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What Oakland’s Pioneering Peaker Replacement Says About the Storage Market

There’s an underappreciated market in California, with 4 million customers and counting, that’s constitutionally disposed to buying storage.

by Julian Spector | July 15, 2019

07.15.19 Policy 10

Trump is touting his environmental record. Why now?

Why Is Trump Suddenly Talking About the Environment?

This week on The Energy Gang: the political reasons for Trump’s messaging on environmental issues.

by Stephen Lacey

07.11.19 Solar 7

Cypress Creek grew up in the Carolinas, but plans to focus more on other markets.

Cypress Creek to Cut EPC Business, Expand in Competitive Markets

The utility-scale developer seeks to reorient itself around competitive markets beyond its base in the Carolinas, using third-party construction firms instead of its own staff.

by Julian Spector

07.11.19 Grid Edge 20

Lawmakers in Sacramento have finalized wildfire legislation in the final days of the session to maintain grid safety and utility credit ratings.

California Assembly Passes $21B Wildfire Fund for Utilities

Gov. Newsom promises to sign bill meant to save the state’s other big utilities from following PG&E into bankruptcy, and to impose a new fire safety regime.

by Jeff St. John

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07.11.19 Energy Storage 2

Energy storage could help Long Island balance rapidly growing renewable generation in a physically constrained area.

Why Long Island Could Become New York’s First Energy Storage Hot Spot

The region stands to benefit from storing renewable power, and $55 million of new incentives could get the market going.

by Julian Spector

07.11.19 Sponsored Media 0

In this podcast, we explore New York City's ambitious new law for building emissions.

The Complexity of New York City’s Green New Deal

In this podcast: What can the rest of the country learn from New York’s implementation of a new building law?

by Stephen Lacey

07.10.19 Energy Storage 6

Research Spotlight

Analysts: China’s Energy Storage Market to “Skyrocket” by 2024

Wood Mackenzie forecasts a 25-fold increase in the total installed base.

by Angel Hang

07.10.19 Energy Storage 0

Convergent’s 4.2-megawatt/8.5-megawatt-hour system in Bolton, Ontario reduces Global Adjustment charges for Husky Injection Molding Systems.

Energy Capital Partners Acquires Industrial Energy Storage Specialist Convergent

The private equity firm will put the scrappy storage developer to work with hundreds of millions of dollars.

by Julian Spector

07.10.19 Energy 18

In this podcast, we examine the different models for the global energy system.

Where Is the Global Energy System Headed?

This week on The Interchange, we compare and contrast scenarios from IEA, EIA, BP and others.

by Stephen Lacey

07.09.19 Solar 3

ABB to Exit Solar Inverter Business, at a Cost of $470M

It’s the third big solar inverter player so far this year to move out of an increasingly challenging market.

by Jeff St. John

07.09.19 Energy 53

Democrats Propose a ‘Climate Emergency’ Resolution, Calling for ‘Massive-Scale Mobilization’

After President Trump ignored climate change in an environmental speech, resolutions in the House and Senate seek to raise it to the level of a national emergency.

by Jeff St. John

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07.09.19 Sponsored Media 4

What will it take to get more clean energy serving cannabis operations?

The Challenge of Greening America’s Cannabis Industry

This week, a special podcast episode on the intersection of cannabis and renewable energy.

by Stephen Lacey

07.09.19 Energy Storage 1

Stem Steps Into Grid-Scale Storage With Partnership in Massachusetts

The commercial storage pioneer is building bigger battery systems than ever before.

by Julian Spector

07.08.19 Wind 3

Research Spotlight

Global Wind Power Capacity to Grow by 60% Over Next 5 Years

Wood Mackenzie provides a region-by-region glimpse into the future of the global wind market.

by Luke Lewandowski

California Grid Reliability Proposal Includes New Capacity Procurements or Keeping Gas Plants Open

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California Grid Reliability Proposal Includes New Capacity Procurements or Keeping Gas Plants Open

California could ensure grid reliability with 2,000 megawatts of new peak capacity or by keeping natural-gas-fired power plants running past their retirement date. Here’s how stakeholders are responding.

by Jeff St. John | July 8, 2019

07.08.19 Solar 13

Developers Struggle to Find a Way In as Florida’s Utility-Scale Solar Market Shines

Although Florida’s big utilities have embraced solar, their in-house approach to projects means a “closed market” for many developers.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

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07.05.19 Grid Edge 35

UK Electrification Strategy Should Emphasize Heating Over EVs, Researcher Says

The U.K. government is backing electric vehicles more vigorously than hybrid heat pumps. Is that the wrong approach?

by Jason Deign

07.05.19 Policy 16

Who were the overall winners and losers?

Reflecting on the First Democratic Debates

In this week’s episode of Political Climate: how candidates and climate change fared in the first round of debates.

by Julia Pyper

Big investors are increasingly interested in distributed solar and storage assets.

July 17, 2019 Solar

GE and BlackRock Launch Distributed Solar and Storage Business

6 by Jeff St. John

July 11, 2019 Solar

Cypress Creek to Cut EPC Business, Expand in Competitive Markets

7 by Julian Spector

July 9, 2019 Solar

ABB to Exit Solar Inverter Business, at a Cost of $470M

3 by Jeff St. John

07.09.19 Energy

Democrats Propose a ‘Climate Emergency’ Resolution, Calling for ‘Massive-Scale Mobilization’

53 by Jeff St. John

07.17.19 Solar

Clean Energy Policy Push Faces Steep Climb Ahead of 2020 Election

37 by Karl-Erik Stromsta

Ohio coal and nuclear plants like Davis-Besse could get a ratepayer bailout at the expense of renewables and energy efficiency.

07.18.19 Energy

Ohio Delays Bill to Bail Out Nuclear and Coal Plants, Gut Renewable Spending

34 by Jeff St. John

07.05.19 Regulation & Policy 12

The Trump-Branded Version of the Clean Power Plan

This week on The Energy Gang: we examine the Trump EPA’s power plant rule, look at the gap between red and blue states on climate change, and review the presidential debates.

by Stephen Lacey

07.03.19 Wind 1

Foundations account for a large chunk of an offshore wind farm's cost.

Orsted and Germany’s EEW Plan Offshore Wind Factory in New Jersey

Paulsboro, New Jersey could become the site of the first major U.S. offshore wind manufacturing facility, producing the enormous foundations for turbines.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

07.03.19 Offshore Wind 0