New Governors, Angry Ratepayers and a Fresh Opening for Distributed Energy
In a rarity for US elections, voters made electricity costs a key issue in last week’s election. Now what?
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GridPoint’s 2 GW Battery Bet: A Study in Playing the Long Game
GridPoint is pursuing a tough market — energy storage for small to medium commercial and industrial businesses. But after a false start two decades ago, it’s figured out what looks like a new road in.
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Two New Reports Challenge Utilities’ Grip on the Future of Electricity
SEIA and Common Charge want to change the rules that favor utility-owned infrastructure, giving independent developers, businesses and households a greater opportunity to compete.
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Plug-in Solar Enters the National Political Stage
Legislation would require all 50 states to consider easing restrictions on plug-in solar
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Virtual Power Plants Take a Sledgehammer to the Argument That Local Energy Is Too Small to Matter
Google, Voltus and other VPP developers are suddenly talking in gigawatts — putting new pressure on the argument that distributed energy can’t scale.
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Distributed Energy First: Virginia Governor Sets Terms for Dominion–NextEra Merger
Gov. Spanberger seizes an opportunity to make Virginia’s new energy priorities a condition of the proposed utility merger.
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Rising Electricity Bills Strengthen the Case for Virtual Power Plants
Brattle models a 57% reduction in projected household bill increases, offering new evidence for VPPs as policymakers search for ways to contain electricity costs.
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John Berger is Back — and Betting on Solar’s Biggest Blindspot
Long-time energy entrepreneur John Berger wants to make sure someone is taking care of solar orphans.
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What is a Virtual Power Plant? It’s Like a Sandwich
What is a virtual power plant? Jen Downing, formerly of the Department of Energy, explains how VPPs work using a surprisingly simple analogy: a sandwich.
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Data Centers Are Rethinking Bridge to Grid. Here’s Why.
With grid access taking a decade or more, some developers are making onsite power a permanent solution, not a temporary bridge — opening the door to more complex microgrids.