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PV, EV, & Storage 1
Panasonic Teams Up With Powertree Services to Build Solar-Storage EV Chargers

Panasonic Teams Up With Powertree Services to Build Solar-Storage EV Chargers

The offering will combine vehicle charging with solar PV and battery backup.

by Julia Pyper
Markets & Policy 8
If You Could Build a Solar-Friendly Grid From Scratch, How Would You Do it?

If You Could Build a Solar-Friendly Grid From Scratch, How Would You Do it?

Here’s your chance to design the grid for America’s 51st state.

by Stephen Lacey
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Enphase Charges Into the Energy Storage Market

Enphase Charges Into the Energy Storage Market

Can the microinverter maker manage batteries like solar panels?

by Eric Wesoff
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Retroficiency Builds the End-to-End Efficiency Analytics Platform

Retroficiency Builds the End-to-End Efficiency Analytics Platform

Tying data into every step of the multi-billion-dollar efficiency program process

by Jeff St. John
Other Energy 2
Jobs: Google’s VP of Energy John Woolard, Plus Trina, Shoals, Nexant, Dividend Solar

Jobs: Google’s VP of Energy John Woolard, Plus Trina, Shoals, Nexant, Dividend Solar

Executive moves in cleantech, energy generation and energy finance

by Eric Wesoff
Energy Storage 167
Why You Should Question the Value Proposition of Energy Storage
Industry Perspective

Why You Should Question the Value Proposition of Energy Storage

There’s some value to storage—but it’s not what proponents typically claim.

by Bentham Paulos
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SolarCity, Nest to Energy Regulators: Open the Grid

SolarCity, Nest to Energy Regulators: Open the Grid

Solar, batteries and energy-smart homes are grid resources, but regulators aren’t recognizing them yet.

by Jeff St. John
Demand Response 10
DC Circuit Court’s Stand on FERC 745 Dumbs Down the Smart Grid
Industry Perspective

DC Circuit Court’s Stand on FERC 745 Dumbs Down the Smart Grid

Why would anyone embrace demand response if economic compensation is removed?

by Frank Lacey
PV, EV, & Storage 5
Will Stem’s Battery Systems Combined With Kyocera’s Solar Boost Energy Storage Adoption?

Will Stem’s Battery Systems Combined With Kyocera’s Solar Boost Energy Storage Adoption?

How energy storage can turn customer-owned PV into a demand management tool

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 17
Is This Ambri’s New Liquid-Metal Battery Materials Formula?

Is This Ambri’s New Liquid-Metal Battery Materials Formula?

The Gates-, Pritzker- and Khosla-funded MIT energy storage spinout more-than-hints at its new chemistry.

by Eric Wesoff
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Itron Launches Its Grid Edge Intelligence Platform to Merge Meters, Comms, Apps and IOT

Itron Launches Its Grid Edge Intelligence Platform to Merge Meters, Comms, Apps and IOT

Itron Riva links smart meters, Cisco routers, and Linux OS for multi-comms, distributed intelligence and internet of things.

by Jeff St. John
Solar Projects 9
Survey: Utilities Could Do a Much Better Job at Streamlining Solar Interconnection

Survey: Utilities Could Do a Much Better Job at Streamlining Solar Interconnection

A new survey shows streamlining and automating interconnection processes can reduce solar installation costs.

by Julia Pyper
Other Energy 2
Jobs: California PUC Head Peevey to Step Down Amid Controversy

Jobs: California PUC Head Peevey to Step Down Amid Controversy

Charges of “deal-making with ratepayer dollars.” Plus, executive moves at Alta, Geli, SolarReserve, Advanced Energy, SEL and Ultrasolar.

by Eric Wesoff
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How Microsynchrophasors Could Keep Solar-Saturated Grids Stable

How Microsynchrophasors Could Keep Solar-Saturated Grids Stable

Government labs deploy real-time, GPS-synchronized sensors to plot how solar interacts with the grid.

by Jeff St. John
Mobility 4
Tesla’s Model D Doesn’t Bring EVs to the Masses, But It Makes a Luxury Vehicle More Luxurious

Tesla’s Model D Doesn’t Bring EVs to the Masses, But It Makes a Luxury Vehicle More Luxurious

Tesla adds more autonomous features. But to reach the mass market, analysts warn Musk must “build a better mousetrap.”

by Julia Pyper
Energy Storage 20
Tesla’s Powertrain Group: Driving the Grid-Scale Energy Storage Business

Tesla’s Powertrain Group: Driving the Grid-Scale Energy Storage Business

Tesla at scale means “$500 million of revenue that comes out of the oil and gas industry and into the electric industry.”

by Eric Wesoff
Mobility 2
Tesla’s Model D Is an All-Wheel-Drive, High-Performance Option

Tesla’s Model D Is an All-Wheel-Drive, High-Performance Option

It is not a driverless car or a metal flying suit.

by Eric Wesoff
Software & Analytics 4
Utility and Consumer Data: A New Source of Power in the Energy Internet of Things
Industry Perspective

Utility and Consumer Data: A New Source of Power in the Energy Internet of Things

AutoGrid’s CEO believes that anticipated demand for electricity cannot be met the old-fashioned way.

by Amit Narayan
PV, EV, & Storage 0
NRG Teams Up With Green Charge Networks to Offer Battery Storage With EV Chargers

NRG Teams Up With Green Charge Networks to Offer Battery Storage With EV Chargers

Can distributed storage make EV chargers more valuable to hosts?

by Julia Pyper
Energy Storage 73
GE Ventures Exec: Grid-Scale Energy Storage Can’t Compete With Low-Cost ‘Gas in the Pipeline’

GE Ventures Exec: Grid-Scale Energy Storage Can’t Compete With Low-Cost ‘Gas in the Pipeline’

GE’s Mark Wight says low-cost natural gas and new turbine technology make grid-scale energy storage uncompetitive.

by Julia Pyper
Software & Analytics 0
Blue Pillar Launches the Big Data Platform for Big Backup Power

Blue Pillar Launches the Big Data Platform for Big Backup Power

Unlocking the power of the biggest distributed energy resource out there

by Jeff St. John
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SolarCity’s CTO Peter Rive on Solar Power Plus Energy Storage

SolarCity’s CTO Peter Rive on Solar Power Plus Energy Storage

“I think it makes most sense for the battery to be operated by the utility and to be an asset of the utility.”

by Eric Wesoff
Utilities 2
Buying Renewable Power for Data Centers Poses Major Challenges for Internet Companies

Buying Renewable Power for Data Centers Poses Major Challenges for Internet Companies

In some cases, it’s legal roadblocks. In other cases, it’s the internet companies themselves.

by Bentham Paulos
Demand Response 1
Constellation and Comverge Plan to Merge Their C&I Demand Response Offerings

Constellation and Comverge Plan to Merge Their C&I Demand Response Offerings

Two large demand response players team up to compete in a consolidating market.

by Jeff St. John