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Iberian Peninsula grid outage
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What Do All Big Power Outages Have in Common? A Big Grid

The Iberian Peninsula grid outage underscores the vulnerabilities of centralized grids and reinforces the need for more decentralized energy.

Elisa Wood
May 5, 2025
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How to Make Distributed Solar Projects Pencil without the Federal Tax Credit

Distributed solar can still offer an impressive return without the tax credit. But it requires some rethinking about how projects are structured.

Elisa Wood
April 18, 2025
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Strong, Weak and Mixed Signals for Clean and Distributed Energy

Clean and distributed energy came barreling out of 2024 with force. Now, they face walls. Do they have enough momentum to knock them down? Consider these signals.

Elisa Wood
April 13, 2025
solar on wheels
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Solar on Wheels: How a Family-Run Startup is Transforming Driveways into Clean Power Stations

Gismo Power offers solar on wheels to take advantage of a vast untapped energy resource: our driveways.

Elisa Wood
April 4, 2025
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What Engineers and Manufacturers Don’t Like About the Electric Grid

Doors are opening for distributed energy resources as centralized electric grids falter.

Elisa Wood
March 29, 2025
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Distributed Energy Is Misunderstood and Underrepresented

Even green energy advocates sometimes don’t fully understand the role distributed energy resources play as grid and community assets.

Elisa Wood
March 21, 2025
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Goodbye to Solar Plus Storage. Hello to Solar-led Electrification

A California study indicates that 65% grid defection with solar may be the best way to electrify a home.

Elisa Wood
March 4, 2025
AI clean tech investors
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How Do Investors Evaluate AI in Clean Tech Startups in 2025?

Investors can take these steps to identify true AI innovation in clean tech startups offering virtual power plants and other tech-heavy applications.

Anna Demeo
February 22, 2025
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After a Banner Year, Distributed Solar Falters in New York

Distributed solar had a record-setting 2024. But 2025 looks far less promising, not just because of the Trump administration.

Elisa Wood
February 16, 2025
AI energy
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How We Need to Think about AI Energy Demand Now

Tech journalist Rich Miller explains why the bears and the bulls may both be wrong about AI energy demand.

Elisa Wood
February 6, 2025
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