Utilities
Top 10 utility regulation trends of 2021 — so far
Renewables, DERs and EVs are still top priorities for utility commissions, but extreme weather and Covid-19 are also shaping regulatory action in 2021.
By Noah Garcia .
Utilities
Politics
Clean energy is on the ballot in these utility regulator races
Ten states elect their public utility commissions, which make big decisions about energy. This November, the stakes are high, especially in Arizona and Louisiana.
By Julian Spector .
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Solar
Can smart solar inverters help keep grid voltages in balance? Sunnova, SolarEdge and National Grid team up to find out
One of the largest tests of its kind will tap thousands of rooftop solar inverters in Massachusetts and Rhode Island — and examine what it’s worth to both utilities and customers.By Jeff St. John .
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Transmission
New transmission can prevent power outages during extreme weather — and save tons of money
Transmission could have paid for itself in savings during big Texas blackout, a new report finds. But capturing that value is tricky.By Jeff St. John .
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Long-duration energy storage
Stealthy storage contender Form Energy reveals secret formula: Iron and air
And it raised another $200 million to get to market.By Julian Spector .
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Climatetech finance
Fossil fuels and climatetech finance digest
A roundup of recent energy and climatetech finance news.By Eric Wesoff .
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Fossil fuels
California has embraced clean energy, so why is it still building natural gas infrastructure?
Decarbonization advocates are fighting ratepayer subsidies that incentivize the growth of an increasingly obsolete gas system.By Elizabeth McCarthy .
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Hydrogen
How much renewables expansion is needed for a global green hydrogen economy?
And is a massive wind and solar buildout of that scale even feasible?By Jason Deign .
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Clean energy
A microgrid powered only by solar and batteries points the way to bigger all-renewable grids
Australia’s Horizon Power and partner PXiSE showed they could power a town without generators. The implications for expanding renewable energy are massive.By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
Heliogen goes SPAC to revive concentrated solar power
Will an infusion of cash help the California-based startup resuscitate this neglected technology?By Julian Spector .
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Utilities
Newsletter: A Southern energy plan that's not what it SEEMs
Two camps square off over the future of the Southern grid. Plus, a leading solar developer finds a European buyer.By Julian Spector .
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