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Desert sunset: PNM will replace its share of power from the San Juan coal plant with solar and batteries.

New Mexico’s Plan to Shut Down Coal Without Leaving People Behind

The solution for communities facing coal job losses must be bigger than retraining within the energy industry, says New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich.

1 day ago by Julian Spector

Leading U.S. module maker is shedding non-core businesses as it strives for greater efficiency against rivals.

First Solar to Sell O&M Business to NovaSource, Still Seeking Sale of Project Development Arm

The sale streamlines the U.S. module maker’s core business in a consolidating industry.

2 days ago by Jeff St. John

Solving the Renewable Energy Grid’s Inertia Problem

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Solving the Renewable Energy Grid’s Inertia Problem

Spinning generators act as a shock absorber for the grid. The rise of renewables presents challenges — and possible solutions.

1 day ago by Jeff St. John

Industry Perspective

Why Doesn’t Load Flexibility Have the Same Incentives as Energy Storage?

Load flexibility can deliver the same value as behind-the-metter batteries at a much lower cost, the author writes.

1 day ago by John Powers

Seba believes technology disruptions in the next 10 years will have a profound impact on human civlization.

How Distributed Energy Could Help Usher In a New ‘Age of Freedom’

On this week’s Political Climate, we speak to futurist and entrepreneur Tony Seba about the emergence of a new world order based on decentralization and why the 2020s will be “the most disruptive decade in history.”

1 day ago by Julia Pyper

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Solving the Renewable Energy Grid’s Inertia Problem

1 day ago by Jeff St. John

European Power Giants Are Coming for US Storage Market

2 days ago by Julian Spector

Could a Biden Administration Boost US Solar Manufacturing?

1 week ago by Emma Foehringer Merchant

Lots of sun, high power prices, and the abundance of single-family homes have driven Australia's residential solar boom.

August 3, 2020 Solar

What Other Countries Can Learn From Australia’s Roaring Rooftop Solar Market

5 by Jason Deign

Tesla’s new pricing offer is about 20 percent lower than the industry average.

July 29, 2020 Solar

Questioning Tesla’s New Record-Low Residential Solar Pricing

24 by Molly Cox and Austin Perea

Industry-standard safety protocols failed to stop a fire and explosion at an APS battery site last year.

July 27, 2020 Energy Storage

APS Details Cause of Battery Fire and Explosion, Proposes Safety Fixes

19 by Julian Spector

Exelon's hope for an Illinois law to support the state's nuclear fleet faces backlash due to a bribery scandal.

08.04.20 Energy

ComEd Bribery Scandal Clouds Picture for Exelon’s Illinois Nuclear Plants

47 by Jeff St. John

Germany's Uniper plans to convert some of its gas storage and generation facilities to hydrogen. (Credit: Uniper)

08.03.20 Energy

Who Will Own the Hydrogen Future: Oil Companies or Utilities?

26 by John Parnell

Municipal and cooperative utilities may have an easier time retiring coal plants ahead of schedule

07.28.20 Solar

One Way to Retire Coal Plants: Buy Out the Owner

25 by Emma Foehringer Merchant

Read Verisk's statement on racial equity and diversity

08.07.20 Energy Storage 0

The Summer of Battery Storage

This week on The Interchange, we dig into the onslaught of storage news with GTM’s Julian Spector.

by Stephen Lacey

08.06.20 Energy 2

The Boston Common in wintertime. Utility Eversource is studying geothermal technologies for low-carbon heating.

Massachusetts Pilot Project Offers Gas Utilities a Possible Path to Survival

Utility Eversource is partnering on Boston-area district geothermal pilots as the state contemplates a gas-free future for buildings.

by Justin Gerdes

European Power Giants Are Coming for US Storage Market

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European Power Giants Are Coming for US Storage Market

The Summer of Storage is drawing investment from all the way across the Atlantic.

by Julian Spector | August 6, 2020

08.06.20 Energy Storage 1

Hanwha Q Cells to Buy Storage Software Startup Geli to Tackle C&I Market

One of the last standalone energy storage software vendors finds a new home with a solar module giant.

by Jeff St. John

07.26.20 PODCASTS

Biden’s Trillion-Dollar Climate Ambitions

On this week’s episode of The Energy Gang: Biden supercharges his clean-energy infrastructure dreams.

by Stephen Lacey

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08.05.20 Solar 7

COVID-19 cut off in-person sales, but SunPower still found plenty of interest in solar from people stuck at home.

SunPower Shows Resilience During Coronavirus Downturn

Heightened demand for residential electricity and a rapid shift to online sales helped smooth out a rough quarter for SunPower.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

08.05.20 Grid Edge 1

ChargePoint, whose backers include Chevron, operates the world's largest network of EV chargers.

ChargePoint Raises Another $127M as EV Charging Wars Heat Up

Latest round brings ChargePoint’s total funding to $660 million, as it competes with deep-pocketed rivals such as BP Chargemaster and Shell’s Greenlots.

by Jeff St. John

08.05.20 Wind 1

A rendering of UMaine's semisubmersible concrete floating platform that will hold a 10 to 12 MW turbine.

Maine’s $100M Floating Offshore Wind Project Finds Major Backers: RWE and Mitsubishi

Two heavyweight global offshore wind investors will acquire UMaine’s demonstration project, which could be built by 2023.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

08.05.20 Solar 0

Batteries play a big role in the plans of the top two U.S. residential solar inverter players.

SolarEdge, Enphase Hit by Sharp Slowdown in Solar Installations During Pandemic’s Depths

Orders are rising again in the U.S. solar market, but “the rate of that recovery is questionable,” says SolarEdge CEO Zvi Lando.

by Jeff St. John

08.05.20 Energy Storage 6

A 300 kW/1,200 kWh installation in New Jersey is one of the early projects Eos uses to show market traction. (Photo: Eos)

Zinc Battery Startup Eos Kept Afloat in a Lithium-Ion World. Is It Ready for the Public Markets?

Even with deeper pockets, New Jersey-based Eos faces a tough battle against today’s dominant battery technology.

by Julian Spector

08.04.20 Energy 47

ComEd Bribery Scandal Clouds Picture for Exelon’s Illinois Nuclear Plants

Exelon wants state legislation to keep its Illinois nuclear plants open. Subsidiary ComEd’s involvement in a bribery scandal is not helping politically.

by Jeff St. John

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08.04.20 Wind 0

Existing U.S. offshore wind leases are clustered in New England and the Mid-Atlantic region.

WoodMac: Lack of US Offshore Leases Holding Back Investment, Job Creation

The U.S. Treasury could reap a billion-dollar windfall by leasing out development zones already under study, a new report finds.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

08.04.20 Energy 7

BP wants to increase its low-carbon investments tenfold by 2030, to $5 billion a year.

BP Aims to Build 50GW of Renewables by 2030, Cut Fossil Fuel Output by 40%

The oil supermajor lays out further details on its path toward net-zero, keeping ahead of its fossil fuel rivals in its energy transition ambitions.

by John Parnell

08.03.20 2

Shell has been upfront about its need for carbon offsets to reach its net-zero target for 2050.

Shell’s Carbon Offset Business Makes Its First Acquisition

Shell will acquire Australia’s Select Carbon, a “carbon farming” specialist, as the oil giant begins shaping a crucial pillar of its net-zero plans.

by John Parnell

08.03.20 Solar 5

What Other Countries Can Learn From Australia’s Roaring Rooftop Solar Market

Australia is deploying renewables 10 times faster than the global average, with rooftop solar in the lead. What’s going on?

by Jason Deign

08.03.20 Energy 3

PSEG's Salem (pictured) and Hope Creek nuclear plants generate half of New Jersey's electricity.

New Jersey’s PSEG Seeks to Sell Merchant Fossil, Solar Fleet

But the East Coast utility will retain its nuclear plants, and is considering an expansion into offshore wind.

by Jeff St. John

08.03.20 Solar 6

Research Spotlight

WoodMac: Large-Scale Solar Holds Cost Edge Despite ITC Stepdown, Coronavirus Impacts

Corporate demand and state mandates are driving utility solar installations, but voluntary procurements based on pure economics continue to dominate.

by Colin Smith

Utilities Have a Cloud Computing Problem

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Utilities Have a Cloud Computing Problem

Software-as-a-service is faster, cheaper and more flexible than utility-owned IT, but the U.S. utility regulatory model is slowing the transition.

by Jeff St. John | August 3, 2020

08.03.20 Wind 0

The first WindFloat Atlantic turbine being towed into position last year. All three floating MHI Vestas turbines are now up and running. (Image: EDPR)

Floating Offshore Wind on Cusp of Unlocking Big Source of Finance, Experts Say

Non-recourse finance is the largest source of funding for offshore wind, and lenders are becoming more comfortable with floating turbines.

by Jason Deign

08.03.20 Energy 26

Who Will Own the Hydrogen Future: Oil Companies or Utilities?

Utilities NextEra, Iberdrola and Uniper have all launched recent forays into green hydrogen, challenging a sector dominated by oil companies.

by John Parnell

07.31.20 Energy 3

Dominion's net zero-carbon plans were put into overdrive by Virginia's 100-percent clean energy mandate

Dominion CEO to Step Down as Utility Marks Massive Loss From Pipeline Cancellation

Dominion has been forced to confront a rapid shift away from carbon-emitting energy assets in its home state of Virginia.

by Jeff St. John

First Solar to Sell O&M Business to NovaSource, Still Seeking Sale of Project Development Arm

SunPower Shows Resilience During Coronavirus Downturn

SolarEdge, Enphase Hit by Sharp Slowdown in Solar Installations During Pandemic's Depths

What the Coming Wave of Distributed Energy Resources Means for the US Grid

Why Doesn’t Load Flexibility Have the Same Incentives as Energy Storage?

ChargePoint Raises Another $127M as EV Charging Wars Heat Up

The Summer of Battery Storage