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.
Microgrids Aren’t What They Used To Be
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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.
How Unified Network Models Drive Compliance, Reliability and Distributed Energy Readiness
Utility network model management creates centralized master network models for transmission and distribution grids.
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What Elephants, Mice and Distributed Energy Have in Common
Are we focusing too much on energy supply and not enough on energy productivity?
Mayfield Renewables Education Summit 2024
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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Why Your Electricity Bill Is So High
The good news is that renewables have been the biggest—and cheapest—sources of new power on the U.S. grid.. The bad news is that federal support has eroded.
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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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Brooklyn Navy Yard Sees Virtual Power Plant Potential in its EV Charger Plan
The RFP seeks to lease outdoor parking spaces at the Navy Yard for the installation, maintenance and operation of electric vehicle charging stations.
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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.