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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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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 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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Transforming Ideas into Policy: VPPs

EPDI’s Ted Ko explains how to translate ideas raised about virtual power plants in an Energy Changemakers’ podcast into actionable government policy.

Ted Ko
September 4, 2024
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Are We Expecting Too Much from Virtual Power Plants?

Many see virtual power plants (VPPs) as the best way to organize distributed energy. Here’s a contrarian view.

Elisa Wood
August 29, 2024
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Are We In a Period of Runaway Hype about Electric Demand?

Distributed energy should be the first resource considered before we build riskier, larger projects to meet AI-driven electric demand.

Elisa Wood
June 21, 2024
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Time to set a Moonshot Goal for Distributed Energy Resources?

A moonshot goal for distributed energy resources could get us all rowing in the same direction and quicken the pace of local energy development.

Elisa Wood
May 17, 2024
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What Energy Changemakers Say Behind Closed Doors

So what exactly do Energy Changemakers members talk about in the private community? Here’s a chance to eavesdrop for 12-minutes.

Elisa Wood
March 19, 2024
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California Bill Calls for RPS-Like Targets for Virtual Power Plants

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).

Elisa Wood
March 11, 2024
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Challenges Virtual Power Plants Face. Are they Fixable? Insights from DOE’s Jen Downing

Six months after the release of the DOE’s liftoff report on virtual power plants, how does lead author Jen Downing view the industry?

Elisa Wood
March 7, 2024
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