Microgrid and DER Developers Are Pursuing More Complex Projects to Overcome Loss of Federal Incentives
Microgrid and DER developers remain bullish about their market and see projects growing in complexity.
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Consumer Ownership of Local Energy: A New Take on How it Might Work
In a recent UC Berkeley paper, Keith Taylor proposes a form of local energy ownership beyond individual household solar.
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Common Energy Planning Risks for Data Centers and How to Solve Them
Energy planning has emerged as a high-stakes discipline for data centers. Mistakes aren’t just expensive; they can delay or even derail data center projects.
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Energy Abundance Beyond Just Building More Stuff
The energy abundance agenda carries appeal. But achieving it on the complex electric grid will take more than just building more stuff.
What Caught the Most Attention on Energy Changemakers Platforms in 2025?
Here is a list of the most popular articles and podcasts that ran on the Energy Changemakers platforms in 2025.
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How to Make It Easier for American Families to Go Solar
Permit Power’s Nick Josefowitz explains how to reduce solar soft costs by tackling the red tape discouraging American households from installing rooftop solar.
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Why Utility Regulation is Broken: Two Completely Different Takes
Interested in learning more about the decentralized grid? Check out the Energy Changemakers community.
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What a New Federal Proceeding Reveals about Distributed Energy’s Role in the AI Race
A new FERC proceeding reveals distributed energy’s growing role easing pressure on an oversubscribed transmission system.
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DER Advocate Sees Colorado Program as Sign of Broader Shift
Another sign that utilities are beginning to understand the full worth of distributed energy comes from Xcel Energy’s Colorado utility, which last week released a framework to procure over 100 MW of dispatchable distributed generation (Docket No. 25A-0194E). “Those who know me recognize that I don’t always agree with electric utilities. But when I do, […]
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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.