Grid Edge

Amidst a Surge in Extreme Weather, Distributed Energy Takes On New Meaning for the US Grid

Superstorm Sandy proved that networked, distributed generation can have a real impact during the most severe events.

Will Nissan’s Free EV Charging Rival Tesla’s Supercharger Network?

Nissan steps up its charging program in more cities while attempting to reduce complexity.

Why Your Mac Is Using Less Dirty Energy: Top Stats From Apple’s Clean Energy Efforts

Apple isn’t ranked as highly as other big tech companies in sustainability. But it’s getting better.

Community Solar Developers Take Baby Steps into Potentially Huge Market

Getting from one-off projects to repeatable models for mass-market shared solar is tough.

Study: Costs of Rooftop Solar Were Not Passed Along to Non-Solar Ratepayers in Nevada

If anything, it is the solar owners who will pay more.

Why Washington State’s $14.3M Storage Program Is So Different From Others

In-state startups 1Energy and UniEnergy get a stake in new grid-scale battery push.

RWE and Conergy Partner Up to Bring Solar Leases to Commercial Customers in Europe

European utility RWE takes a concrete step toward repositioning its lagging business.

As the Solar Industry Eyes Storage, Experts at Intersolar Talk About Key Growth Markets

Battery-backed solar, regulatory “carrots versus sticks” approaches, and China’s role were all discussed.

Bidgely Thinks Algorithms Can Replace Hardware to Capture the Impact of Rooftop Solar

The California-based startup launches a new disaggregation service for solar.

Here’s a Way to Get Utilities to Embrace Solar and Batteries: Let Them Own the Inverter

There’s growing interest in utility-owned inverters. Will it make power companies more receptive to PV and batteries?

From Smart Meters to Smart Inverters: How DVI Is Optimizing the Distributed Grid

Using smart meters and software to solve utility problems today and to prepare for tomorrow’s

Why We Need to Bring Early-Stage Venture Investors Into NextWave Greentech

The Climate Bubble: Why Capitalists Like Hank Paulson Are So Worried About Climate Risks

The Gang looks at a landmark report quantifying the economic impact of climate change in America.

Grid Edge Live Keynote: ‘Rate Structures Are Making the System Less and Less Efficient’

“We have to incentivize the customer to do the right thing.”

Grid Edge Q&A: Solar, Batteries and ‘Consumers Doing What They Want’

Rocky Mountain Institute’s James Mandel on the next round of solar-battery disruption

Look Out, Connecticut: Maryland Wants to Lead on Microgrids

Utilities, then third parties, will build microgrids to increase resiliency.

From Mundane to Visionary: How SDG&E Uses Data to Run the Grid

Lessons learned from SDG&E’s grid-edge data analytics.

GE Opens a Pricing War Over the Connected LED Light Bulb

Lighting makers keep their options open for smart home platforms.

Here’s Where Solar, Storage and Microgrids Are Starting to Take Hold in the US

A geographic view of the grid edge in three charts

SunPower to Add Storage to Solar in New Homes

“You could have an offering where the consumer has way, way more control over their energy bill than they do today.”

Tendril Has a New Idea for Helping Utilities Make Money on Efficiency and Distributed Energy

Tendril CEO Adrian Tuck wants to get beyond basic efficiency: “We think we’ve cracked the code.”

5 Non-Tesla EV Stories: BMW, Motiv, Proterra, Harley-Davidson, Boston-Power

The shadow of Tesla is present for every EV maker and battery builder.