Distributed Energy Enters 2026 on the Right Side of History
Energy supply shortages, utility rates, consumer concerns and tech trends conspire to make 2026 a big year for distributed energy.
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Why Utility Regulation is Broken: Two Completely Different Takes
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Eking More Energy from Everything — from Home Hot Water Heaters to Data Centers
Camus Energy, encoord, and Princeton University’s ZERO Lab offer data centers a two-part solution to the current, frustrating process of “build first, connect later.”
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Another Day, Another Virtual Power Plant Deal
New York-based EnergyHub, which offers a distributed energy management resources platform, has acquired Resideo Grid Services, a virtual power plant developer and manager. The companies say the acquisition reflects a growing industry shift toward a single integrated distributed energy resource management system platform for utilities to manage virtual power plants (VPPs) that include EVs, batteries, […]
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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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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.
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Distributed Energy’s Big Chance to Capture a New Kind of Capital: Attention
In era where attention may be the most valuable form of capital, it’s no small thing that the power industry is on the minds of the electorate. Now’s the time to cement the economic value of distributed energy in the public psyche.
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The Problem with Distributed Energy: How a New Coalition Hopes to Solve it
Common Charge hopes to create a unified voice for the multiple industries that make up the distributed energy sector.
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What’s Next for Distributed Energy?
Energy Changemakers, Factor This Renewables, and Xendee are conducting a microgrid survey and welcome your input.
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Petition Filed with FERC to Protect Virtual Power Plants from “Death by a Million Pdfs”
A federal complaint filed last week alleges that utility data blocking hinders distributed energy within PJM.