Climatetech finance
7 cleantech segments beyond wind and solar that are luring investors
Investing in wind and solar is all the rage. But what other cleantech categories are catching the eye of investors in 2021?
By Jason Deign .
Grid edge
Grid edge
California’s patchwork push to scale up virtual power plants
The state has created more ways for solar-and-battery-equipped homes to get paid to help the grid — but not enough to save the crashing rooftop solar market.
By Jeff St. John .
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Policy & regulation
Illinois and North Carolina are hashing out the future of clean energy, and it's getting dramatic
Hope you had a restful weekend. Time to kick off the week with two states hashing out the future of clean energy.By Julian Spector .
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Grid edge
Housing developers and utilities join forces to create the next generation of microgrids
Sharing rooftop solar, batteries and grid controls between utilities and customers is a complex undertaking, but it could yield benefits greater than the sum of their parts.By Jeff St. John .
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Grid edge
OhmConnect bets $100M that free smart thermostats can prevent summer blackouts in California
Can a million grid-responsive households beat power plants and battery farms to balance a clean-powered grid?By Jeff St. John .
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Opinion
How vehicle-to-grid technology could disrupt energy storage investment as we know it
If millions of electric vehicles are poised to connect to the grid, that changes expectations around stationary energy storage needs.By Lou Schick .
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Solar
Colorado is poised to give a new boost to distributed solar and battery systems
Pending legislation could expand scope of behind-the-meter and community solar and battery installations.By Jeff St. John .
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Utilities
GridX raises $12M to bring utility rates into the distributed energy age
It can take years and cost millions for utilities to bring complex rate designs to their customers. The energy transition needs to move much faster.By Jeff St. John .
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Grid edge
Why LS Power is going big into microgrids with Endurant Energy
A major player in power plants, grid-scale batteries and transmission targets investments in distributed energy, from geothermal heat pumps and generators to solar and storage.By Jeff St. John .
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Batteries
Newsletter: Vermont's home batteries take on gas power plants
Vermont utility Green Mountain Power uses Tesla Powerwall batteries for frequency regulation.By Julian Spector .
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Batteries
Green Mountain Power and Tesla break grid barriers with behind-the-meter batteries
Internet-controlled home Powerwalls are providing second-by-second frequency regulation — a big step for proving distributed energy’s grid capabilities.By Jeff St. John .
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