Activist and author Dick Munson explains how utility corruption impedes energy innovation, a conclusion from his new book, Power Corrupts: Cleaning Up America’s Biggest Industry
As he retires from 40 years at NREL, energy researcher Bruce Nordman makes the case for a customer-centric grid.
Even green energy advocates sometimes don’t fully understand the role distributed energy resources play as grid and community assets.
Investors can take these steps to identify true AI innovation in clean tech startups offering virtual power plants and other tech-heavy applications.
Trouble and promise seem to characterize what’s ahead for distributed energy. So how should we approach 2025?
EPDI’s Ted Ko explains how to translate ideas raised about virtual power plants in an Energy Changemakers’ podcast into actionable government policy.
Many see virtual power plants (VPPs) as the best way to organize distributed energy. Here’s a contrarian view.
Distributed energy should be the first resource considered before we build riskier, larger projects to meet AI-driven electric demand.
A moonshot goal for distributed energy resources could get us all rowing in the same direction and quicken the pace of local energy development.
So what exactly do Energy Changemakers members talk about in the private community? Here’s a chance to eavesdrop for 12-minutes.