If We Could Just Fix This One Thing
Energy Changemakers community members describe what one change could hasten the energy transition
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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).
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What is the Decentralized Grid? Let’s Agree on a Definition
The decentralized grid is an electric network of distributed energy resources that interact with each other or with the central grid to improve efficiency, lower costs, reduce emissions and provide greater local control of energy assets.
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How to Create a Consumer-First Energy Policy: An Interview with Congressman Sean Casten
In Energy Changemakers’ first video podcast, US Congressman Sean Casten describes a new bill he co-sponsored that addresses several problems facing decentralized energy
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How Regulation Creates Markets for Distributed Energy — And Why it Must
Regulators sometimes open up a piece of the utility monopoly’s business to competition from distributed energy providers.
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After We Ditch the Gas Pipes, What Then?
How non-pipeline alternatives create opportunities for distributed energy resources
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Maine Issues RFP in Next Step Toward Distribution System Operator (DSO)
If Maine goes forward with the DSO, it will be the first US state to do so.
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An Energy Wonk Comes Face-to-Face with the Real World. It isn’t Pretty
Well known energy analyst and writer, Peter Asmus, faced red tape and confusion when he tried to install solar plus storage on his home. If it was hard for him, what’s it like for the rest of the world?
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Is There an Easier Way to Create Public Power Utilities?
Does public power’s defeat in Maine mean it’s a fool’s errand? Or is there another way to create community-owned utilities? Take a look at what’s happening in California with targeted public power.
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What if We Decarbonized the Grid from the Bottom Up?
A coalition of clean energy groups argue that adding solar to rooftops would move California more quickly to 100% renewables than building large land-based projects.