Coming This September

Coming This September Building on last year’s sold out conference, NY REV Future 2017 will bring together key stakeholders, technology providers, utilities & state policy makers to discuss actionable business strategies to operationalize the ongoing initiative for a clean, resilient & affordable system in New York.

08.18.17 Finance & VC

It’s Been a Decade Since Google Jumped Into Energy. Is It Any Closer to a Moonshot?

by Stephen Lacey

08.17.17 Energy Storage

Study: We’re Still Underestimating Battery Cost Improvements

24 by Julian Spector

08.18.17 Dispatches from the Grid Edge

Inside New York REV’s Summer of Pilots, Non-Wires Alternatives, and Behind-the-Meter Frustrations

0 by Jeff St. John

A Call for More Solar in the Wake of South Carolina’s Nuclear Debacle

GTM Squared

A Call for More Solar in the Wake of South Carolina’s Nuclear Debacle

Plus, Massachusetts and Arizona finalize new, novel solar compensation policies.

by Julia Pyper | August 18, 2017

08.18.17 Energy Storage 3

Aspiring Battery Innovator and Developer Alevo Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

The maker of the GridBank had a spacious factory near Charlotte, but fell short on funding.

by Julian Spector

08.18.17 PV Modules 6

Industry Perspective

The Threat of Tariffs Is Already Reshaping the US Solar Market

Barry Cinnamon looks at the looming solar eclipse. No, not that eclipse.

by Barry Cinnamon

08.18.17 Energy Storage 3

The Solar Eclipse Could Become a Massive Test Case for Grid Storage

When the sun goes dark, storage technology’s quick-acting charge and discharge will have a chance to shine.

by Julian Spector

August 10, 2017

An Illustrated Guide to the Growing Size of Wind Turbines

58 by Jason Deign

August 10, 2017

How Two Bankrupt Companies Are Threatening Tens of Thousands of American Solar Jobs

7 by Abby Hopper

Punkin Center APS energy storage project with AES

August 9, 2017 Energy Storage

APS Buys Energy Storage From AES for Less Than Half the Cost of a Transmission Upgrade

6 by Julian Spector

08.10.17

The Nuclear (Power) War Isn’t Over Yet

546 by Emma Foehringer Merchant

08.09.17 Nuclear

Can We Make Nuclear Power Great Again?

488 by Stephen Lacey

08.15.17

Are Court Victories for Nuclear Credits a Win for Renewables? Maybe Not

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08.17.17 Energy Storage 12

GTM Research Spotlight

Why the UK’s Booming Capacity Storage Market Could Soon Go Bust

GTM Research models out lifetime economics for energy storage projects—with market reforms looming.

by Mike Munsell, Dan Finn-Foley

08.17.17 Manufacturing 7

Does Steve Bannon’s China Tirade Tell Us Anything About the Solar Trade Case Outcome?

In this week’s episode of The Energy Gang, the latest on World Solar War II.

by Stephen Lacey

08.17.17 Nuclear 96

Interim FERC Chairman: Coal and Nuclear ‘Need to Be Properly Compensated’

Neil Chatterjee says baseload generation needs to be recognized as an essential part of the fuel mix. How will FERC tackle this issue?

by Julia Pyper

08.17.17 Markets & Policy 5

War of Words: Top Quotes From the Solar Industry’s Latest Salvo Over Trade

Highlights from this week’s testimony over Suniva and SolarWorld’s Section 201 trade case: “This is an unsustainable situation, and what I would call ‘the circle of death.’”

by Lacey Johnson

08.16.17 Energy Storage 8

Growth Prospects for the Global Grid-Connected Battery Market

Is the new AES/Siemens partnership poised to dominate?

by Will Driscoll

08.17.17 PODCASTS

Does Steve Bannon’s China Tirade Tell Us Anything About the Solar Trade Case Outcome?

In this week’s episode of The Energy Gang, the latest on World Solar War II.

by Stephen Lacey

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08.16.17 PV Modules 8

Who Wins When Bifacial, Thin-Film CdTe and Crystalline Silicon PV Face Off in the Field?

Spoiler alert: It’s usually not c-Si.

by Katherine Tweed

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GTM Research Spotlight

A World Bank Group Solar Program May Unlock 1.2GW of Utility-Scale Projects in Emerging Markets

African solar markets will be the first beneficiaries. But the program is not without controversy.

by Chris Ahlfeldt and Benjamin Attia

08.16.17 Batteries, Storage, and Fuel Cells 19

Bloom Energy and PowerSecure Land Country’s Biggest Fuel Cell Deployment to Date

37 megawatts under PPAs at 12 Equinix data centers in California and New York, with Southern Company providing the financing.

by Jeff St. John

08.16.17 Manufacturing 3

Suniva, SolarWorld Make Their Case for Import Relief: ‘We’re Not Out to Kill the Industry’

Trade case petitioners urged the ITC to save U.S. solar manufacturing. Opponents pushed for it to “save America’s solar jobs.”

by Lacey Johnson

08.16.17 Networking/AMI 0

Post-IPO Landis+Gyr Seeks Financial Distinction From Toshiba’s Struggles

The smart-meter giant reveals unaudited Q2 data in response to its former parent company’s dire earnings report.

by Jeff St. John

Upcoming Webinar

Upcoming Webinar Microgrids-as-a-Service: A New Approach to Solve Resiliency, Efficiency, Sustainability Challenges

Thursday August 24, 2017 2:00 PM ET

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Upcoming Webinar

Upcoming Webinar A Practical Guide to Residential PV Optimization

Thursday August 31, 2017 2:00 PM ET

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08.15.17 Solar Finance & VC 20

The Messy Politics Surrounding the Solar Trade Case

The Trump card has opponents of the Suniva and SolarWorld trade petition worried—and wondering if SEIA is doing enough.

by Julia Pyper

08.15.17 Regulation & Policy 0

GTM Research Spotlight

5 Important Questions About New York’s Energy Market Reform

GTM Research’s grid edge team explains how energy storage, non-wires alternatives, customer engagement and microgrids are shaping REV.

by Olivia Chen

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Industry Perspective

Are Court Victories for Nuclear Credits a Win for Renewables? Maybe Not

NRG’s Abe Silverman argues that zero-emissions credits for nuclear power plants are bad public policy and need to go.

by Abe Silverman

The Utility Love Affair With Storage Is Not Just a Fling

GTM Squared

The Utility Love Affair With Storage Is Not Just a Fling

The 2017 Energy Storage North America conference was notable for the effusive participation of major utilities.

by Julian Spector | August 15, 2017

Solar

Solar Summit 2017: GTM Research Keynote “The Next Stage of Solar”

08.14.17 Regulation & Policy 15

Sierra Club Sues Energy Dept. Over Disclosure of Grid Study Data and Communications

Green groups want to know who Trump appointees are communicating with as they craft a controversial grid reliability study.

by Jeff St. John

08.14.17 Utility-Scale Solar 1

Industry Perspective

Rural Co-Ops and Public Utilities Have Voluntarily Built Nearly 100MW of Community Solar. Here’s Why

Three successful models are driving community solar projects around America.

by Thomas Gulley

Upcoming Webinar

Upcoming Webinar How Solar Sales Techniques are Evolving in the era of Modern Software Tools

Tuesday September 5, 2017 2:00 PM ET

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Featured White Paper

The Financial Impact of Net Energy Metering 2.0 Policy

Net Energy Metering (NEM) 2.0 is now the official utility rate policy for solar customers in California – but few people truly understand what it means for the returns of residential solar installations.

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