Rising Electricity Bills Strengthen the Case for Virtual Power Plants
Brattle models a 57% reduction in projected household bill increases, offering new evidence for VPPs as policymakers search for ways to contain electricity costs.
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John Berger is Back — and Betting on Solar’s Biggest Blindspot
Long-time energy entrepreneur John Berger wants to make sure someone is taking care of solar orphans.
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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.
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Morgan Stanley Puts a Price on Speed to Power — and Distributed Energy Wins Big
The findings challenge a longstanding assumption in the energy industry: that electricity delivered by the grid is generally the least expensive option.
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Virginia Leads with Distributed Energy in New State Plan that Addresses Data Center Growth
Virginia’s new energy plan puts distributed energy and grid flexibility at the center of its strategy for meeting soaring electricity demand.
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Plug-in Solar Market Opens Jan. 1 in California
A new law will make it easier for Californians to install plug-in solar, opening the nascent US market to California’s large green economy.
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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.
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This Startup Says Homes and Data Centers Could Solve Each Other’s Energy Problems
Resilience Energy is betting that a new kind of long-term energy contract can turn home solar and batteries into capacity for data centers — without asking households to buy the equipment themselves.
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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.
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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.