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Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 2
Energy Storage Roundup: Gridtential, Coda, Tesla, Japan’s Battery Subsidy

Energy Storage Roundup: Gridtential, Coda, Tesla, Japan’s Battery Subsidy

Energy storage markets are heating up: news from Stem, Ambri, Green Charge, AES, Panasonic, LightSail and Sonnenbatterie.

by Eric Wesoff
Networking/AMI 0
Sun Capital Partners Buys Meter and Analytics Firm Aclara for $150M

Sun Capital Partners Buys Meter and Analytics Firm Aclara for $150M

Aclara’s parent company takes a loss on unloading the AMI vendor.

by Katherine Tweed
Utilities 2
Transparent Pricing From the Utility Will Make the Smart Grid Smarter
Industry Perspective

Transparent Pricing From the Utility Will Make the Smart Grid Smarter

How do you run a business when one of your largest costs is determined in an opaque manner—after you’ve used the resource?

by Kevin Klustner
Grid Optimization 423
America’s Largest Grid Operator: Massive Renewables Push Won’t Be a Problem
Industry Perspective

America’s Largest Grid Operator: Massive Renewables Push Won’t Be a Problem

NRDC’s John Moore looks at why PJM is bullish on the feasibility of renewables integration.

by John Moore
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Charts: The Evolution of US Microgrid Adoption

Charts: The Evolution of US Microgrid Adoption

Microgrids are poised to move beyond CHP and the military and into cities.

by Katherine Tweed
Other Energy 0
Green Jobs: New Execs at LightSail, Essess, Ascent Solar, Alion, First Solar, SoCalGas

Green Jobs: New Execs at LightSail, Essess, Ascent Solar, Alion, First Solar, SoCalGas

New CEOs, partners and executives in utilities, cleantech and alternative energy

by Eric Wesoff
Policy 304
California’s Plan to Replace San Onofre Nuclear: Green Success or Natural Gas Giveaway?

California’s Plan to Replace San Onofre Nuclear: Green Success or Natural Gas Giveaway?

With 2,200 megawatts to make up for, green energy advocates worry that the CPUC’s replacement plan relies too heavily on natural gas.

by Jeff St. John
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Panasonic Looks to California for Lessons on Solar-Storage Integration

Panasonic Looks to California for Lessons on Solar-Storage Integration

A network of solar-linked energy storage, dubbed “LiEDO,” for energy-hungry Japan—with California as the model market

by Jeff St. John
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New Jersey Is the Latest State to Try to Run Tesla Off the Road

New Jersey Is the Latest State to Try to Run Tesla Off the Road

Luxury car dealerships could be just the first incumbent industry threatened by Tesla.

by Katherine Tweed
Software & Analytics 1
Hidden Treasure: Two New Resources Offer Up Massive Amounts of Utility Data

Hidden Treasure: Two New Resources Offer Up Massive Amounts of Utility Data

Going beyond the Green Button

by Jeff St. John
Energy Management 1
Will Google and Nest Make Power Companies More Innovative?
Industry Perspective

Will Google and Nest Make Power Companies More Innovative?

The thermostat as an agent of utility salvation in the connected home

by Clinton Davis
Markets & Policy 5
Poll: 75% of US Homeowners Say Utilities Shouldn’t Block Solar

Poll: 75% of US Homeowners Say Utilities Shouldn’t Block Solar

Consumers want more choice. And they’re open to buying solar power from the utility or a third party.

by Herman K. Trabish
Networking/AMI 1
America’s First Multi-Million Meter Contract in Years Goes to an Open Network

America’s First Multi-Million Meter Contract in Years Goes to an Open Network

Itron wins a contract for 2 million smart meters in Pennsylvania, based on an open architecture.

by Katherine Tweed
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Grid Edge Executive Council Meeting in Boston Featuring ERCOT, GE, Northeast Utilities, EPB

Grid Edge Executive Council Meeting in Boston Featuring ERCOT, GE, Northeast Utilities, EPB

GTM to host microgrid experts and electric industry leaders to discuss opportunities and challenges as more microgrids come on-line.

by Mike Munsell
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 4
After Failing in EVs, Coda Energy Pursues No-Money-Down Building Storage

After Failing in EVs, Coda Energy Pursues No-Money-Down Building Storage

From bankrupt EV maker to building-scale energy storage contender, backed by a deep-pocketed parent

by Jeff St. John
Utilities 3
5 Issues That Keep Utility Execs Up at Night

5 Issues That Keep Utility Execs Up at Night

Cybersecurity not on the short list

by Katherine Tweed
Utilities 1
Comcast and NRG Launch Electricity Bundle in Pennsylvania

Comcast and NRG Launch Electricity Bundle in Pennsylvania

Yes, it comes with free HBO.

by Katherine Tweed
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New Models for the Open, Adaptable Grid Edge Network

New Models for the Open, Adaptable Grid Edge Network

National Instruments, LocalGrid, and Toronto Hydro pilot the software-defined, peer-to-peer distributed grid architecture.

by Jeff St. John
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SolarCity and Tesla: A Utility’s Worst Nightmare?

SolarCity and Tesla: A Utility’s Worst Nightmare?

How networked solar PV, plus batteries from Tesla, could change the landscape of the grid edge

by Jeff St. John
Networking/AMI 2
Silver Spring’s New Streetlight Project Is a Step Toward the Smart City

Silver Spring’s New Streetlight Project Is a Step Toward the Smart City

Florida Power & Light and Silver Spring Networks launch the first and largest smart-grid-connected streetlight project in U.S.

by Jeff St. John
Finance & VC 2
Think a Corporate Partner Will Make Your Cleantech Startup Successful? Think Again

Think a Corporate Partner Will Make Your Cleantech Startup Successful? Think Again

The data shows that M&A and corporate partnerships are not a panacea for startups.

by Stephen Lacey
Energy Storage 3
AES Launches Modular Grid Battery Alternative to Peaker Plants

AES Launches Modular Grid Battery Alternative to Peaker Plants

Moving grid energy storage from projects to products

by Jeff St. John
Utilities 0
Are Utilities’ Concerns About Aging Infrastructure Overblown?

Are Utilities’ Concerns About Aging Infrastructure Overblown?

“The thing that ought to keep them up at night is [the question]: ‘Will there even be a need for my type of company twenty years from now?’”

by Midwest Energy News, Dan Haugen
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Distributed Solar Power Is Forcing Change at the Grid Edge

Distributed Solar Power Is Forcing Change at the Grid Edge

ConEd, SolarCity, Gridco and Sunlight Capital discuss what distributed solar power means for the grid.

by Eric Wesoff
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California, NYC and Kauai Unleash Energy Storage With New Incentives and RFPs

California, NYC and Kauai Unleash Energy Storage With New Incentives and RFPs

Utilities and PUCs are trying to solve grid issues and jump-start an industry.

by Eric Wesoff