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Fossil Fuels 1
Coal Market Performance ‘Scares the Living Bejesus’ Out of Many Investors, Says Expert

Coal Market Performance ‘Scares the Living Bejesus’ Out of Many Investors, Says Expert

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

by Stephen Lacey
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Why Companies Like AT&T and Vivint Will Be Tomorrow’s Connected-Home Innovators
Research Spotlight

Why Companies Like AT&T and Vivint Will Be Tomorrow’s Connected-Home Innovators

GTM Research’s Omar Saadeh outlines the approach some leading service providers are taking to further expand into the connected home.

by Omar Saadeh
Lighting 4
LG Innotek and Daintree Launch the Standards-Based Wireless LED Driver

LG Innotek and Daintree Launch the Standards-Based Wireless LED Driver

Betting on embedded ZigBee as the future of commercial building LED controls—and beyond

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 0
Icontrol Offers Smart-Home Services for the Little Guys

Icontrol Offers Smart-Home Services for the Little Guys

The provider to the biggest names in the business targets independent dealers.

by Katherine Tweed
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Mobility 4
Electric Cars Could Help Reduce Urban Heat Islands, Say Scientists

Electric Cars Could Help Reduce Urban Heat Islands, Say Scientists

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

by Stephen Lacey
Utilities 11
Forget Utility 2.0—the Power Sector Needs ‘Regulation of the Future’

Forget Utility 2.0—the Power Sector Needs ‘Regulation of the Future’

Bob Stump: “These are serious ratemaking issues we need to get right and do it in a rational, mature way.”

by Julia Pyper
Other Energy 0
Energy Jobs: Sunrun, Bloom Energy, SolarCity, Smart Wires, NEI, PSEG Solar Source

Energy Jobs: Sunrun, Bloom Energy, SolarCity, Smart Wires, NEI, PSEG Solar Source

Executive moves in cleantech, utilities, energy generation and finance

by Eric Wesoff
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 42
The Battery-Powered Mobile Generator, Courtesy of Boulder Power

The Battery-Powered Mobile Generator, Courtesy of Boulder Power

A no-brainer replacement for noisy, dirty outdoor power—if it can stand up to the competition

by Jeff St. John
Utilities 8
ComEd Backs a Bill to Impose Demand Charges on Residential Customers

ComEd Backs a Bill to Impose Demand Charges on Residential Customers

The bill would also provide $400 million in funding for community solar, microgrids and EV charging.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Optimization 3
Renewables Curtailment: What We Can Learn From Grid Operations in California and the Midwest
Industry Perspective

Renewables Curtailment: What We Can Learn From Grid Operations in California and the Midwest

Exploring curtailment policies in different regions of the U.S.

by Eric Gimon, Robbie Orvis and Sonia Aggarwal
Utilities 14
Costa Rica Is Cutting Electric Rates by 12% Because It Has So Much Renewable Energy

Costa Rica Is Cutting Electric Rates by 12% Because It Has So Much Renewable Energy

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

by Stephen Lacey
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 9
New Report Identifies 120 Significant Players in a Burgeoning Home Energy Market
Research Spotlight

New Report Identifies 120 Significant Players in a Burgeoning Home Energy Market

Companies from a diverse set of industries are clamoring to enter the space.

by Mike Munsell
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German and European Power Grids, Civilization Intact Following Solar Eclipse

German and European Power Grids, Civilization Intact Following Solar Eclipse

German solar power output of 21.7 GW dropped to a low point of 6.2 GW and then added another 15 GW over the course of the planetary event.

by Eric Wesoff
PV, EV, & Storage 7
New Jersey Awards 9MW of Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage

New Jersey Awards 9MW of Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage

Projects will be up and running quickly.

by Katherine Tweed
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 2
SkyCentrics Sees Wi-Fi as the Bridge From Building Energy to the Cloud

SkyCentrics Sees Wi-Fi as the Bridge From Building Energy to the Cloud

Can a startup get enough device makers, channel partners and utilities to back its approach to an underserved market?

by Jeff St. John
PV, EV, & Storage 12
Richard Branson: ‘We Have Teams of People Working on Electric Cars’ at Virgin

Richard Branson: ‘We Have Teams of People Working on Electric Cars’ at Virgin

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

by Stephen Lacey
Finance & VC 6
Why One of Cleantech’s Most Successful Venture Capitalists Is Tripling Down on the Sector
Industry Perspective

Why One of Cleantech’s Most Successful Venture Capitalists Is Tripling Down on the Sector

The Gang chats with Nancy Pfund, founder of DBL Investors.

by Stephen Lacey
ESCOs & Financing Efficiency 3
Maine Slashes Spending for Energy Efficiency

Maine Slashes Spending for Energy Efficiency

Deleting one word costs energy efficiency $38 million.

by Katherine Tweed
Energy Storage 3
China’s Interest in Europe’s Pumped Hydro Sector Part of a ‘Grow Global’ Strategy

China’s Interest in Europe’s Pumped Hydro Sector Part of a ‘Grow Global’ Strategy

Chinese companies with expertise in hydropower are moving into Europe’s pumped storage sector.

by Jason Deign
Markets & Policy 0
Dividend Solar, SolarWorld and Enphase Partner on New Loan Product in South Carolina

Dividend Solar, SolarWorld and Enphase Partner on New Loan Product in South Carolina

The plan is to add 2,000 solar installations in 18 months.

by Julia Pyper
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What Happens to a PV-Powered Country During a Massive Solar Eclipse? We Find Out Tomorrow
Industry Perspective

What Happens to a PV-Powered Country During a Massive Solar Eclipse? We Find Out Tomorrow

Opower goes Nate Silver on solar eclipse data. Utilities with solar should listen up.

by Barry Fischer and Ben Harack
Startups 1
UtilityAPI: Automating the Customer-to-Solar Data Connection

UtilityAPI: Automating the Customer-to-Solar Data Connection

Can quick and accurate utility data help decrease solar customer acquisition costs?

by Jeff St. John
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On-Ramp Seeks Scale in Low-Power, Long-Range Wireless Race

On-Ramp Seeks Scale in Low-Power, Long-Range Wireless Race

From smart grid to the internet of things, a contender strives for scale.

by Jeff St. John
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Demand Energy Revives With New Funding, a MW-Scale Storage Customer and a NY State of Mind

Demand Energy Revives With New Funding, a MW-Scale Storage Customer and a NY State of Mind

NYC is driving toward a market-based model for its distribution system—with energy storage integrated at the grid edge.

by Eric Wesoff
Energy Efficiency 12
US Electricity Rates Are Jumping—or Are They?

US Electricity Rates Are Jumping—or Are They?

Residential power prices rose in 2014, but rates remain mostly flat across all sectors.

by Katherine Tweed