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Tesla's Powerwall home battery led in installations supported by California's distributed storage incentive in 2020.

US Residential Storage Shines in First Quarter, Nabs Fourth Consecutive Record

Larger battery installations got off to a slow start, however.

4 hours ago by Julian Spector

California will rely heavily on mobile diesel generators to keep the lights on during this year's wildfire season.

Natural Gas Microgrids Do What Solar and Batteries Alone Can’t for California Resiliency, Report Says

California utilities face resistance to deploying natural-gas generators. But the alternative may be dirtier diesel.

12 hours ago by Jeff St. John

Inside Alliant Energy’s Big Solar Announcement: What Does It Mean for the Midwest’s Energy Transition?

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Inside Alliant Energy’s Big Solar Announcement: What Does It Mean for the Midwest’s Energy Transition?

The Midwest has long been a stronghold for wind. Here comes solar.

11 hours ago by Emma Foehringer Merchant

UKPN has committed to making non-wires alternatives its default approach to network reinforcements.

Research Spotlight

UK Power Networks’ New Platform for Flexibility Services Could Be Groundbreaking

UKPN is rolling out one of the most advanced grid planning and operations digitalization efforts in the global electricity industry.

16 hours ago by Francesco Menonna

What Offshore Wind Can Bring to the Corporate PPA Party

Corporations increasingly want 24/7 renewable power. Offshore wind may help make that a reality in some markets.

1 day ago by John Parnell

GTM Squared Insights

How Tesla, Sunrun and Peers Stack Up on Storage Sales

4 days ago by Julian Spector

PJM’s Capacity Market: Should States Stay or Should They Go?

5 days ago by Jeff St. John

Optimism Creeps Back Into the Residential Solar Market

1 week ago by Emma Foehringer Merchant

May 22, 2020 Solar

FERC Might Rewrite Solar Net Metering. Here’s What That Could Mean

47 by Ben Huffman and Marc Palmer

The 350 MW Cleve Hill solar project is located in Kent, southeastern England.

May 29, 2020 Solar

UK’s Largest Solar Project Approved, Will Snub Government Subsidies

0 by John Parnell

The availability of tax equity is a concern for some renewables developers. (Photo: Avangrid)

May 20, 2020 Solar

Why (and How) the Solar Finance Market Is Changing in This Crisis

0 by Yuri Horwitz

05.22.20 Solar

FERC Might Rewrite Solar Net Metering. Here’s What That Could Mean

47 by Ben Huffman and Marc Palmer

05.22.20 Solar-Plus-Storage

Batteries and Renewables Put the Pressure on Coal Plants

47 by Stephen Lacey

Rail cars loaded with coal mined in Wyoming. Many U.S. coal mining companies have gone bankrupt.

05.28.20

Renewables Toppled Coal in US Energy Consumption Last Year, EIA Says

26 by Karl-Erik Stromsta

06.01.20 Sponsored Media 2

Overcoming Forecast Uncertainties for Better DER Planning

The increasing prevalence of DERs across distribution grids demands a more flexible and accurate approach to forecasting and planning.

by GTM Creative Strategies

06.02.20 Energy 0

Spain's solar market is back. A nearly 10-year hiatus followed a series of policy U-turns by the country's former government.

Threat of Renewable Policy U-Turns Deterring Corporate Investors

A study finds a surge in interest in renewables investment among businesses, but flip-flopping governments remain a concern.

by Jason Deign

06.01.20 Grid Edge 6

Emerging markets are taking a more thoughtful approach to electrification planning.

Research Spotlight

Minigrids Are a Missing Piece of the Integrated Electrification Puzzle

Solar home systems are effective for rural households. But for hundreds of millions, minigrids may be lowest-cost path toward electrification.

by Benjamin Attia, Caitlin Connelly, and Isaac Maze-Rothstein

06.01.20 Energy 7

Not-so-green dreams: An oil field in Kern County, California.

How Should California Wind Down Its Fossil Fuel Industry?

California has long had it both ways: pursuing green ambitions while remaining a major oil-producing state. Pressure to change is building.

by Justin Gerdes

04.24.20 PODCASTS

GTM Podcasts Live: From Our Homes to Yours

This week, a joint episode of The Energy Gang and The Interchange, recorded in front of a live audience from our quarantine quarters around the country.

by Stephen Lacey

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05.29.20 Solar 4

Most project developers will not have to pay for transmission upgrades.

National Grid Releases Latest Results on Massachusetts Distributed Solar ‘Cluster’ Study

Most, but not all, of the studied solar projects can move forward without added cost.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

05.29.20 Grid Edge 1

PG&E's bankruptcy plan relies on raising billions — and not starting any more wildfires.

California Clears PG&E Bankruptcy Plan as Critics Call for Public Takeover

PG&E must grapple with three urgent questions as it prepares to leave bankruptcy.

by Jeff St. John

05.29.20 Solar 0

UK’s Largest Solar Project Approved, Will Snub Government Subsidies

A 350-megawatt U.K. solar project won its planning approval in Britain, hinting at a revival of a once-booming market.

by John Parnell

05.29.20 Energy Storage 1

What’s It Like to Work in Business Development at an Energy Storage Company?

GTM talks to Laura Meilander, vice president of business development at Convergent Energy + Power, about expanding the energy storage market.

by Molly Cox

How Tesla, Sunrun and Peers Stack Up on Storage Sales

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How Tesla, Sunrun and Peers Stack Up on Storage Sales

Batteries are becoming increasingly central to sales at the nation’s biggest solar installers, as the latest earnings season shows.

by Julian Spector | May 29, 2020

05.29.20 Energy Storage 1

Pooling resources optimizes distributed batteries and other technology, for users and the network operators.

European Grid Operators Move to Scale Up Blockchain Platform for Batteries

Equigy consortium, backed by three big grid operators, wants to unlock home batteries and electric cars to balance Europe’s power networks.

by Jonathan Spencer Jones

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05.28.20 Water 0

Watt It Takes: Building Climate-Resilient, Restorative Hydropower

This week on Watt It Takes: Powerhouse CEO Emily Kirsch sits down with Gia Schneider, the co-founder and CEO of Natel Energy.

by Stephen Lacey

05.28.20 Solar 3

The administration's plans for bifacial solar tariffs, foiled again.

Court Ruling Again Stalls Trump Plan for Tariffs on Bifacial Solar

Bifacial solar panels remain tariff-free, but the White House still wants to change that.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

05.28.20 Wind 0

Wind developers will have more time to complete projects.

US Treasury Gives Renewables More Time to Meet Tax Credit Deadlines

The wind and solar sectors both got something to like in new tax-credit guidelines issued by the Treasury Department.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

05.28.20 Wind 1

American Electric Power slimmed down its wind plan after 2 GW Wind Catcher project stalled out.

American Electric Power’s 1.5GW Wind Project Set to Sail Ahead

Enough states have now approved AEP’s landmark North Central wind project that it can move ahead, even if Texas regulators reject it.

by Jeff St. John

05.28.20 26

Renewables Toppled Coal in US Energy Consumption Last Year, EIA Says

The last time the U.S. got more energy from renewables than coal was 1885, back when burning wood was the hot renewable energy option.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

05.28.20 0

Fantasy Decarbonization Draft: The Corporate Raider Edition

This week on The Interchange, we take over public companies and overhaul their climate strategies.

by Stephen Lacey

PJM’s Capacity Market: Should States Stay or Should They Go?

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PJM’s Capacity Market: Should States Stay or Should They Go?

States are considering leaving PJM’s capacity market to avoid FERC’s minimum offer price rule. But escape, too, carries great risk.

by Jeff St. John | May 28, 2020

05.28.20 Solar 4

Northeastern states are struggling to balance land conservation and onshore renewables growth.

Massachusetts’ Solar Industry Chafes at New Land-Use Restrictions

The Bay State has big ambitions for solar but not a lot of places to build it. New rules make things worse, the industry says.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

05.28.20 Policy 2

EV sales are expected to crash this year due to coronavirus. Can the EV industry come back stronger?

How to Jump-Start a Stalled Electric Vehicle Market

On this week’s episode of Political Climate, we speak to Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell about rebooting the American auto industry and to Rivian’s VP of public policy about accelerating EV sales.

by Julia Pyper

05.27.20 Solar 5

Southern Company is building the only new U.S. nuclear capacity under construction, in Georgia.

Southern Company Commits to Net-Zero Carbon by 2050, but Seeks New Gas Plants for Now

Another major U.S. utility joins Duke, Dominion and Xcel Energy in looking to net out its emissions by midcentury — and this one is building nuclear capacity.

by Jeff St. John

National Grid Releases Latest Results on Massachusetts Distributed Solar 'Cluster' Study

UK’s Largest Solar Project Approved, Will Snub Government Subsidies

Court Ruling Again Stalls Trump Plan for Tariffs on Bifacial Solar

2019 Was the Year Everything Changed for Utilities and Energy Storage

Natural Gas Microgrids Do What Solar and Batteries Alone Can’t for California Resiliency, Report Says

UK Power Networks’ New Platform for Flexibility Services Could Be Groundbreaking