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Utility Pacific Gas & Electric outlined a reorganization plan Monday. (Shutterstock)

PG&E Pledges to Honor Renewable Contracts in Bankruptcy Plan

California utility’s $18 billion pledge for wildfire victims faces scrutiny, but legacy renewable contract holders are breathing a sigh of relief.

by Jeff St. John
Energy 5
San Francisco city officials have offered $2.5 billion to bankrupt utility PG&E to take over its grid assets.

San Francisco Offers $2.5B to Take Over Its Share of PG&E’s Grid

A longstanding dispute over grid infrastructure has morphed into a plan to take over wires from bankrupt utility.

by Jeff St. John
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5 States Blazing the Trail for Integrating Distributed Energy Resources

5 States Blazing the Trail for Integrating Distributed Energy Resources

Even in the most forward-thinking states, progress on folding DERs into the grid has been uneven at best.

by Jeff St. John
Solar 7
Africa is by far the largest destination for investment into off-grid energy access. (Credit: BBOXX)

The Land of Opportunity for Off-Grid Solar

Consolidation is picking up in Africa’s off-grid renewables market, where big investors like Engie are betting on the electricity consumers of the future.

by Fatima Sadouki
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EV charging companies have been a small slice of the grid edge market to date.

A Decade of Investments Into EV Infrastructure: Where’d the Money Go?

Electric vehicle sales have grown rapidly, but investments into charging companies have been much lumpier.

by Julian Spector
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Coffee roasting is becoming increasingly distributed, digitized and decarbonized. Sound familiar? (Credit: Bellwether)

Electrify Coffee? Nancy Pfund and the Rive Brothers See Returns in Roasting

Former SolarCity CEO to join the board at Bellwether Coffee, whose all-electric bean roaster has VCs abuzz.

by Julian Spector
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Laura Schewel is our latest guest on the Watt It Takes podcast series.

Watt It Takes: The Startup Reshaping Mobility Planning With Data

In this edition of Watt It Takes: Laura Schewel of Streetlight Data talks about her unexpected path into becoming a founder.

by Stephen Lacey
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Seven hours of climate questions on a Wednesday -- what's not to love?

Climate Town Hall Exposes Key Differences Among Democratic Front-Runners

Top Democratic presidential candidates differ significantly on issues like fracking, nuclear energy and who should own the future renewables fleet.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
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Rules of the load. (Credit: EDF)

EDF Renewables Acquires EV Charging Startup PowerFlex Systems

It’s another grid edge acquisition for EDF, as European oil and utility companies continue buying up EV and distributed energy startups.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 2
Oahu faces the retirement of a coal-fired power plant, one of its primary generators.

Sunrun Lands Another Big Virtual Power Plant Deal, This Time in Hawaii

Aggregated residential solar-storage systems will be used to help meet Hawaii’s unique grid challenges.

by Jeff St. John
Solar 4
The Trump administration excluded bifacial modules from import tariffs in June. (Credit: NEXTracker)

JinkoSolar Strikes Upbeat Tone on Market Signs in China and the US

The world’s largest PV manufacturer reported a healthy Q2 with increased shipments and revenue.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
Energy 2
Enjoy it while it lasts.

Your Catch-Up Reads for Labor Day Weekend

Maybe you missed a story or two during a busy summer. Let’s get you back up to speed.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta
Perspectives 3
Digital tools can boost margins for wind and solar farm owners. (Credit: Invenergy)
Industry Perspective

Artificial Intelligence Pushes ‘Commoditized’ Wind and Solar Power Into the Money

The last wave of renewable-energy venture investing focused on hardware. Today’s investments are largely in digital technologies, the author writes.

by Amy Francetic
What the US, China and India Can Learn From Each Other on Sustainable Mobility
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What the US, China and India Can Learn From Each Other on Sustainable Mobility

The current mobility paradigm is expensive, polluting and inefficient. It’s also irresistibly convenient.

by Julia Pyper |
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Here, here and here: Africa is a key market for off-grid solar. (Credit: BBOXX)

BBOXX Lands $50M Led by Mitsubishi to Boost Off-Grid Solar in Africa, Asia

Mitsubishi’s investment into the U.K.-based pay-as-you-go solar provider is another funding milestone for the off-grid market.

by Jeff St. John
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There are now more public EV charging stations in the U.K. than gas stations. (Credit: Shutterstock)

UK Proposes ‘World First’ EV Charger Mandate for New Homes and Offices

Every new home with a parking space would be required to install an EV charger with a universal socket.

by Justin Gerdes
Research & Analysis 1
MISO needs demand response resources to be available outside of summer months and in a shorter timeframe.
Research Spotlight

Demand Response Rules Are Changing. MISO Shows How

The grid operator is in the midst of a transformation and now faces a growing reliance on demand-side resources year-round.

by Elta Kolo and Chloe Holden
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The proposed set-aside could be voted on by regulators as soon as next month.

California Proposes $100M in Energy Storage Incentives to Boost Wildfire Resiliency

An incentive carve-out for high-fire-risk areas could boost uptake among customers most likely to want solar-storage systems.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 2
Ameresco’s portfolio includes the Philadelphia Navy Yard's microgrid.

Ameresco Plots Larger Role for On-Site Solar and Storage

The microgrids and energy-efficiency specialist says the number of viable markets for on-site PV and batteries is growing.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 7
Storage systems can help smaller utilities reduce their consumption peaks and transmission costs.

New England’s Municipal Utilities Get a Taste for Battery Storage

NEC Energy Solutions has added six sizable deals with small municipal utilities in the Northeast.

by Julian Spector
Research & Analysis 42
Texas’ Power Price Spike and Designing Markets for a Carbon-Free Grid
Research Spotlight

Texas’ Power Price Spike and Designing Markets for a Carbon-Free Grid

The Texas power market is designed to play chicken with blackouts. Is the model sustainable in a high-renewables system?

by Matt DaPrato
Research & Analysis 22
The Energy Transition in 4 Charts
Research Spotlight

The Energy Transition in 4 Charts

A peek at Wood Mackenzie’s latest outlooks for solar, wind energy storage and carbon emissions.

by Mike Munsell
PV, EV, & Storage 7
More bang for your buck.

How Electric Cars and Renewables Could Beat Oil

This week on The Energy Gang: The economics of oil are beginning to be challenged by EVs paired with wind and solar.

by Stephen Lacey
Hawaiian Electric’s Landmark Integrated Grid Planning at the Crossroads
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Hawaiian Electric’s Landmark Integrated Grid Planning at the Crossroads

A flashpoint emerges in Hawaii’s ambitious efforts to incorporate distributed energy resources into its grid planning.

by Jeff St. John |
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Building toward the future.

Energy Vault Lands $110M From SoftBank’s Vision Fund for Gravity Storage

The investment is large by the standards of most startups, but it’s in keeping with the capital costs Energy Vault will face in scaling up its technology.

by Jeff St. John