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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.

Elisa Wood
February 15, 2026
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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.

Elisa Wood
February 8, 2026
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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.

Elisa Wood
February 7, 2026
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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.

Elisa Wood
February 1, 2026
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Distributed Energy Companies are Shape-Shifting

Distributed energy companies are shapeshifting as changing rules and growing markets create new opportunities.

Elisa Wood
January 31, 2026
Xendee’s 2026 Market Survey
Xendee’s 2026 Market Survey

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.

Elisa Wood
January 21, 2026
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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.

Elisa Wood
January 18, 2026
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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.

Elisa Wood
January 16, 2026
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Energy Abundance Beyond Just Building More Stuff

The energy abundance agenda carries appeal. But achieving it on the complex electric grid will take more than just building more stuff.

Elisa Wood
January 11, 2026
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The Evolution of the Commercial & Industrial Microgrid in the Era of the Data Center

Many of the same forces driving data center growth are renewing interest in commercial and industrial microgrids for manufacturers, logistics hubs and other power-intensive businesses.

Elisa Wood
January 9, 2026
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