Michael Lee, founder of Distributed Grid, says the cost-of-service model is increasingly out of step with today’s grid realities. He argues for a distributed grid where utilities are paid for outcomes such as affordability, reliability and speed to power, rather than for expanding rate base.
Local solar, batteries, EVs and virtual power plants aren’t sideshows. They’re becoming core grid resources.
The proposed NextEra–Dominion merger could create a distribution powerhouse as data centers, microgrids and customer-sited energy begin reshaping the electric system.
Three grid experts say the US needs a new blueprint to fix its power system, one that creates energy abundance from the bottom up.
New investments involving VoltaGrid and Ameresco underscore rising demand for behind-the-meter power and renewable natural gas.
As AI drives unprecedented load growth, DERs, efficiency, and flexible demand are complicating the supply–demand equation
A looming copper shortage affects the entire electric system from the utility to the customer’s home.
50 states. 50 different policies for distributed energy (DERs). So, how do you scale the technologies? Pew has a playbook.
Here is the list of Biden-era energy projects that Trump’s DOE says it will fund either as is or restructured.
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.