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How Utility Ratepayers Pay for Big Tech’s Power: Study

Utilities may be shifting costs for data centers onto utility ratepayers in opaque ways, says a new Harvard paper.

Elisa Wood
April 8, 2025
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Solar on Wheels: How a Family-Run Startup is Transforming Driveways into Clean Power Stations

Gismo Power offers solar on wheels to take advantage of a vast untapped energy resource: our driveways.

Elisa Wood
April 4, 2025

Demand Flexibility and Capacity Management

White papers and resources from Bruce Nordman about demand flexibility and capacity management.

March 30, 2025
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What Engineers and Manufacturers Don’t Like About the Electric Grid

Doors are opening for distributed energy resources as centralized electric grids falter.

Elisa Wood
March 29, 2025
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Go, Louisiana! ACEEE Releases 2025 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard

California and Massachusetts again topped the ACEEE energy efficiency scorecard, while Louisiana made big strides.

Elisa Wood
March 22, 2025
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Distributed Energy Is Misunderstood and Underrepresented

Even green energy advocates sometimes don’t fully understand the role distributed energy resources play as grid and community assets.

Elisa Wood
March 21, 2025
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In a Twist, Trump’s Policies Could Inadvertently Help Renewables: Report

A new report by The Carlyle Group finds that renewable energy may get a boost as the value of security and domestic production heightens.

Elisa Wood
March 15, 2025
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How Trump’s Policies May Buoy Renewables and Squash Fossils

Local energy can command a premium as nations are willing to pay more to secure supply, according to the Carlyle paper, The New Joule Order.

Elisa Wood
March 12, 2025
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Goodbye to Solar Plus Storage. Hello to Solar-led Electrification

A California study indicates that 65% grid defection with solar may be the best way to electrify a home.

Elisa Wood
March 4, 2025
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How Do Investors Evaluate AI in Clean Tech Startups in 2025?

Investors can take these steps to identify true AI innovation in clean tech startups offering virtual power plants and other tech-heavy applications.

Anna Demeo
February 22, 2025
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What is plug-in solar? Can households really install it themselves? Is it safe? Is it cost-effective and will it take off in the US as it has in Europe? 

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