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Massachusetts Bill Would Make DERS 20% of Supply, Create Solar and VPP Programs

Two state lawmakers have proposed a host of programs to boost distributed energy in Massachusetts.

Elisa Wood
January 26, 2025
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How to Position Distributed Energy Now?

Trump’s energy emergency declaration tries to upend how the nation thinks and talks about energy. What happens to distributed energy in the upheaval?

Elisa Wood
January 25, 2025
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Hey DOGE! What About Energy Efficiency?

The Trump administration’s DOGE says it’s about efficiency, but apparently not energy efficiency.

Elisa Wood
January 19, 2025
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10 Intriguing Distributed Energy Projects & Plans to Watch in 2025

Hat’s off to the innovators, inventors, and risk-takers who are remaking the grid with distributed energy. Here are 10 projects we’re watching.

Elisa Wood
January 12, 2025
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3 Trends to Watch in 2025 if You’re on Team Distributed Energy

Energy Changemakers looks at 3 distributed energy trends to watch in 2025 that signal the the industry’s future.

Elisa Wood
January 3, 2025
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The Electric Grid is No Longer a Natural Monopoly: California

The electric grid is no longer a natural monopoly and those who think so are “out of step with technical and commercial reality,” said a group of organizations who recently filed comments in the California Public Utilities Commission’s Future Grid Study.

Elisa Wood
January 3, 2025
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What 2025 Holds for Distributed Energy

Trouble and promise seem to characterize what’s ahead for distributed energy. So how should we approach 2025?

Elisa Wood
December 22, 2024
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Five US States Now Ripe for Grid Defection: Study

Economic conditions are now favorable for grid defection by electricity customers in five US states. Will they actually go off grid?

Elisa Wood
December 10, 2024
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Why this Energy Changemaker is Trying to Bring Community Choice Energy to Arizona: Podcast

Community energy choice programs can lower consumer costs and provide cleaner energy. But it takes a lot of steps, and probably years, to bring them to fruition.

Elisa Wood
December 8, 2024
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Maine Said No to a Distributed System Operator. What’s Next?

Maine rejected a DSO but plans to use what it learned to consider other grid reforms. Meanwhile, the state’s DSO study lays out a roadmap for other jurisdictions.

Elisa Wood
December 6, 2024
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How Energy Customers are Reshaping the Grid

Homeowners and businesses are investing in distributed energy for their own reasons and collectively—and maybe inadvertently—also rewiring how the entire electric system evolves.

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For decades, commercial and industrial facilities operated under a simple assumption: electricity service was readily available and highly reliable. Backup generators were installedprimarily to meet regulatory requirements or protect against rare emergencies. Today, that assumption is becoming less certain. The US grid is under mounting pressure from severe weather, aging infrastructure, and rapid growth in […]

2026 Market Survey: Microgrid and Distributed Energy Projects Grow in Complexity

Reports of distributed energy’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, according to a 2025 survey of distributed energy and microgrid industry professionals. When the One Big Beautiful Bill Act became law in July 2025, many industry experts feared solar-heavy distributed energy development would dry up with the loss of federal incentives. While survey respondents (67%) say […]

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