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A driver recharging a Volvo VNR Electric truck

EV charging

EV-charging microgrids are worth more than the sum of their parts. Here's why

Scale Microgrid Solutions says pairing electric trucks with solar, batteries and backup power can help fleet operators, financiers and utilities alike.

By Jeff St. John . 23 May 2022

A large solar array on the roof of a multistory apartment building in a city

How to scale rooftop community solar in cities

Urban Energy and Scale Microgrids are teaming up on a new approach to make community solar viable in densely populated neighborhoods.

By Canary Creative . 1 December 2022

Transmission

Newsletter: The rooftop solar vs. transmission showdown that wasn't

Reports of a clean energy schism are generating a lot of solidarity.

By Julian Spector . 13 July 2021

Energy equity

Newsletter: When lack of power turns deadly

In the U.S. and abroad, substandard grid infrastructure can be a life-and-death matter.

By Julian Spector . 16 September 2021

Grid edge

The country’s first neighborhood microgrid is coming online in Chicago

A network of solar panels, generators, batteries and more will boost resilience for Bronzeville, a historic Black neighborhood.

By Jeff St. John . 9 February 2022

Grid edge

Why vertical farms could be the next big microgrid market

Building on-site power supplies is one way plant factories can manage their hefty electricity bills. Playing them into grid markets is another.

By Jeff St. John . 21 July 2021

Solar

How to hurricane-proof a solar plant

PV arrays and microgrids on islands need to stand up to storms supercharged by climate change.

By Kiernan Dunlop . 27 August 2021

Grid edge

How distributed energy can harden the Texas power grid

Natural-gas microgrids and battery-backed solar can hedge against climate change risk — maybe even without major policy changes.

By Jeff St. John . 7 April 2021

Climatetech finance

Mainspring Energy raises $95M for linear generators to clean up the grid

The startup envisions its novel technology as a linchpin of a distributed, resilient and renewable power grid.

By Jeff St. John . 4 May 2021

GreenStruxure gets $500M to grow ‘distributed-energy-as-a-service’ to gigawatt scale

Blackstone’s ClearGen puts its money behind commercial-building solar, batteries and energy systems controlled from the cloud.

By Jeff St. John . 25 May 2021

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EV-charging microgrids are worth more than the sum of their parts. Here's why

How to scale rooftop community solar in cities

Newsletter: The rooftop solar vs. transmission showdown that wasn't

Newsletter: When lack of power turns deadly

The country’s first neighborhood microgrid is coming online in Chicago

Why vertical farms could be the next big microgrid market

How to hurricane-proof a solar plant

How distributed energy can harden the Texas power grid

Mainspring Energy raises $95M for linear generators to clean up the grid

GreenStruxure gets $500M to grow ‘distributed-energy-as-a-service’ to gigawatt scale