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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.

Elisa Wood
August 6, 2026
New York City Comptroller Makes Case for Distributed Energy
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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

Elisa Wood
August 2, 2026
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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

Elisa Wood
July 15, 2026
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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

Elisa Wood
June 21, 2026
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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.

Elisa Wood
June 21, 2026
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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.

Elisa Wood
May 31, 2026
The Nextera-Dominion merger
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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.

Elisa Wood
May 24, 2026
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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.

Elisa Wood
May 7, 2026
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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.

Elisa Wood
April 28, 2026
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Don’t Underestimate Balcony Solar

Balcony solar isn’t really about small panels on apartment railings. It’s about the moment a consumer starts to feel agency over their energy.

Elisa Wood
April 12, 2026
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How Energy Customers are Reshaping the Grid

Homeowners and businesses are investing in distributed energy for their own reasons and collectively—and maybe inadvertently—also rewiring how the entire electric system evolves.

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