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Green Jobs: New CEO at RGS Energy, Plus News From Primus, Proterra, A123, Heliae, Innovari

Green Jobs: New CEO at RGS Energy, Plus News From Primus, Proterra, A123, Heliae, Innovari

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

by Eric Wesoff
Energy Storage 58
AES Betting On Lithium-Ion Batteries for Long-Duration Energy Storage

AES Betting On Lithium-Ion Batteries for Long-Duration Energy Storage

AES on energy storage: “We really believe lithium-ion is the technology to go to for the next seven to ten years.”

by Jeff St. John
Software & Apps 0
Echelon Ditches the Smart Grid to Focus on the Internet of Things

Echelon Ditches the Smart Grid to Focus on the Internet of Things

The company is forced to choose between smart meters and networked building controls.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 0
Best Buy Jumps Into Home Automation With Startup Peq

Best Buy Jumps Into Home Automation With Startup Peq

The home automation space just got a little more crowded.

by Martin LaMonica
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Software & Analytics 0
Data Analytics: What Utilities Are Investing In Now

Data Analytics: What Utilities Are Investing In Now

In advance of Soft Grid 2014, GTM Research tracks trends in consumer, grid and enterprise analytics.

by Jeff St. John
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The Argument for Why Utilities Should Give Up Operational Control of the Distribution Grid

The Argument for Why Utilities Should Give Up Operational Control of the Distribution Grid

Jon Wellinghoff: “If utilities really think through this, they’ll understand there’s a huge advantage.”

by Stephen Lacey
Policy 2
FERC Grid-Planning Rule Survives Legal Challenge, Setting Stage for Transmission Upgrades

FERC Grid-Planning Rule Survives Legal Challenge, Setting Stage for Transmission Upgrades

A court upholds Order 1000, FERC’s green-friendly regional grid planning rule.

by Jeff St. John
PV, EV, & Storage 8
Unstealthed: A VC-Funded Electric Supercar in a Shelby Chassis

Unstealthed: A VC-Funded Electric Supercar in a Shelby Chassis

Q: How fast can I go?  A: How much do you want to spend?

by Eric Wesoff
Networking/AMI 2
Bankrupt Ambient Seeks Buyer to Keep Its Grid Tech Alive

Bankrupt Ambient Seeks Buyer to Keep Its Grid Tech Alive

A $7.5 million stalking-horse bid from Ericsson could keep the company’s grid communications technology in play.

by Jeff St. John
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It’s Official: California Moves Grid Planning Toward the Edge

It’s Official: California Moves Grid Planning Toward the Edge

The AB 327-mandated shift toward distributed, customer-owned resources in utility grid plans gets underway.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 109
Could Hacked Energy Devices Have a Cascading Impact on the Grid?
Industry Perspective

Could Hacked Energy Devices Have a Cascading Impact on the Grid?

As more energy monitoring devices get connected to the web, security experts warn of a “cascading chain of vulnerability.”

by Stephen Lacey
Other Energy 0
Green Jobs: Steve Case Joins Bloom Energy’s Board, Plus News From Ygrene, Canadian Solar, EnerSys

Green Jobs: Steve Case Joins Bloom Energy’s Board, Plus News From Ygrene, Canadian Solar, EnerSys

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

by Eric Wesoff
Utilities 1
Communication Breakdown Between Utilities and Their Online Customers

Communication Breakdown Between Utilities and Their Online Customers

Can’t utilities at least catch up to the government in their customer connectivity skills?

by Jeff St. John
PV, EV, & Storage 94
How Long Until Residential Battery Storage Reaches Grid Parity in Germany?

How Long Until Residential Battery Storage Reaches Grid Parity in Germany?

It’s very close, according to the German government and some industry observers.

by RenewEconomy, Giles Parkinson
Fossil Fuels 8
PJM May Expand Capacity Market Rules: A Handout to Fossil Fuels, Or a Needed Reliability Boost?

PJM May Expand Capacity Market Rules: A Handout to Fossil Fuels, Or a Needed Reliability Boost?

The polar vortex is having a lasting impact on the way PJM structures its electricity market.

by Bentham Paulos
Solar Finance & VC 6
Which Solar Company Boasts the Highest Market Cap?

Which Solar Company Boasts the Highest Market Cap?

Hint: It’s silicon-free. For now.

by Eric Wesoff
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Survey: Utilities See Threat, Opportunity in Distributed Generation

Survey: Utilities See Threat, Opportunity in Distributed Generation

Survey reveals hopes that PV will replace new power plants—along with worries over how it will help meet utility needs.

by Jeff St. John
Software & Analytics 5
Could This ‘Data Lake’ Concept From GE Revolutionize Energy Analytics?

Could This ‘Data Lake’ Concept From GE Revolutionize Energy Analytics?

As GE adds more devices to the industrial internet, the technology giant looks to make sense of the data.

by Stephen Lacey
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California Still Vying for Tesla’s $5B Giga Battery Factory

California Still Vying for Tesla’s $5B Giga Battery Factory

Are California lawmakers willing to overlook environmental regulations in order to lure 6,500 potential jobs?

by Eric Wesoff
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California Takes Its First Step Toward Creating the Distributed, Intelligent Grid of the Future

California Takes Its First Step Toward Creating the Distributed, Intelligent Grid of the Future

The challenge of integrating distributed energy at grid scale—and why it can’t wait

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 3
Nanogrids: The Ultimate Solution for Creating Energy-Aware Buildings?

Nanogrids: The Ultimate Solution for Creating Energy-Aware Buildings?

“The grid should be a slave to the building, not the master.”

by Stephen Lacey
Energy Storage 2
UniEnergy Brings Next-Gen Vanadium Flow Battery to Commercial Scale

UniEnergy Brings Next-Gen Vanadium Flow Battery to Commercial Scale

Combining cutting-edge tech with partners’ manufacturing heft to get multi-hour energy storage on the grid

by Jeff St. John
Other Energy 0
Green Jobs: FERC Commissioner Resigns, Plus Greensmith, SolarCity, Enbala, Opower, EPRI

Green Jobs: FERC Commissioner Resigns, Plus Greensmith, SolarCity, Enbala, Opower, EPRI

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

by Eric Wesoff
Utilities 4
NRG Offers $100,000 for Referral of New Executive to Run Its Retail Business

NRG Offers $100,000 for Referral of New Executive to Run Its Retail Business

“We are looking for the leader who can harness the power of disruptive technology.”

by Stephen Lacey
Finance & VC 4
MDV’s Josh Green at NextWave: Cleantech Done Right Is a Great Investment Opportunity

MDV’s Josh Green at NextWave: Cleantech Done Right Is a Great Investment Opportunity

Despite a severe drought in cleantech VC, “the pendulum will swing back and we must be prepared.”

by Eric Wesoff