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05.30.18 Grid Optimization 8

The tech could significantly improve power quality and reliability, increase equipment lifetimes and reduce capital investment.

Researchers Validate Product Claims of Mysterious Tech Firm Faraday Grid

Faraday Grid’s Exchanger technology lived up to its goals of improving power quality and reducing losses on distribution networks.

by Jason Deign

05.29.18 Electric Vehicles 42

EVs could offset up to $15.4 billion in energy storage costs.

EVs Could Save California Billions in Energy Storage Investment

Strategic EV charging could ease the “duck curve” more than California’s energy storage mandate, according to DOE researchers.

by Lacey Johnson

05.29.18 Grid Edge 669

Periods of low or even negative pricing are expected to become more commonplace.

What Happens When Renewables Eat Their Own Profits?

Clean energy could become so cheap there’s no incentive to build any more.

by Jason Deign

The Winners and Losers of GTM’s Great Gas Versus Storage Debate

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The Winners and Losers of GTM’s Great Gas Versus Storage Debate

The expert consensus predicts more collaboration than confrontation as storage increases its role on the grid.

by Julian Spector | May 25, 2018

05.23.18 BOS/Inverters 4

Are manufacturers doing enough to protect their products?

Inspection Firm Hacks Inverters Within Minutes, Casting Doubt on Security

TÜV Rheinland broke into commercially available solar inverters “without any problems.”

by Jason Deign

05.23.18 Grid Optimization 6

How would electricity work if zombies took over the world?

Would Electricity Work in a Zombie Apocalypse?

On this week’s Interchange podcast: We answer some of the most commonly Googled questions about energy.

by Stephen Lacey

05.22.18 Regulation & Policy 2

Florida Power & Light, Gulf Power and Florida City Gas share some complementary tech and customers.

The Data Behind NextEra’s $6.5B Bid for Gulf Power and Florida City Gas

How a home-state advantage and technology synergies could make this third time a charm for NextEra’s acquisition ambitions.

by Jeff St. John

05.22.18 Grid Optimization 52

Industry Perspective

Introducing the Shark Curve

We’re hearing a lot about the duck curve and the Nessie curve. But what about the shark curve in developing countries?

by Toby D. Couture

05.18.18 Energy Storage 41

The Hornsdale battery is almost doing too good of a job.

Did Tesla’s Big Australian Battery Kill the Business Case for More?

There might not be much of an ancillary services market left for other projects.

by Jason Deign

05.17.18 Networking/AMI 29

Smart meters enable time-varying rates, but it's unclear how those rates will roll out in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Rejects Smart Meter Rollouts, as Competitive Energy Undermines the Business Case

How customers migrating to third-party and municipal electric services have put National Grid, Unitil and Eversource’s AMI plans in question.

by Jeff St. John

5 Trends to Watch in the Coming Storage-Natural Gas Collision

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5 Trends to Watch in the Coming Storage-Natural Gas Collision

A transition has begun and we don’t know where it will end up. Here’s what I’m tracking as it unfolds.

by Julian Spector | May 17, 2018

05.16.18 Regulation & Policy 5

Distribution automation: the backbone of a digital, distributed grid.

4 Benefits of Distribution Automation in a Decentralized Energy World

Distribution automation is becoming more important as electricity systems get flooded with distributed resources.

by GTM Creative Strategies

05.16.18 Grid Optimization 151

Wholesale markets could see strong declines in energy prices when clean energy exceeds 40 percent of generation.

If Solar and Wind Hit 50% of Generation, US Wholesale Energy Prices Could Fall 25% or More

A new “holistic” analysis from Berkeley Lab details grid conditions under a high-renewable energy scenario.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

05.16.18 Energy Storage 67

Gas peakers are increasingly under threat.

Just How Much Business Can Batteries Take From Gas Peakers?

Peak capacity offers bountiful growth for the storage industry, if it can reliably replace gas plants.

by Julian Spector

05.15.18 Blockchain 1

Renewable energy curtailment is impacting 10 percent of production in the U.K.

Centrica Looks to Blockchain to Help Cut Renewable Energy Curtailment

The utility embarks on a pilot with LO3 Energy to address curtailment in the U.K.

by Jason Deign

05.15.18 Energy Storage 4

How FERC Order 841 could help other energy resources.

Industry Perspective

Storage Might Solve Some Big Grid Problems, but Not the Ones You Think

A new wholesale market participation model for energy storage may help other inverter-based or distributed energy resources.

by Mark Ahlstrom

05.15.18 Energy Storage 21

Dominion Energy plans to increase solar capacity, but overlooks energy storage in favor of gas plants.

Dominion’s New Grid Plan Overlooks Energy Storage in Favor of Gas Peakers

While other utilities launch full-scale grid battery projects, Dominion calls for gigawatts’ worth of new gas peakers.

by Julian Spector

The Rise of Performance-Based Regulation and Other Policy Developments

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The Rise of Performance-Based Regulation and Other Policy Developments

Connecticut cuts net metering; Washington, D.C. proposes a new DER authority; Colorado passes an energy storage bill; and more.

by Julia Pyper | May 11, 2018

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Checking Back on Big Promises

New commitments on the solar-plus-storage front, a notable disappearance in residential storage, and more of your questions answered.

by Julian Spector | May 10, 2018

05.10.18 BOS/Inverters 2

SolarEdge is getting deeper into distributed energy management.

SolarEdge Moves Beyond Solar With Energy Storage Acquisition, Virtual Power Plant Launch

The acquisition of Gamatronic adds UPS and batteries to SolarEdge’s roster, while a cloud VPP platform provides home energy controls across its inverter fleet.

by Jeff St. John

05.09.18 Commercial & Industrial Energy 11

Axiom Exergy uses thermal storage to shave grocery stores' electricity bills and keep food safe during blackouts.

Axiom Exergy Closes Series A for Grocery Store Thermal Storage With Shell, GXP

The startup wants to scale from two pilot installations to fleetwide rollouts with grocery store customers.

by Julian Spector

05.08.18 Software & Analytics 0

Buying SpaceTime Insight gives Nokia an entree into the application layer of the IOT world.

Nokia Acquires SpaceTime Insight to Tap the Internet of Things Market

Nokia Software buys a long list of utility and energy clients using the startup’s data visualization and analytics tools—and a new platform for its IOT strategy.

by Jeff St. John

05.07.18 Solar-Plus-Storage 42