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We Have 1,000 Days to Get it Right for Distributed Energy

The US needs to address impediments to energy growth in the next 1,000 days to realize the full benefits of distributed energy and electrification by 2050, says Schneider Electric.

Elisa Wood
November 21, 2025
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Distributed Energy’s Big Chance to Capture a New Kind of Capital: Attention

In era where attention may be the most valuable form of capital, it’s no small thing that the power industry is on the minds of the electorate. Now’s the time to cement the economic value of distributed energy in the public psyche. 

Elisa Wood
November 16, 2025
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The Problem with Distributed Energy: How a New Coalition Hopes to Solve it

Common Charge hopes to create a unified voice for the multiple industries that make up the distributed energy sector.

Elisa Wood
November 16, 2025
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In Case You’re Wondering if You are in the Right Business

The International Energy Agency has proclaimed we’re now in the Age of Electricity with demand growing across all scenarios.

Elisa Wood
November 15, 2025
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What’s Next for Distributed Energy?

Energy Changemakers, Factor This Renewables, and Xendee are conducting a microgrid survey and welcome your input.

Energy Changemakers Content Services
October 29, 2025
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The Energy Transition’s Sobering Present and Where to Go Next

Headwinds and tailwinds have left the energy transition pulled in two different directions. What can get it going the right way? And why is distributed energy well-positioned?

Elisa Wood
October 26, 2025
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What It Takes to Curb Data Center Energy Use

Are data center energy forecasts overblown? Can energy efficiency trim megawatts and even gigawatts off predictions? And if so, what must data centers do to significantly curb their energy use? 

Elisa Wood
October 17, 2025
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Petition Filed with FERC to Protect Virtual Power Plants from “Death by a Million Pdfs”

A federal complaint filed last week alleges that utility data blocking hinders distributed energy within PJM.

Elisa Wood
October 12, 2025
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Yes, It Is Data Center Growth Causing High Costs in PJM’s Territory

Two new reports place the blame for PJM’s growing energy costs squarely on data centers.

Elisa Wood
October 5, 2025
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Consumers React, Policymakers Scramble, and Innovators Innovate as Electricity Prices Rise

Electricity prices are rising faster than policymakers can devise solutions. And US consumers are feeling the pain

Elisa Wood
October 5, 2025
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2026 Market Survey: Microgrid and Distributed Energy Projects Grow in Complexity

Reports of distributed energy’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, according to a 2025 survey of distributed energy and microgrid industry professionals. When the One Big Beautiful Bill Act became law in July 2025, many industry experts feared solar-heavy distributed energy development would dry up with the loss of federal incentives. While survey respondents (67%) say […]
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Energy Allies: Communities and Utilities Building Resilience Together

This white paper examines how successful partnerships among communities, utilities, and energy service providers can improve the grid and achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
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Microgrids as a Building Block for Future Grids

This white paper is the fourth in a series of seven white papers in support of the DOE Microgrid R&D Program and presents a broad vision for future grids where microgrids serve as a building block along with technologies that would need to be developed, use case scenarios and the research targets. The DOE Microgrid […]
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New polling by PowerLines, a nonpartisan consumer education nonprofit, reveals the toll of rising utility bills on American energy consumers.

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