, today’s inverters aren’t smart enough to deal with high intermittency.

by Jason Deign
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Policy 3
Experts Are Skeptical of China’s Ability to Run a Transparent Cap-and-Trade System

Experts Are Skeptical of China’s Ability to Run a Transparent Cap-and-Trade System

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

by Stephen Lacey
Energy Storage 27
Can Flow Batteries Ever Help Power Off-Grid Villages and Remote Telecom?

Can Flow Batteries Ever Help Power Off-Grid Villages and Remote Telecom?

Imergy adds a pilot project in China to go along with its enormous SunEdison microgrid project in India.

by Eric Wesoff
Utilities 11
APS Proposes to Withdraw Fee Increase for Solar Customers

APS Proposes to Withdraw Fee Increase for Solar Customers

The Arizona utility has requested that regulators conduct hearings on the “cost of service” instead.

by Julia Pyper
PV, EV, & Storage 1
How Vendors and Utilities Are Commercializing Large Solar-Plus-Storage Projects

How Vendors and Utilities Are Commercializing Large Solar-Plus-Storage Projects

New projects highlight evolving value propositions for utility-scale solar and batteries at the megawatt scale.

by Jeff St. John
Solar Finance & VC 1
AES Launches Asset-Backed Securities Based on Portfolio of Distributed Solar Generation

AES Launches Asset-Backed Securities Based on Portfolio of Distributed Solar Generation

It’s the first ABS deal backed by PV assets from a utility company. It won’t be the last.

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Edge 16
How Many Coal-Mining Companies Have Gone Bankrupt Since 2009?

How Many Coal-Mining Companies Have Gone Bankrupt Since 2009?

Take the GTM Energy News Quiz. Beat Wesoff’s 2 of 7 score.

by Mike Munsell
Fossil Fuels 0
Total Plans $500M Investment in Renewables, Even While Cutting Spending Company-Wide

Total Plans $500M Investment in Renewables, Even While Cutting Spending Company-Wide

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

by Stephen Lacey
Energy Storage 8
How Energy Storage Can Cut Peaker-Plant Carbon for the Clean Power Plan

How Energy Storage Can Cut Peaker-Plant Carbon for the Clean Power Plan

Grid batteries can store combined-cycle gas power, replace inefficient peaker plants, and get a 33% GHG cut, AES says.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Efficiency 3
California’s New Energy Bills Could Help Transform How Efficiency Is Measured

California’s New Energy Bills Could Help Transform How Efficiency Is Measured

Can efficiency finally become a metered resource? A pair of bills in California may help bring the industry into the 21st century.

by Stephen Lacey
Markets & Policy 22
Are Rooftop Solar Companies Doing Enough to Protect Consumers?

Are Rooftop Solar Companies Doing Enough to Protect Consumers?

As some lawmakers and utilities push for new rules, installers say they should be allowed to self-regulate.

by Julia Pyper
Regulation & Policy 2
How Quickly Can New York Overhaul Its Energy Markets?

How Quickly Can New York Overhaul Its Energy Markets?

GTM is live-streaming this week’s REV4NY Exchange in New York City.

by Katherine Tweed
Fossil Fuels 4
Fossil-Fuel Divestment Pledges Reach $2.6 Trillion in Assets

Fossil-Fuel Divestment Pledges Reach $2.6 Trillion in Assets

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

by Stephen Lacey
Wind Markets & Policy 31
A Tale of Two Regions: Why Wind Is Booming in Texas and Stalling in the West
Industry Perspective

A Tale of Two Regions: Why Wind Is Booming in Texas and Stalling in the West

It’s all about transmission planning, say the experts from America’s Power Plan.

by Eric Gimon, Michael O’Boyle, and Sonia Aggarwal
Energy Storage 32
Analyst Prediction: Tesla’s Gigafactory Could Drop Battery-Pack Costs by 70%

Analyst Prediction: Tesla’s Gigafactory Could Drop Battery-Pack Costs by 70%

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

by Stephen Lacey
Energy Storage 1
Panasonic Enters Europe’s Burgeoning Home Battery Market

Panasonic Enters Europe’s Burgeoning Home Battery Market

Competitive pressure is mounting on Tesla—from its No. 1 supplier of lithium-ion cells.

by Mike Stone
Software & Analytics 0
Innowatts Helps Utilities Get Smart About Efficiency and Customer Costs

Innowatts Helps Utilities Get Smart About Efficiency and Customer Costs

A startup focuses on the bottom line.

by Katherine Tweed
Mobility 29
Apple Could Unveil an Electric Car by 2019

Apple Could Unveil an Electric Car by 2019

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

by Stephen Lacey
Markets & Policy 24
Is California’s Net Metering 2.0 a Solar Tax Risk?

Is California’s Net Metering 2.0 a Solar Tax Risk?

Solar groups say utility proposals could break down the wall between rooftop solar and the IRS.

by Jeff St. John
Fossil Fuels 5
83% of US Shale Drillers Spend the Majority of Their Cash Paying Off Debts

83% of US Shale Drillers Spend the Majority of Their Cash Paying Off Debts

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

by Stephen Lacey
Utilities 7
NRG Will Spin Off Its Clean Energy Business: Investor Pressure, or a Bet on a Green Premium?

NRG Will Spin Off Its Clean Energy Business: Investor Pressure, or a Bet on a Green Premium?

The restructuring is part of NRG’s plan to simplify the company.

by Stephen Lacey
Mobility 14
LAPD Could Soon Use Tesla Pursuit Vehicles

LAPD Could Soon Use Tesla Pursuit Vehicles

The city is adding a total of 288 EVs as part of a broad climate compact with China.

by Julia Pyper