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GridPoint’s 2 GW Battery Bet: A Study in Playing the Long Game

GridPoint is pursuing a tough market — energy storage for small to medium commercial and industrial businesses. But after a false start two decades ago, it’s figured out what looks like a new road in. 

Elisa Wood
November 5, 2026
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What is a Virtual Power Plant? It’s Like a Sandwich

What is a virtual power plant? Jen Downing, formerly of the Department of Energy, explains how VPPs work using a surprisingly simple analogy: a sandwich.

Elisa Wood
October 13, 2026
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Data Centers Are Rethinking Bridge to Grid. Here’s Why.

With grid access taking a decade or more, some developers are making onsite power a permanent solution, not a temporary bridge — opening the door to more complex microgrids.

Elisa Wood
October 11, 2026
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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.

Elisa Wood
September 26, 2026
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Building New York City’s Energy System From the Curb Up

The Mamdani administration increasingly looks like it’s favoring a distributed energy agenda. The most recent move: 700 curbside EV chargers to encourage rideshare and cab drivers to electrify.

Elisa Wood
September 16, 2026
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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.

Elisa Wood
September 13, 2026
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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.

Elisa Wood
September 13, 2026

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.

Elisa Wood
August 14, 2026

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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After decades covering data centers, journalist Rich Miller sees an industry struggling with public opposition, enormous energy demands and a growing realization that local energy may be part of the solution.

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How Supercaps Can Help Solve the Geopolitical Challenge of Battery Over Deployments

The speed-to-power movement is driving decision-making in the data center industry as it searches for near-term solutions to its power supply needs. The inability of many utilities and wholesale market control areas to bring new capacity on-line in a timely manner has prompted many data centers to go behind-the-meter (BTM) and create microgrids and other […]
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When the Grid Can’t Keep Up

Headlines are everywhere about the electric grid straining under a surge in demand from data centers and other large loads. But the more urgent story is: How can the grid evolve to meet this new demand at speed?

Ultra-Reliable Onsite Generation: How Enchanted Rock Delivers

Many organizations are reassessing how they approach electric power. If the grid cannot deliver the reliability — or even the access — modern operations require, what alternatives provide resilience without compromising environmental performance or community well-being?

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