Grid Edge

Utilities 16
Hawaii Passes the Point of No Return on Distributed Generation

Hawaii Passes the Point of No Return on Distributed Generation

Hawaii’s governor lays out the reality of the state’s grid: “The energy Rubicon has been crossed.”

by Bentham Paulos
Energy Management 0
Opower Expands Behavioral Demand Response to 1 Million Customers

Opower Expands Behavioral Demand Response to 1 Million Customers

Leveraging the experience of a happy utility customer in Baltimore, Opower grows its demand response offering.

by Stephen Lacey
Lighting 1
Digital Lumens Takes Advantage of ‘Stupid Cheap’ Hardware for Intelligent Lights

Digital Lumens Takes Advantage of ‘Stupid Cheap’ Hardware for Intelligent Lights

“The billions of handsets around the world have made a class of hardware really stupid cheap.”

by Jeff St. John
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Solar and Storage Are Pushing the Market for Distributed Resource Management Tools

Solar and Storage Are Pushing the Market for Distributed Resource Management Tools

From battery controls to grid-scale systems, control systems could unlock the potential of the grid edge.

by Katherine Tweed
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Software & Analytics 0
A Universal Device-to-Energy Cloud Platform

A Universal Device-to-Energy Cloud Platform

Candi Controls and IPKeys want to expand the possibilities of OpenADR.

by Jeff St. John
Other Energy 0
Green Jobs: C3, Capstone, REC Solar, SolarCity, SolarBridge, ZBB, Energi, SolarEdge

Green Jobs: C3, Capstone, REC Solar, SolarCity, SolarBridge, ZBB, Energi, SolarEdge

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

by Eric Wesoff
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UC San Diego Is Building the ‘Motel 6’ of Microgrids

UC San Diego Is Building the ‘Motel 6’ of Microgrids

Byron Washom, master of UCSD’s microgrid, wants to create the nation’s most dynamic testing area for distributed energy.

by Bentham Paulos
Solar Finance & VC 6
Fireside Solar Chat With SolarCity’s Lyndon Rive and DBL’s Nancy Pfund

Fireside Solar Chat With SolarCity’s Lyndon Rive and DBL’s Nancy Pfund

Covering the utility death spiral (or lack thereof), as well as Rive’s opinion of oil derrick permitting

by Eric Wesoff
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Inside SDG&E’s Plan to Optimize the Distributed Grid of the Future

Inside SDG&E’s Plan to Optimize the Distributed Grid of the Future

San Diego Gas & Electric is investing millions of dollars to embrace the grid edge.

by Jeff St. John
Demand Response 3
How Much Did Nest Labs Save Utilities Last Summer?

How Much Did Nest Labs Save Utilities Last Summer?

The sleek thermostat also lands its first U.K. utility customer.

by Katherine Tweed
Markets & Policy 1
What Does the Colorado Decision Mean for Challenges to State Clean Energy Targets?

What Does the Colorado Decision Mean for Challenges to State Clean Energy Targets?

“It’s the clearest, most direct assessment of that issue from a federal court so far.”

by James Montgomery
Mobility 13
CEO Elon Musk Talks EVs and Innovation at Fremont Tesla Factory

CEO Elon Musk Talks EVs and Innovation at Fremont Tesla Factory

“A gasoline car is not as good as you remember.”

by Eric Wesoff
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California’s Fowl Problem: 10 Ways to Address the Renewable Duck Curve

California’s Fowl Problem: 10 Ways to Address the Renewable Duck Curve

There are a lot of potential solutions for thinning out Califonia’s fattening duck curve.

by Katherine Tweed
Energy Storage 0
Aquion Energy Grabs $20M in Venture Debt for Big Grid Batteries

Aquion Energy Grabs $20M in Venture Debt for Big Grid Batteries

Venture capital and debt is still flowing into the energy storage industry.

by Eric Wesoff, Jeff St. John
Utilities 75
Why Coal-Dependent Utilities Shouldn’t Be So Scared of Carbon Regulations

Why Coal-Dependent Utilities Shouldn’t Be So Scared of Carbon Regulations

There are dozens of technologies that can fill in the gap left by coal plant closures. The biggest hurdle isn’t cost—it’s failure of imagination.

by Stephen Lacey
BOS/Inverters 6
Google Offers $1M Prize for Smaller, Smarter Inverters

Google Offers $1M Prize for Smaller, Smarter Inverters

Will the competition move the needle on power electronics for solar and data centers?

by Jeff St. John
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How Will Battery Storage Help Utilities Integrate Distributed Solar?
Research Spotlight

How Will Battery Storage Help Utilities Integrate Distributed Solar?

The technology’s high cost means that deployment will remain limited to high-power-cost markets.

by Ben Kellison
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The Age of Intelligent Storage: Distributed Systems, Smart Software and Control Systems

The Age of Intelligent Storage: Distributed Systems, Smart Software and Control Systems

Join Greentech Media, Solar One and NYC ACRE to dive into the evolving world of energy storage.

by Katherine Tweed
Energy Storage 4
Grid-Scale Energy Storage RFQs: Lessons From the Imperial Irrigation District

Grid-Scale Energy Storage RFQs: Lessons From the Imperial Irrigation District

Here is the vendor shortlist for a 40-megawatt utility solicitation that opens the door to energy storage in the California desert.

by Eric Wesoff
Mobility 4
ChargePoint Raises $22M to Expand Its EV Charging Network

ChargePoint Raises $22M to Expand Its EV Charging Network

A decade in, one startup takes pole position in the EV charging race.

by Jeff St. John
Demand Response 4
Peak-Time Rebates: Money for Nothing?
Industry Perspective

Peak-Time Rebates: Money for Nothing?

Severin Borenstein: Peak-time rebates are an inefficient form of “faux demand reduction” and conceal true electricity costs.

by Severin Borenstein
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Testing Ground for New Energy Storage in New York

Testing Ground for New Energy Storage in New York

From battery cell R&D to megawatt-scale grid testing, NY-BEST’s lab is now open for business.

by Jeff St. John
Other Energy 0
Green Jobs: Siemens, AutoGrid, Alterra, Invenergy, Solexel and More

Green Jobs: Siemens, AutoGrid, Alterra, Invenergy, Solexel and More

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

by Eric Wesoff
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Grid Edge Executive Council Welcomes 7 New Members

Grid Edge Executive Council Welcomes 7 New Members

C3 Energy, E.ON, Ecoult, Envect, NEDO, ReneSola and Tendril join other key energy leaders on the Council.

by Charlene Fowler
Policy 41
Where Are Conservatives’ Big Ideas About Clean Energy?
Industry Perspective

Where Are Conservatives’ Big Ideas About Clean Energy?

“When it comes to energy, the right has to regain its reforming mojo.”

by Stephen Lacey