Onsite Energy Boosting Commercial Property Values: Report
JLL says that grid capacity has become the primary limiting factor for commercial real estate — not capital, land or labor.
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Why is the Business Vibe So Weird for Distributed Energy Right Now?
What is the distributed energy forecast for 2026? A mix of survival and gold-rush fever as incentives disappear, but demand for energy surges.
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New Federal Data Shows Record Renewable Energy Additions Coming in 2026
If the Trump administration is at war with renewable energy, it appears to be losing, based on an EIA report.
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Energy Changemakers Offers Three-Part Series on the Competitive Struggle Over Who Controls Virtual Power Plants
Who will capture the market for virtual power plants? Competitive distributed energy companies or utilities? Or is there room for both?
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A Decades-Long Battle Between Utilities and Competitors Finds Its Next Front in Minnesota’s Virtual Power Plant Market
Independent developers and advocacy groups fear that, if approved, the Minnesota program will create a model that other utilities nationwide may follow, undercutting competition in the distributed energy market.
Jigar Shah’s Surprising Stand on This Utility Program
Jigar Shah explains why he supports the Xcel Minnesota virtual power plant program in an Energy Changemakers Podcast.
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Where Money Flowed in the Electricity Sector Last Year
Last year clean energy spending remained flat, but grid investment was up 9.5%.
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Local Energy Gains Stature in Climate Discussions
Solving climate issues with distributed energy makes even more sense following Trump’s rollback of the endangerment finding.
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Has This City Figured Out How to Unlock the Local Value of Distributed Energy?
Ithaca, NY approved a plan to decarbonize independently from the grid using DERs, energy sharing, and dividend-paying ownership shares to community members.
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New Jersey Utilities Must Show How They Will Support DERs, Improve Hosting Capacity
New Jersey utilities must show how they will support DERs within 30 days to help meet “unprecedented” load growth from data centers.