Xcel Energy

03.06.18 People 1

The Interchange co-host Shayle Kann has joined Energy Impact Partners as SVP of research and strategy.

Energy Jobs: Fisher Leaves DOE, Kann Joins EIP; Moves at Marathon Capital, Xcel Energy and More

Executive and boardroom moves in cleantech, utilities, energy and venture capital.

by Katherine Tweed

02.16.18 Markets & Policy 2

Denver has been working for several years to make solar available to low-income neighborhoods.

Industry Perspective

Expanding Solar in Low-Income Communities: Lessons From Denver

SEIA’s Mike Mendelsohn explains how solar developers can expand the market to serve more customers.

by Mike Mendelsohn

Storage Is Displacing Peakers. Is That Any Cause for Concern?

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Storage Is Displacing Peakers. Is That Any Cause for Concern?

We’ve heard about the benefits. Time to delve into potential drawbacks.

by Julian Spector | January 19, 2018

Within months of the record-setting solar-plus-storage PPA in Arizona, Colorado took things to a new low.

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How Did Xcel’s Colorado Bids for Solar and Wind With Batteries Get So Darn Low?

The combination of storage and renewables has never looked this competitive.

by Julian Spector | January 12, 2018

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01.08.18 Solar-Plus-Storage 42

Xcel Energy brings in the lowest-known bids for solar-plus-storage in the U.S.

Xcel Attracts ‘Unprecedented’ Low Prices for Solar and Wind Paired With Storage

Bid attracts median PV-plus-battery price of $36 per megawatt-hour. Median wind-plus-storage bids came in even lower, at $21 per megawatt-hour.

by Jason Deign

12.21.17 Markets & Policy 4

Solar gardens are finally blooming in Minnesota.

Industry Perspective

Xcel Energy’s Community Solar Program Hits Major Milestones in Year 3

Fresh Energy looks at the key metrics and behind-the-scenes developments that made Minnesota’s solar garden program a success in 2017.

by Laura Hannah

A Colorado Commissioner’s Take on the Shift Away From Coal and Fears of Legacy Technology

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A Colorado Commissioner’s Take on the Shift Away From Coal and Fears of Legacy Technology

Technology developers “need to slow down so we feel we’re spending wisely for our ratepayers,” said Frances Koncilja.

by Julia Pyper | November 10, 2017

10.26.17 Software & Analytics 4

Simple Energy rebate-as-a-service platform

Simple Energy Brings Instant Utility Rebates to Retail Outlets

The startup’s new “rebates-as-a-service” platform has already tripled the number of transactions for evaporative coolers in Xcel territory.

by Julia Pyper

10.06.17 Utilities 3

The Investment Fund Helping Utilities Buy In to Cleantech

If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Or at least buy a stake.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

10.06.17 Wind Markets & Policy 6

US Will Soon Surpass 10 Gigawatts of Wind a Year, Apex Chief Predicts

“2020 is probably going to be a gargantuan year.”

by Jason Deign

April 20, 2018 Markets & Policy

New Bipartisan Legislation Would Repeal Trump’s Solar Tariffs

16 by Julia Pyper

The second-generation Powerwall now comes with a bigger price tag.

April 19, 2018 Energy Storage

Tesla Quietly Raised the Price of the Powerwall

40 by Julian Spector

A team of researchers looks to design and build a 50-megawatt offshore wind turbine.

April 16, 2018 Products & Technology

Design for 50MW Offshore Wind Turbine Inspired by Hurricane-Resilient Palm Trees

46 by Justin Gerdes

Shutting nuke plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania could be a carbon disaster.

04.16.18 Nuclear

Report: Losing FirstEnergy’s Nuclear Fleet Would Wipe Out Two Decades of Solar and Wind Progress

226 by Jeff St. John

Governor Murphy is expected to sign the legislation into law.

04.13.18 Regulation & Policy

New Jersey Passes Nuclear Subsidies, Boosts Renewables Target to 50%

170 by Julia Pyper

04.20.18 Policy

The Trump Administration Just Hatched Another Plan to Buoy Coal and Nuclear

98 by Emma Foehringer Merchant

Distributed Energy and Grid Reliability in a Post-Harvey World

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Distributed Energy and Grid Reliability in a Post-Harvey World

Plus, smart inverters in Hawaii, hot summer days without Aliso Canyon in California, and Xcel Energy’s $2.5 billion wind, solar and “natural gas and/or energy storage” plan in Colorado.

by Jeff St. John | September 1, 2017

The Grid Edge’s Decoupling Effect, Smart Metering Moves, and Distributed Energy State-by-State

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The Grid Edge’s Decoupling Effect, Smart Metering Moves, and Distributed Energy State-by-State

Smart meters are pushing Colorado’s Xcel Energy into a first-ever decoupling pilot. Plus, an AMI update and the value of non-wires alternatives in Illinois, California and New York.

by Jeff St. John | July 14, 2017

03.20.17 Energy Storage 1