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
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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.
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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
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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.
Microgrids Aren’t What They Used To Be
What It Really Takes to Make a Customer-Centric Electricity System
As he retires from 40 years at NREL, energy researcher Bruce Nordman makes the case for a customer-centric grid.
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How Community Solar is Crossing Borders to Reduce Electric Bills
Synthetic community solar allows electric ratepayers to reduce their bills using tax credits from projects built in another state.
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Prepare for the Future of C&I Solar-plus-Storage at the Mayfield Renewables Education Summit
Mayfield Renewables Education Summit, Oct. 15-16 in Seattle, offers education and networking for those who work in solar-plus-storage and microgrids.
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Is Small Town America Ready for Climate Migration?
As climate migration drives up population in America’s heartland, small towns will need more clean distributed energy resources (DERs).
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What the Electric Grid and Beaches Have in Common. It’s Not Good
Grid connections are now akin to oceanfront property — precious and expensive — as AI increases demand for power.
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Energy Solutions for Data Centers Aren’t Always Obvious. Take These Ideas.
Data center and distributed energy experts gathered on July 10 in Bend, Oregon, to explore energy innovations.