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Distributed Storage Startup Closes $18M Round, With Arnold Schwarzenegger as Investor

Distributed Storage Startup Closes $18M Round, With Arnold Schwarzenegger as Investor

DBL Investors leads an $18 million series A round for Advanced Microgrid Solutions.

by Stephen Lacey
Energy Storage 6
SDG&E Proposes a ‘Bring-Your-Own-Battery’ Tariff

SDG&E Proposes a ‘Bring-Your-Own-Battery’ Tariff

Can targeted tariffs and utility control align battery-equipped customers and grid needs?

by Jeff St. John
Utilities 0
DTE Energy Battles Cities Over Fees for High-Efficiency LED Streetlights

DTE Energy Battles Cities Over Fees for High-Efficiency LED Streetlights

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

by Stephen Lacey
Energy Storage 0
Storage Is Still Too Costly for Most of Europe—Except Islands

Storage Is Still Too Costly for Most of Europe—Except Islands

While storage struggles to compete on the European mainland, islands offer “huge potential.”

by Jason Deign
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Other Energy 336
NRC to Consider Relicensing Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Through 2045

NRC to Consider Relicensing Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Through 2045

What happens if Diablo is relicensed? What happens if it’s not?

by Eric Wesoff
Energy Storage 9
Thermal Power Storage Saves Indian Dairy Farmers From an Unpredictable Grid

Thermal Power Storage Saves Indian Dairy Farmers From an Unpredictable Grid

After years of experimentation, Promethean Power Systems finds value in thermal storage for India.

by Mike Stone
Mobility 3
Two All-Electric Airplanes Complete Historic Flights Over the English Channel

Two All-Electric Airplanes Complete Historic Flights Over the English Channel

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

by Stephen Lacey
Grid Optimization 16
Video Breakdown: How Electric Vehicles Could Make or Break the Power Grid

Video Breakdown: How Electric Vehicles Could Make or Break the Power Grid

This episode of Rewired looks at ways for utilities to take advantage of plug-in cars.

by Julia Pyper
Markets & Policy 13
Tucson Electric Power Seeks to Expand Its Residential Solar Programs

Tucson Electric Power Seeks to Expand Its Residential Solar Programs

The utility wants to put solar on another 1,000 rooftops—and make a new community solar play.

by Julia Pyper
Utilities 5
Cyberattack on US Power Plants Could Cause $1T in Economic Damage

Cyberattack on US Power Plants Could Cause $1T in Economic Damage

Lloyd’s of London games out “improbable, but not impossible” threat of hacking, power-plant sabotage

by Jeff St. John
Grid Optimization 30
The Clean Energy Case for Transmission Has Never Been Stronger
Industry Perspective

The Clean Energy Case for Transmission Has Never Been Stronger

If you build it, they will come.

by Bill White and John Jimison
Mobility 2
SpaceX Creates a Competition for Elon Musk’s Evacuated Tube Transit Idea, Hyperloop

SpaceX Creates a Competition for Elon Musk’s Evacuated Tube Transit Idea, Hyperloop

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

by Stephen Lacey
Grid Edge 0
New York Looks to Cement Its Lead as Microgrid Capital of the World

New York Looks to Cement Its Lead as Microgrid Capital of the World

NY Prize awards money to 83 projects for feasibility studies.

by Katherine Tweed
Finance & VC 22
Where Are the Green Unicorns? They’re Not in the Traditional Venture Capital Sector
Industry Perspective

Where Are the Green Unicorns? They’re Not in the Traditional Venture Capital Sector

There’s a new pathway to growth in cleantech markets that doesn’t require VCs.

by Rob Day
Utilities 1
California Utilities on Data Sharing: Yes, No, and Let’s Talk About It

California Utilities on Data Sharing: Yes, No, and Let’s Talk About It

Utilities will share some info that companies want. But they’re holding back on real-time, sensitive grid data.

by Jeff St. John
Mobility 15
InMotive Pivots to Transmissions for Electric Vehicles

InMotive Pivots to Transmissions for Electric Vehicles

The Canadian startup promises longer range, more speed and more power—if it can find the right partner.

by Katherine Tweed
Energy Storage 8
Ice Energy and NRG Partner to Deploy 26 Megawatts of Energy Storage for SoCal Edison

Ice Energy and NRG Partner to Deploy 26 Megawatts of Energy Storage for SoCal Edison

NRG will provide 100 percent of the capital costs.

by Julia Pyper
Energy Storage 6
EV Charging Roundup: Cheaper DC Options, Streetlight Chargers From BMW

EV Charging Roundup: Cheaper DC Options, Streetlight Chargers From BMW

More charging options as more electric vehicles come to market

by Katherine Tweed
Software & Analytics 2
Analytic Design Is the Key to Opening New Energy Storage Markets
Industry Perspective

Analytic Design Is the Key to Opening New Energy Storage Markets

Geli asks whether behind-the-meter energy storage can pencil out outside of California, New York and Hawaii.

by Andrew Krulewitz, Sita Saueregger and Jacques de Chalendar
Energy Storage 43
The Risks of Novel Batteries Wearing Out Before Their Time

The Risks of Novel Batteries Wearing Out Before Their Time

Duke Energy’s decision to replace 36 MW of Xtreme lead-acid batteries shows the risks of backing emerging storage tech.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Optimization 0
Energy Department to Power Grid Innovators: We Have Money and We Want to Hear From You

Energy Department to Power Grid Innovators: We Have Money and We Want to Hear From You

The U.S. government is planning new investments to help smooth the transition along the grid edge.

by Stephen Lacey
Markets & Policy 9
Solar Bill Passed in Maine Sets the Stage for an Innovative Alternative to Net Metering

Solar Bill Passed in Maine Sets the Stage for an Innovative Alternative to Net Metering

The solution hinges on a “Standard Buyer” that will aggregate and monetize the benefits of distributed solar.

by Julia Pyper
Grid Edge 0
Cumulative US Microgrid Investments Will Surpass $3.5 Billion From 2015-2020
Research Spotlight

Cumulative US Microgrid Investments Will Surpass $3.5 Billion From 2015-2020

Here are some key findings from GTM Research’s latest report.

by Mike Munsell
Utilities 1
California’s Distributed Energy Grid Plans: The Next Steps

California’s Distributed Energy Grid Plans: The Next Steps

The DRPs are in. Now comes the hard part: building DERs into business-as-usual for the grid.

by Jeff St. John
Utilities 2
How Should New York Price Power-Plant Pollution?

How Should New York Price Power-Plant Pollution?

The state’s regulator presents three methods for consideration.

by Katherine Tweed