Plug-in Solar Market Opens Jan. 1 in California
A new law will make it easier for Californians to install plug-in solar, opening the nascent US market to California’s large green economy.
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The Power Industry Doesn’t Know Its Own Power When It Comes to AI
At its most basic, AI is not human; it’s electrons. Pull the plug, and it’s gone. Obviously, no one is pulling any plugs. But the power industry can – and is – starting to pull some levers.
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This Startup Says Homes and Data Centers Could Solve Each Other’s Energy Problems
Resilience Energy is betting that a new kind of long-term energy contract can turn home solar and batteries into capacity for data centers — without asking households to buy the equipment themselves.
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Google’s Next VPP Move: Pay for the DERs
The California program assembles an ecosystem of distributed energy companies to install new home energy systems and aggregate existing devices.
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Six Ways New Jersey Could Reinvent the Virtual Power Plant
Forget the idea that a virtual power plant is just thousands of batteries and thermostats. New Jersey players are pushing for something much broader.
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Investment Dollars Lean into Distributed Energy Acquisitions, Microgrids
From a $2.6 billion microgrid move for data centers to home solar services, it’s been an active few weeks for onsite energy investments.
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Relieving a Landlord Climate Problem in New York City with Community Solar
How a New York City real estate veteran built a community solar business model to ease landlord pain
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.
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California Voters Want More Control Over Their Energy, Poll Finds
Seventy percent of likely voters surveyed said they support using personal or community energy devices to lower their utility bills.
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The Utility Monopoly Survived Solar. Can It Survive the Hyperscalers?
Once it was two solar guys in a truck disrupting the utility monopoly; now it’s the world’s most valuable companies.