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01.23.20 Energy 23

What Would an Accelerated Global Energy Transition Look Like?

The world is on a 3-degree warming trajectory. Wood Mackenzie analysts look at what it would take to bend that to 2 degrees.

by David Brown and Prakash Sharma

01.16.20 0

California's blackouts have shown that customers are increasingly willing to pay a premium for resiliency.

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Wood Mackenzie’s Key Takeaways From the Grid Edge in Q4

EV chargers, demand response and the fight over National Grid’s gas hookups. WoodMac’s grid edge analysts reflect on the biggest news from Q4.

by Fei Wang

01.15.20 Research & Analysis 10

Iowa has seen a rush of wind farm construction in recent years, overburdening the grid in areas.

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Could Ameren’s New Transmission Line Make Congestion Worse?

The new Mark Twain transmission line will allow wind power from Iowa and Missouri to travel eastward. But it may come with unintended consequences.

by Elliot Gordon

01.10.20 Research & Analysis 8

Resilient: Growth in the U.S. microgrid market is expected to resume in 2020.

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The 2 Strategies Being Used by Top US Microgrid Developers

American microgrid developers are taking two distinct approaches. A Wood Mackenzie insight looks at what that says about the market.

by Isaac Maze-Rothstein

01.11.20 PODCASTS

Australia’s Hellish Start to 2020: The Impact of Bushfires on the Grid and Politics of Oz

This week on the Energy Gang, we discuss the dire situation in Australia. Plus, changes to PURPA and the “learn to code” trope for displaced miners.

by Stephen Lacey

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01.08.20 Research & Analysis 0

Which research got the most attention from GTM readers in 2019?

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Our Most-Read Research Spotlights From 2019

The top GTM stories that drew from Wood Mackenzie research.

by Chloe Holden

12.18.19 Solar 4

State markets like Florida, Nevada and Texas are rapidly climbing the ranks.

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The US Residential Solar Market Is Set For Major Change in the 2020s

Incentives and falling costs took the market this far. Geographic diversification and home solar mandates could change the equation again.

by Austin Perea

12.18.19 Solar 16

The U.S. residential solar market is expected to grow to 3 gigawatts in 2020.

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SolarEdge and Enphase Now Control 80% of the US Residential Solar Inverter Market

The two inverter suppliers dominate within the growing home solar market, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest U.S. PV Leaderboard.

by Lindsay Cherry and Bryan White

12.17.19 Solar 11

The cost of multi-silicon solar modules fell from $2 per watt to just over $0.20/W during the 2010s.

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Solar Technology Got Cheaper and Better in the 2010s. Now What?

No other power-generation technology matched solar’s pace of cost reduction this past decade. The game will change again in the 2020s.

by Xiaojing Sun

12.16.19 Research & Analysis 1

Inadequate or poorly implemented market change is a risk to the energy transition.

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The State of Power Market Evolution in Europe

The electricity sector has been a cornerstone of the energy transition. But with the pace of change increasing, are power markets helping or hindering?

by David Linden and Peter Osbaldstone

12.11.19 Research & Analysis 3

Many loan providers reported profitable growth in the first half of 2019.

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Loanpal Now No. 1 in the Booming Solar Loan Market

WoodMac finds that loans now claim a majority of the solar financing market, but third-party ownership isn’t going away anytime soon.

by Bryan White and Chloe Holden

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What Would an Accelerated Global Energy Transition Look Like?

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Could Ameren’s New Transmission Line Make Congestion Worse?

The 2 Strategies Being Used by Top US Microgrid Developers

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The US Residential Solar Market Is Set For Major Change in the 2020s

SolarEdge and Enphase Now Control 80% of the US Residential Solar Inverter Market

Solar Technology Got Cheaper and Better in the 2010s. Now What?

The State of Power Market Evolution in Europe

Loanpal Now No. 1 in the Booming Solar Loan Market

How Advanced Analytics Can Transform Outage Risk