What’s Next for Distributed Energy?
Energy Changemakers, Factor This Renewables, and Xendee are conducting a microgrid survey and welcome your input.
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The Energy Transition’s Sobering Present and Where to Go Next
Headwinds and tailwinds have left the energy transition pulled in two different directions. What can get it going the right way? And why is distributed energy well-positioned?
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Petition Filed with FERC to Protect Virtual Power Plants from “Death by a Million Pdfs”
A federal complaint filed last week alleges that utility data blocking hinders distributed energy within PJM.
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Yes, It Is Data Center Growth Causing High Costs in PJM’s Territory
Two new reports place the blame for PJM’s growing energy costs squarely on data centers.
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Consumers React, Policymakers Scramble, and Innovators Innovate as Electricity Prices Rise
Electricity prices are rising faster than policymakers can devise solutions. And US consumers are feeling the pain
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Is Utility Corruption Impeding Energy Innovation?
Activist and author Dick Munson explains how utility corruption impedes energy innovation, a conclusion from his new book, Power Corrupts: Cleaning Up America’s Biggest Industry
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.
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?
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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).