What Utilities and DER Companies Don’t Get About Each Other
Utilities and DER companies aren’t exactly peanut butter and jelly. Why is their relationship so complicated and how did we get here?
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How Pew Hopes to Accelerate Energy Democracy in the US
A myriad of antiquated market structures and regulations stand in the way of realizing energy democracy in the US. Pew Charitable Trusts wants to help.
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Putting the Customer First Through a Unified Theory of Grid Coordination
LBNL’s Bruce Nordman describes a reimagined, customer-centric electric grid, much like the Internet where “simple and universal” technologies work the same everywhere.
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How to Innovate in an Industry Where You Can’t Break Things
Ann Arbor, Michigan is proposing a new way to bring renewable and distributed energy resources to local citizens.
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Why aren’t more clean energy projects achieving ‘final investment decision’
Investors are dubious because of macro trends as well as permitting delays, a lack of skilled workers, and strained supply chains. But there are fixes.
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What if Consumers were the Changemakers Demanding a Decentralized Grid?
A Boston Consulting Group report explains how a demand-centric energy strategy would boost growth of distributed energy resources.
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Are We Expecting Too Much from Virtual Power Plants?
Many see virtual power plants (VPPs) as the best way to organize distributed energy. Here’s a contrarian view.
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Community Solar Needs a Bigger Boat
Only a limited number of states have pro-community solar policies. That has to change for community solar to continue to thrive in the US.
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Making Rural America into a Climate Migration Mecca with the Help of Distributed Energy
Two academics are pressing rural inland communities to seize the opportunity to recast themselves as attractive places for climate migrants to relocate. Distributed energy plays a key role in their reinvention.
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Community Solar is Having a Moment
Market moves and government activity indicate community solar is gaining a footing in the electric power mix.