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What Energy Changemakers Say Behind Closed Doors

So what exactly do Energy Changemakers members talk about in the private community? Here’s a chance to eavesdrop for 12-minutes.

Elisa Wood
March 19, 2024
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California Bill Calls for RPS-Like Targets for Virtual Power Plants

Over half of US states use renewable portfolio standards to boost green energy. Now, a California state senator is proposing applying the same concept to virtual power plants (VPPs).

Elisa Wood
March 11, 2024
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Challenges Virtual Power Plants Face. Are they Fixable? Insights from DOE’s Jen Downing

Six months after the release of the DOE’s liftoff report on virtual power plants, how does lead author Jen Downing view the industry?

Elisa Wood
March 7, 2024
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Death by a Million PDFs: Confusing and Inaccessible Data Delays Virtual Power Plants

Why it’s hard for virtual power plant providers to access electric utility customer usage data and how it slows VPP growth.

Elisa Wood
March 3, 2024
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What is the Decentralized Grid? Let’s Agree on a Definition

The decentralized grid is an electric network of distributed energy resources that interact with each other or with the central grid to improve efficiency, lower costs, reduce emissions and provide greater local control of energy assets.

Elisa Wood
February 22, 2024
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Why Virtual Power Plants are ‘In’ and Where They’re Taking Us Next

Elisa Wood of Energy Changemakers interviews Uplight’s Peter Asmus about the evolution of virtual power plants.

Elisa Wood
February 12, 2024
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Why We Need True AI-Driven Virtual Power Plants 

Guest contributor Anna Demeo describes how to recognize true AI-driven software and its use in virtual power plants.

Anna Demeo
February 9, 2024
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How to Make Virtual Power Plants Available to More of Us

Virtual power plants are growing in popularity, but many states make participating hard.

Elisa Wood
February 6, 2024
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Here’s Why It’s Still Hard for Your Solar Panels to Earn Revenue in US Wholesale Power Markets

FERC Order 2222 doesn’t remove all of the barriers to aggregated DERs, according to a new Guidehouse white paper.

Elisa Wood
January 14, 2024
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10 Intriguing Distributed Energy Projects to Watch in 2024

Ameresco, Arc Motor Company, ARENA, Community Electricity, CPower, Google, Intellihub, Maine, NYSERDA, OhmConnect, Pennsylvania Turnpike and Sunnova made this year’s list.

Elisa Wood
January 2, 2024
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