Electric cooperatives already know how to federate for scale; Keith Taylor says the same model could accelerate microgrids, distributed energy and a more democratic grid.
Seventy percent of likely voters surveyed said they support using personal or community energy devices to lower their utility bills.
The electroindustry accounts for about 1% of GDP and will become increasingly consequential and politically fraught as electricity demand rises, putting pressure on manufacturing output.
Once it was two solar guys in a truck disrupting the utility monopoly; now it’s the world’s most valuable companies.
Comptroller Mark Levine makes economic argument for use of rooftops and parking lots for bottom up energy planning
The conversation shifted this year from what distributed energy can do to what it can save, as utility rates escalate.
New law lets data centers offset energy use by funding energy resources installed on homes and businesses
California community solar bill AB 1813 would go a long way toward bridging California’s energy affordability gap.
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?
The US celebrated a big milestone, and so did Energy Changemakers. Here’s what we learned from 50 interviews.