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Politics Rears Its Ugly Head Following Spain’s Power Outage

The arcane concept of “grid inertia” is suddenly making headlines following Spain’s power outage.

Elisa Wood
May 5, 2025
Spain blackout
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South Australia Offers Lessons that Might Have Averted Spain’s Blackout

Grid flexibility could have helped avoid the Spain blackout, as South Australia learned nearly a decade ago.

Guest Contributor
May 3, 2025
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Strong, Weak and Mixed Signals for Clean and Distributed Energy

Clean and distributed energy came barreling out of 2024 with force. Now, they face walls. Do they have enough momentum to knock them down? Consider these signals.

Elisa Wood
April 13, 2025
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Distributed Energy Is Misunderstood and Underrepresented

Even green energy advocates sometimes don’t fully understand the role distributed energy resources play as grid and community assets.

Elisa Wood
March 21, 2025
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Goodbye to Solar Plus Storage. Hello to Solar-led Electrification

A California study indicates that 65% grid defection with solar may be the best way to electrify a home.

Elisa Wood
March 4, 2025
AI clean tech investors
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How Do Investors Evaluate AI in Clean Tech Startups in 2025?

Investors can take these steps to identify true AI innovation in clean tech startups offering virtual power plants and other tech-heavy applications.

Anna Demeo
February 22, 2025
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What Fleet Owners Don’t Get About Electrification

Fleet electrification can lower transportation costs for businesses and institutions. It can also create some headaches if early steps aren’t done correctly.

Elisa Wood
February 1, 2025
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10 Intriguing Distributed Energy Projects & Plans to Watch in 2025

Hat’s off to the innovators, inventors, and risk-takers who are remaking the grid with distributed energy. Here are 10 projects we’re watching.

Elisa Wood
January 12, 2025
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3 Trends to Watch in 2025 if You’re on Team Distributed Energy

Energy Changemakers looks at 3 distributed energy trends to watch in 2025 that signal the the industry’s future.

Elisa Wood
January 3, 2025
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What 2025 Holds for Distributed Energy

Trouble and promise seem to characterize what’s ahead for distributed energy. So how should we approach 2025?

Elisa Wood
December 22, 2024
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