8 Things to Know About Plug-in Solar as it Gains Traction in the US
What is plug-in solar? Can households really install it themselves? Is it safe? Is it cost-effective and will it take off in the US as it has in Europe?
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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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Inside This Company’s Effort to Unite Microgrid Stakeholders
An inside look at what led to creation of Xendee’s University Week, June 8-10, 2026.
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A Complete List of Energy Changemakers Podcasts
The Energy Changemakers Podcast, with host Elisa Wood, is available every other Wednesday on Apple and Spotify.
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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.
Jigar Shah’s Surprising Stand on This Utility Program
Jigar Shah explains why he supports the Xcel Minnesota virtual power plant program in an Energy Changemakers Podcast.
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How to Assure Your Data Center Will Make It Over the Finish Line
Getting your data center over the finish line becomes easier if you take these four steps to overcome energy supply hurdles.
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What is Speed to Power? And How Can Data Centers Achieve It?
Speed to power now permeates the data center and power industry’s lexicon and has become the metric by which all data center development is measured.
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Common Energy Planning Risks for Data Centers and How to Solve Them
Energy planning has emerged as a high-stakes discipline for data centers. Mistakes aren’t just expensive; they can delay or even derail data center projects.
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What It Takes to Curb Data Center Energy Use
Are data center energy forecasts overblown? Can energy efficiency trim megawatts and even gigawatts off predictions? And if so, what must data centers do to significantly curb their energy use?