Plug-in Solar Market Opens Jan. 1 in California
A new law will make it easier for Californians to install plug-in solar, opening the nascent US market to California’s large green economy.
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The Power Industry Doesn’t Know Its Own Power When It Comes to AI
At its most basic, AI is not human; it’s electrons. Pull the plug, and it’s gone. Obviously, no one is pulling any plugs. But the power industry can – and is – starting to pull some levers.
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The Grid Isn’t Ready for Robots on Wheels
Elisa Wood talks with Mike Calise, CEO of EV charging company Tellus Power, about why the rise of autonomous fleets could make microgrids and distributed energy a strategic necessity.
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This Startup Says Homes and Data Centers Could Solve Each Other’s Energy Problems
Resilience Energy is betting that a new kind of long-term energy contract can turn home solar and batteries into capacity for data centers — without asking households to buy the equipment themselves.
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Building New York City’s Energy System From the Curb Up
The Mamdani administration increasingly looks like it’s favoring a distributed energy agenda. The most recent move: 700 curbside EV chargers to encourage rideshare and cab drivers to electrify.
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Google’s Next VPP Move: Pay for the DERs
The California program assembles an ecosystem of distributed energy companies to install new home energy systems and aggregate existing devices.
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Six Ways New Jersey Could Reinvent the Virtual Power Plant
Forget the idea that a virtual power plant is just thousands of batteries and thermostats. New Jersey players are pushing for something much broader.
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Investment Dollars Lean into Distributed Energy Acquisitions, Microgrids
From a $2.6 billion microgrid move for data centers to home solar services, it’s been an active few weeks for onsite energy investments.
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What If Electric Co-ops Came Together to Build the Distributed Grid?
Electric cooperatives already know how to federate for scale; Keith Taylor says the same model could accelerate microgrids, distributed energy and a more democratic grid.
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Relieving a Landlord Climate Problem in New York City with Community Solar
How a New York City real estate veteran built a community solar business model to ease landlord pain