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05.20.19 Solar 2

Questions About Tesla’s ‘Low-Cost Solar’ Announcement

Tesla’s new solar roof strategy is a bold pivot, but a lack of detail about the equipment used and potential additional installation costs makes it difficult to compare to other offerings.

by Max Aram

05.17.19 Grid Edge 3

Mini-grids and home solar systems can help transform communities detached from the main grid.

Industry Perspective

How Facebook’s Predictive Grid Map Can Identify African Off-Grid Market Opportunities

To bring electricity to the 600 million Africans without it, we must first know where they are. New tools are emerging that will allow developers to more efficiently target opportunities.

by Lucy Shaw and Jake Cusack

05.16.19 Grid Edge 14

In many regards, batteries are safer to install than rooftop solar, the author says.

Industry Perspective

10 Mistakes I’ve Made Selling and Installing Battery Storage Systems

The CEO of Silicon Valley’s Cinnamon Energy Systems boils down his biggest lessons from the residential battery business—from buggy software and interconnection delays to understanding customers’ emotions.

by Barry Cinnamon

05.06.19 Grid Edge 6

Industry Perspective

Paradise Lost: Reimagining the California Dream With Community Microgrids

The accelerating deployment of electric vehicles will make it easier to build extreme-weather-resilient microgrids encompassing entire communities.

by John Sarter

05.06.19 PODCASTS

What the Renewed Debate Over Costs of Renewable Energy Policy Is Missing

On this week’s Energy Gang: We look at a controversial report on renewables targets from the University of Chicago.

by Stephen Lacey

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05.01.19 Solar 23

After several years of positive signs for global emissions, the trend is again heading in the wrong direction.

Industry Perspective

The Solar Singularity: 2019 Update (Part 3)

Renewables, storage and electric vehicles are at the beginning of a decades-long boom. In the final installment of his series, author Tam Hunt asks whether it will be enough to save the planet.

by Tam Hunt

04.30.19 Grid Edge 47

There were 5 million EVs on the road worldwide at the beginning of the year.

Industry Perspective

The Solar Singularity: 2019 Update (Part 2)

The biggest question mark for the clean energy future is the pace of electric vehicle adoption, writes Tam Hunt.

by Tam Hunt

04.29.19 Solar 36

Industry Perspective

The Solar Singularity: 2019 Update (Part 1)

In this year’s update to his Solar Singularity series, author Tam Hunt lays out the case for climate optimism in a world of disquieting signs.

by Tam Hunt

04.26.19 6

Natural gas overtook coal as the leading source of U.S. electricity generation in 2016.

Industry Perspective

The Next Frontier for Demand Response: Natural Gas

As more homes install smart thermostats, gas demand-response programs could help utilities improve reliability, soften demand spikes and ease infrastructure constraints.

by Jeff Hamel

04.24.19 19