Grid Edge

Energy Storage 41
The Biggest Battery in North America Gets Unveiled by SCE Today

The Biggest Battery in North America Gets Unveiled by SCE Today

It’s a 32-megawatt-hour lithium-ion energy storage project in a region with a potential 4.5 gigawatts of wind.

by Eric Wesoff
PV, EV, & Storage 6
Coda Claims Battery-Backed Solar Is Now Grid-Competitive in California

Coda Claims Battery-Backed Solar Is Now Grid-Competitive in California

Coda has projects in six states, but California is where demand charges, incentives and solar align for energy storage.

by Jeff St. John
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How New York Is Creating a Platform for Creativity and Entrepreneurship on the Grid
Industry Perspective

How New York Is Creating a Platform for Creativity and Entrepreneurship on the Grid

“I don’t want to create mediocre wires companies. I want to create excellent, innovative companies.”

by Stephen Lacey
Utilities 1
While Cutting Efficiency Programs, FirstEnergy Looks to Keep Aging Power Plants Running

While Cutting Efficiency Programs, FirstEnergy Looks to Keep Aging Power Plants Running

The Ohio utility doesn’t seem to be preparing itself for coming EPA carbon regulations.

by Midwest Energy News, Kathiann M. Kowalski
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Energy Storage 20
Transforming the Power Grid: Lessons From Germany and Japan

Transforming the Power Grid: Lessons From Germany and Japan

According to German transmission operators, storage is still too expensive and transmission remains a lower-cost option.

by Bentham Paulos
PV, EV, & Storage 9
Tesla’s Deal Architect on the Giga Battery Factory and the EV Market

Tesla’s Deal Architect on the Giga Battery Factory and the EV Market

“You have to go up to the site to really appreciate how big a building this will be. It’s a mile long and 70 feet high.”

by Eric Wesoff
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ComEd and Silver Spring’s Networked Meters and Streetlights Meet the Galvin Microgrid

ComEd and Silver Spring’s Networked Meters and Streetlights Meet the Galvin Microgrid

Illinois set to test microgrids, smart streetlights and distributed solar.

by Jeff St. John
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A Snapshot of New York’s Distributed Energy Landscape

A Snapshot of New York’s Distributed Energy Landscape

It’s ranked 5th in the nation, with lots of CHP, small but growing solar PV, and energy storage and microgrids emerging.

by Jeff St. John
Utilities 3
Watch the Energy Gang’s Live Podcast on Utility 2.0

Watch the Energy Gang’s Live Podcast on Utility 2.0

The Energy Gang debates the future of utilities with NY PSC’s Audrey Zibelman and Con Edison’s Sergej Mahnovski.

by Stephen Lacey
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5 States Leading the Distributed Energy Revolution

5 States Leading the Distributed Energy Revolution

GTM Research tracks new regulatory tools and policy overhauls to support a grid-edge ecosystem.

by Jeff St. John
Networking/AMI 2
Silver Spring Plans Layoffs Amidst a Smart-Meter Slowdown

Silver Spring Plans Layoffs Amidst a Smart-Meter Slowdown

Networked streetlights and smart cities don’t pay the bills, apparently.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 1
Zuli and Logitech Team Up to Make Smartphones Into Home Automation Sensors

Zuli and Logitech Team Up to Make Smartphones Into Home Automation Sensors

Zuli’s smartphone-tracking mesh meets Logitech’s universal home automation platform.

by Jeff St. John
Software & Analytics 7
Beyond Hardware: Why ARPA-E Sees Big Potential in Software Analytics for the Grid

Beyond Hardware: Why ARPA-E Sees Big Potential in Software Analytics for the Grid

“There’s no question that they’ve been able to gain traction a lot faster.”

by Stephen Lacey
Demand Response 0
Ruling Against FERC Order Could Cost US Demand Response Market $4.4B in Revenue
Research Spotlight

Ruling Against FERC Order Could Cost US Demand Response Market $4.4B in Revenue

A new report from GTM Research says the market will still grow, but not at its full potential.

by Mike Munsell
Energy Storage 8
Aggregating Water Heaters as Grid Batteries: Steffes’ Secret Sauce

Aggregating Water Heaters as Grid Batteries: Steffes’ Secret Sauce

How a patented “dynamic dispatch” system taps a huge, cheap and latent grid resource

by Jeff St. John
Other Energy 0
Green Jobs: New Execs at EcoFactor, Recurrent Energy, Siluria, Ideal Power, Hanwha

Green Jobs: New Execs at EcoFactor, Recurrent Energy, Siluria, Ideal Power, Hanwha

New CEOs, executives and directors in utilities, cleantech, venture and alternative energy

by Eric Wesoff
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A Glimpse Into the DERMS Vendor Ecosystem
Research Spotlight

A Glimpse Into the DERMS Vendor Ecosystem

Several notable players are betting big on increasing adoption of distributed energy resources.

by Omar Saadeh
Networking/AMI 9
50 Million US Smart Meters and Counting

50 Million US Smart Meters and Counting

43 percent of households have a smart meter—and some of them are getting benefits from it.

by Jeff St. John
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Stem Banks $100M to Finance No-Money-Down Energy Storage

Stem Banks $100M to Finance No-Money-Down Energy Storage

Can the leasing model do for energy storage what it’s done for residential solar?

by Eric Wesoff
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 8
Smart Thermostats for ‘Homes With More Than One Room’ From Ecobee

Smart Thermostats for ‘Homes With More Than One Room’ From Ecobee

Getting beyond the hallway, and into deeper home energy intelligence

by Jeff St. John
Software & Analytics 1
Bidgely to Disaggregate the Demand Side of Hawaii’s Solar-Rich Grid

Bidgely to Disaggregate the Demand Side of Hawaii’s Solar-Rich Grid

A 10,000-home pilot merges solar data with household energy insight.

by Jeff St. John
Demand Response 10
Capacity Markets: The Future of European Demand Response?

Capacity Markets: The Future of European Demand Response?

U.K., France and Belgium try U.S.-style DR to solve Europe’s unique solar and wind grid challenges.

by Jeff St. John
Finance & VC 14
What Will the Utility Distribution Grid of the Future Really Look Like?
Industry Perspective

What Will the Utility Distribution Grid of the Future Really Look Like?

Cleantech investor Rob Day looks at the future of distribution grid architecture and control.

by Rob Day
Other Energy 114
PG&E Study: Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Is Earthquake-Safe Despite Newly Detected Faults

PG&E Study: Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Is Earthquake-Safe Despite Newly Detected Faults

But a former Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspector disagrees.

by Eric Wesoff
Energy Storage 0
New York’s Con Ed Deferring Substation Upgrades With Demand Management
Industry Perspective

New York’s Con Ed Deferring Substation Upgrades With Demand Management

One of the world’s oldest utilities gets innovative.

by Bill Radvak