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Colorado Becomes Fourth State to Legalize Plug-In Balcony Solar

Plug-in balcony solar is emerging as a new and disruptive distributed energy technology, embraced by yet another state.

Elisa Wood

May 8, 2026

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 […]

Energy Allies: Communities and Utilities Building Resilience Together

This white paper examines how successful partnerships among communities, utilities, and energy service providers can improve the grid and achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.

Microgrids as a Building Block for Future Grids

This white paper is the fourth in a series of seven white papers in support of the DOE Microgrid R&D Program and presents a broad vision for future grids where microgrids serve as a building block along with technologies that would need to be developed, use case scenarios and the research targets. The DOE Microgrid […]

Utility Bills are Rising: PowerLines

New polling by PowerLines, a nonpartisan consumer education nonprofit, reveals the toll of rising utility bills on American energy consumers.