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home energy management
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Why So Many Industries Want to Own the Home Energy Management Market

The competition for dominance is just beginning as various industries enter the home energy management space.

Anna Demeo
December 12, 2024
grid defection
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Five US States Now Ripe for Grid Defection: Study

Economic conditions are now favorable for grid defection by electricity customers in five US states. Will they actually go off grid?

Elisa Wood
December 10, 2024
Arizona community choice energy
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Why this Energy Changemaker is Trying to Bring Community Choice Energy to Arizona: Podcast

Community energy choice programs can lower consumer costs and provide cleaner energy. But it takes a lot of steps, and probably years, to bring them to fruition.

Elisa Wood
December 8, 2024
Maine DSO
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Maine Said No to a Distributed System Operator. What’s Next?

Maine rejected a DSO but plans to use what it learned to consider other grid reforms. Meanwhile, the state’s DSO study lays out a roadmap for other jurisdictions.

Elisa Wood
December 6, 2024
DER tariffs
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Can DER Tariffs Solve the Last Man Standing Interconnection Problem?

Last man standing policies create unfair charges for interconnection of solar, batteries and EV fleets in many states. Could a DER tariff solve the problem?

Elisa Wood
November 15, 2024
Awesense
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Making the Crush of Utility Data Usable

In this episode of the Energy Changemakers Podcast, Elisa Wood interviews Awesense CEO Mischa Steiner about making utility data usable.

Elisa Wood
November 8, 2024
sustainable energy utility
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, Begins Work on Utility Dedicated to Distributed Energy After Big Ballot Win

With a big mandate from voters, Ann Arbor hopes to have its sustainable energy utility up and running in 18-24 months.

Elisa Wood
November 8, 2024
nuclear and data centers
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How My Hometown Offers Important Lessons for Those Seeking Links between Data Centers and Nuclear Power

Bodega Bay changed energy history 60 years ago. Today, as data centers and nuclear power form alliances, its story gains new relevance.

Peter Asmus
November 5, 2024
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Unfair Charges to Distributed Energy Projects for Grid Modernization

When distributed energy projects trigger the need for grid upgrades, project developers can face huge costs.

Elisa Wood
November 3, 2024
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Yes, the Climate Burden Grows. . . But is that the Only Horseman?

International energy economist John “Skip” Laitner warns that mistrust in institutions is hampering climate efforts.

John A. “Skip” Laitner
October 31, 2024
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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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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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