Record Quarter for Distributed Electricity and Storage in the US
Distributed energy — and especially batteries in homes — emerged as one of the strongest parts of the U.S. clean energy economy for the second quarter 2026.
Goldman Sachs Makes a Bigger Bet on Distributed Energy
In a deal that speaks to the changing role of distributed energy, Goldman Sachs Alternatives has agreed to acquire RWE’s US distributed generation business.
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It’s the Chief Accountant — Not Just Environmentalists — Calling for Local Energy in New York City
Comptroller Mark Levine makes economic argument for use of rooftops and parking lots for bottom up energy planning
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In New Jersey, a Data Center Might Pay for Your Battery
New law lets data centers offset energy use by funding energy resources installed on homes and businesses
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An Irresistible Force Collides with an Immovable Object
Robert Cross of Outfit argues that distributed energy resources have become an “irresistible force” colliding with the “immovable object” of the traditional utility business model
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When It Comes to Electricity, Will We All Become Puerto Rico?
With its use of distributed power plants, the island offers a lesson on how the mainland grid can survive the age of AI.
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Calling Distributed Energy “Rinky-Dink” Gets the Grid Wrong
Local solar, batteries, EVs and virtual power plants aren’t sideshows. They’re becoming core grid resources.
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The $67 Billion Utility Deal That Could Reshape the Grid Edge
The proposed NextEra–Dominion merger could create a distribution powerhouse as data centers, microgrids and customer-sited energy begin reshaping the electric system.
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Is it the 1970s All Over Again for Renewable Energy?
Five decades ago, a worldwide oil crisis put renewable energy on the radar of governments and consumers. Here we are again, but this time, renewables have a lot more muscle.
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Out of Chaos Comes a New Playbook for Distributed Energy
50 states. 50 different policies for distributed energy (DERs). So, how do you scale the technologies? Pew has a playbook.