Local energy is a broad term that encompasses a range of technologies, models and concepts, all of which have one thing in common: They put power in the hands of consumers
WeaveGrid explains what it takes to
bring together two very different industries with the rise of EV charging.
So what exactly do Energy Changemakers members talk about in the private community? Here’s a chance to eavesdrop for 12-minutes.
Transcript of a fascinating exchange inside the Energy Changemakers community between John A. “Skip” Laitner, William Prindle, and Lorenzo Kristov.
Energy Changemakers community members describe what one change could hasten the energy transition
Over half of US states use renewable portfolio standards to boost green energy. Now, a California state senator is proposing applying the same concept to virtual power plants (VPPs).
Six months after the release of the DOE’s liftoff report on virtual power plants, how does lead author Jen Downing view the industry?
Why it’s hard for virtual power plant providers to access electric utility customer usage data and how it slows VPP growth.
The decentralized grid is an electric network of distributed energy resources that interact with each other or with the central grid to improve efficiency, lower costs, reduce emissions and provide greater local control of energy assets.
How did this small New Mexico co-op, far from the energy innovation meccas of California and New York, become a model for community energy? And can others follow its lead?