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Xendee’s 2026 Market Survey
Xendee’s 2026 Market Survey

Microgrid and DER Developers Are Pursuing More Complex Projects to Overcome Loss of Federal Incentives

Microgrid and DER developers remain bullish about their market and see projects growing in complexity.

Elisa Wood
January 21, 2026
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Consumer Ownership of Local Energy: A New Take on How it Might Work

In a recent UC Berkeley paper, Keith Taylor proposes a form of local energy ownership beyond individual household solar.

Elisa Wood
January 18, 2026
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What is Speed to Power? And How Can Data Centers Achieve It?

Speed to power now permeates the data center and power industry’s lexicon and has become the metric by which all data center development is measured.

Anna Demeo
January 18, 2026
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Common Energy Planning Risks for Data Centers and How to Solve Them

Energy planning has emerged as a high-stakes discipline for data centers. Mistakes aren’t just expensive; they can delay or even derail data center projects.

Elisa Wood
January 16, 2026
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Energy Abundance Beyond Just Building More Stuff

The energy abundance agenda carries appeal. But achieving it on the complex electric grid will take more than just building more stuff.

Elisa Wood
January 11, 2026
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The Evolution of the Commercial & Industrial Microgrid in the Era of the Data Center

Many of the same forces driving data center growth are renewing interest in commercial and industrial microgrids for manufacturers, logistics hubs and other power-intensive businesses.

Elisa Wood
January 9, 2026

What Caught the Most Attention on Energy Changemakers Platforms in 2025?

Here is a list of the most popular articles and podcasts that ran on the Energy Changemakers platforms in 2025.

Elisa Wood
January 4, 2026
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Distributed Energy Enters 2026 on the Right Side of History

Energy supply shortages, utility rates, consumer concerns and tech trends conspire to make 2026 a big year for distributed energy.

Elisa Wood
January 4, 2026
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How to Make It Easier for American Families to Go Solar

Permit Power’s Nick Josefowitz explains how to reduce solar soft costs by tackling the red tape discouraging American households from installing rooftop solar.

Elisa Wood
December 14, 2025
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Why Utility Regulation is Broken: Two Completely Different Takes

Interested in learning more about the decentralized grid? Check out the Energy Changemakers community.

Elisa Wood
December 8, 2025
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The Energy Changemakers Podcast, with host Elisa Wood, is available every other Wednesday on Apple and Spotify.

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2026 Market Survey: Microgrid and Distributed Energy Projects Grow in Complexity

Reports of distributed energy’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, according to a 2025 survey of distributed energy and microgrid industry professionals. When the One Big Beautiful Bill Act became law in July 2025, many industry experts feared solar-heavy distributed energy development would dry up with the loss of federal incentives. While survey respondents (67%) say […]
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Energy Allies: Communities and Utilities Building Resilience Together

This white paper examines how successful partnerships among communities, utilities, and energy service providers can improve the grid and achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
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Microgrids as a Building Block for Future Grids

This white paper is the fourth in a series of seven white papers in support of the DOE Microgrid R&D Program and presents a broad vision for future grids where microgrids serve as a building block along with technologies that would need to be developed, use case scenarios and the research targets. The DOE Microgrid […]
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Utility Bills are Rising: PowerLines

New polling by PowerLines, a nonpartisan consumer education nonprofit, reveals the toll of rising utility bills on American energy consumers.

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