Investment Dollars Lean into Distributed Energy Acquisitions, Microgrids
From a $2.6 billion microgrid move for data centers to home solar services, it’s been an active few weeks for onsite energy investments.
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What If Electric Co-ops Came Together to Build the Distributed Grid?
Electric cooperatives already know how to federate for scale; Keith Taylor says the same model could accelerate microgrids, distributed energy and a more democratic grid.
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Selling Relief, Not Panels
How a New York City real estate veteran built a community solar business model to ease landlord pain
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.
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The Unlikely Characters Who Made Solar Energy a Real Business
Documentarians Jeff Spies and Jason Vetterli tell the full story in their upcoming film, Solar Roots — the Pioneers of PV.
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California Voters Want More Control Over Their Energy, Poll Finds
Seventy percent of likely voters surveyed said they support using personal or community energy devices to lower their utility bills.
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The Utility Monopoly Survived Solar. Can It Survive the Hyperscalers?
Once it was two solar guys in a truck disrupting the utility monopoly; now it’s the world’s most valuable companies.
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.
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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
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Distributed Energy’s Economic Moment
The conversation shifted this year from what distributed energy can do to what it can save, as utility rates escalate.