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Some of my friends that make solar impossible on my roof by Elisa Wood

Community Solar Economics: How money is made, saved, and even sometimes lost

Rob Hong of Sapling Financial Consultants explains community solar economics on the Energy Changemakers Podcast with Elisa Wood.

Elisa Wood
September 12, 2024
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What if Consumers were the Changemakers Demanding a Decentralized Grid?

A Boston Consulting Group report explains how a demand-centric energy strategy would boost growth of distributed energy resources.

Elisa Wood
September 6, 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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Community Solar Needs a Bigger Boat

Only a limited number of states have pro-community solar policies. That has to change for community solar to continue to thrive in the US.

Elisa Wood
August 20, 2024
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Making Rural America into a Climate Migration Mecca with the Help of Distributed Energy

Two academics are pressing rural inland communities to seize the opportunity to recast themselves as attractive places for climate migrants to relocate. Distributed energy plays a key role in their reinvention.

Elisa Wood
August 8, 2024
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Community Solar is Having a Moment

Market moves and government activity indicate community solar is gaining a footing in the electric power mix.

Elisa Wood
July 30, 2024
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Households as Energy Investors and Other Good Economic Signals for Distributed Energy

Household investment in energy is on the rise as consumers install more distributed energy resources in their homes

Elisa Wood
July 17, 2024
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Data Centers as Energy Makers, Not Takers?

Data centers need to be incentivized to build onsite energy, says a Virginia county supervisor from deep inside Data Center Alley.

Elisa Wood
July 7, 2024
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Wendy’s Deal Shows How Community Solar Can Double as an ESG Play

The Wendy’s restaurants are using the Ampion program to help achieve goals set last year to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 47%, and Scope 3 emissions from franchisees by 47% per restaurant by 2030.

Elisa Wood
June 28, 2024
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