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The Problem with Distributed Energy: How a New Coalition Hopes to Solve it

Common Charge hopes to create a unified voice for the multiple industries that make up the distributed energy sector.

Elisa Wood
November 16, 2025
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In Case You’re Wondering if You are in the Right Business

The International Energy Agency has proclaimed we’re now in the Age of Electricity with demand growing across all scenarios.

Elisa Wood
November 15, 2025
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The Energy Transition’s Sobering Present and Where to Go Next

Headwinds and tailwinds have left the energy transition pulled in two different directions. What can get it going the right way? And why is distributed energy well-positioned?

Elisa Wood
October 26, 2025
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What It Takes to Curb Data Center Energy Use

Are data center energy forecasts overblown? Can energy efficiency trim megawatts and even gigawatts off predictions? And if so, what must data centers do to significantly curb their energy use? 

Elisa Wood
October 17, 2025
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Petition Filed with FERC to Protect Virtual Power Plants from “Death by a Million Pdfs”

A federal complaint filed last week alleges that utility data blocking hinders distributed energy within PJM.

Elisa Wood
October 12, 2025
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Yes, It Is Data Center Growth Causing High Costs in PJM’s Territory

Two new reports place the blame for PJM’s growing energy costs squarely on data centers.

Elisa Wood
October 5, 2025
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Consumers React, Policymakers Scramble, and Innovators Innovate as Electricity Prices Rise

Electricity prices are rising faster than policymakers can devise solutions. And US consumers are feeling the pain

Elisa Wood
October 5, 2025
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Your House Could Solve the AI Energy Problem

Virtual power plants and electrification offer ways to meet electric demand from AI.

Elisa Wood
October 2, 2025
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Is Utility Corruption Impeding Energy Innovation?

Activist and author Dick Munson explains how utility corruption impedes energy innovation, a conclusion from his new book, Power Corrupts: Cleaning Up America’s Biggest Industry

Elisa Wood
September 26, 2025
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Electrotech Reinvents the Energy Transition

Introduced by Ember, the term electrotech offers a more effective way to quantify the energy transition.

Elisa Wood
September 21, 2025
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