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- Clean Energy Groups Technical Assistance Fund: 2021 Year-in-Review Tue, 4 Jan 22, 12:45amAt the end of each year Clean Energy Group assesses our largest regrant program, the Resilient Power Technical Assistance Fund. This year-in-review blog overviews projects, successes, lessons learned and goals for the new...
- FERC should act on these 3 issues in 2022 Tue, 4 Jan 22, 1:02amFERC has opened several lines of inquiry into building the future grid. But FERC needs to do more in 2022.
- Denver vehicle-to-building pilot yields net benefits Sat, 11 Dec 21, 3:18amA collaboration between Fermata Energy, The Alliance Center, and Colorado CarShare has resulted in over $950 in savings on its electricity bills in just four months using one Fermata Energy 15-kW bidirectional charger and...
- Energy justice and local solar go hand-in-hand Sat, 11 Dec 21, 1:20amLocal energy resources have the potential to equitably distribute the benefits of clean energy in a way that provides jobs, resilience and savings to communities left out of our century-old electricity grid.
- Emera Technologies microgrid in a box receives green light from UL Thu, 9 Dec 21, 2:15amThe fire safety certification is a significant milestone that means Emera can now sell the solution to other utilities.
- Enphase and SolarEdge participating in grid services pilot with APS Thu, 9 Dec 21, 2:18amThe DER program offers two options for homeowners in APS’s service territory with batteries from participating vendors to earn money through one-time, upfront incentives.
- Australia tests residential solar+storage as a virtual power plant Sat, 4 Dec 21, 1:20amProject Symphony will investigate the use of distributed energy resources in Western Australia’s energy market.
- Amid a flood of solar applications, Maine seeks a more targeted approach Fri, 3 Dec 21, 2:49amA stakeholder group tasked with helping lawmakers incentivize distributed generation and plan grid upgrades is expected to issue its first of two reports by Jan...
- Build Louisiana Back Resilient Wed, 17 Nov 21, 8:00pmLike Hurricane Katrina and numerous storms before it, Hurricane Ida demolished Louisiana’s outdated, fossil-fuel dependent energy system. It’s time for Louisiana leadership to prioritize resilient solutions over continued...
- On batteries, minerals, the circular economy, and finite supply Thu, 4 Nov 21, 10:47pmAs the fossil fuel industry rages against the dying of the gas light, they continue to work to plant doubt about an economy centered around solar and wind paired with battery storage.
- The next frontier of electric power will maximize renewable energy and storage Thu, 4 Nov 21, 8:00pmThe next frontier goes beyond the shift from fossil fuels to renewables and moves toward different power resources working together.
- ITC extension could boost solar deployments by 44% over the next decade, report finds Tue, 2 Nov 21, 2:20amThe report by Wood Mackenzie assesses the impact of the proposed ITC extension within the budget reconciliation package, which includes $555 billion for clean energy.
- Demand-side emission reduction key to meeting decarbonization goals, report says Sat, 23 Oct 21, 12:59amNew study from Brattle Group and Oracle shows utility customer action can be twice as impactful as current clean energy supply policies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
- Distributed solar+storage should qualify for Minnesota utility energy efficiency programs Thu, 21 Oct 21, 8:00pmWhile retiring old units and replacing them with new and efficient units is rewarding both to the utility investors and the customers, it is coming at the expense of distributed solar.
- Could energy efficiency and demand response solve Texas’ energy woes? Thu, 21 Oct 21, 4:17amA new ACEEE report shows how better energy efficiency and demand response programs could give ERCOT 11 GW of flexible demand capacity.