Google’s Next VPP Move: Pay for the DERs
The California program assembles an ecosystem of distributed energy companies to install new home energy systems and aggregate existing devices.
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New Consortium: Building Community Support for Data Centers Through Energy Innovation
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Ultra-Reliable Onsite Generation How Enchanted Rock Delivers
For decades, commercial and industrial facilities operated under a simple assumption: electricity service was readily available and highly reliable. Backup generators were installedprimarily to meet regulatory requirements or protect against rare emergencies. Today, that assumption is becoming less certain. The US grid is under mounting pressure from severe weather, aging infrastructure, and rapid growth in […]
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An Irresistible Force Collides with an Immovable Object
Robert Cross of Outfit argues that distributed energy resources have become an “irresistible force” colliding with the “immovable object” of the traditional utility business model
2026 Market Survey: Microgrid and Distributed Energy Projects Grow in Complexity
Reports of distributed energy’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, according to a 2025 survey of distributed energy and microgrid industry professionals. When the One Big Beautiful Bill Act became law in July 2025, many industry experts feared solar-heavy distributed energy development would dry up with the loss of federal incentives. While survey respondents (67%) say […]
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A New Era of Energy Wealth
Defining energy wealth in an era of distributed energy requires looking at not only energy access but also energy ownership.
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