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.
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How to Assure Your Data Center Will Make It Over the Finish Line
Getting your data center over the finish line becomes easier if you take these four steps to overcome energy supply hurdles.
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Distributed Energy Companies are Shape-Shifting
Distributed energy companies are shapeshifting as changing rules and growing markets create new opportunities.
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Microgrid and DER Developers Are Pursuing More Complex Projects to Overcome Loss of Federal Incentives
Microgrid and DER developers remain bullish about their market and see projects growing in complexity.
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Consumer Ownership of Local Energy: A New Take on How it Might Work
In a recent UC Berkeley paper, Keith Taylor proposes a form of local energy ownership beyond individual household solar.
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Common Energy Planning Risks for Data Centers and How to Solve Them
Energy planning has emerged as a high-stakes discipline for data centers. Mistakes aren’t just expensive; they can delay or even derail data center projects.