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06.13.18 Off Grid/Energy Access 1

There's a better way to extend the grid in sub-Saharan Africa: distributed energy.

Distributed Models for Grid Extension Could Save African Utilities Billions of Dollars

Sub-Saharan Africa utilities run big deficits. Distributed energy can help them extend service in a more cost-efficient way.

by Benjamin Attia and Rebekah Shirley

06.12.18 Wind 0

China is moving to an auction mechanism to award future wind projects.

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China Takes a Step Closer to Grid Parity With the Introduction of Wind Auctions

China’s National Energy Administration aims to reduce subsidy pressure on the central government and reach grid parity by 2020.

by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables

06.06.18 Off Grid/Energy Access 2

There’s suddenly a lot of attention and money focused on mini-grid investment.

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4 Ways the Mini-Grid Market Can Avoid the Cleantech Sector’s Early Failures

Investment in mini-grids is on the rise, but the burgeoning space risks falling victim to the same issues that plagued early investments in the broader cleantech sector.

by Benjamin Attia and Justin Guay

05.16.18 Energy Storage 0

Centrica's REstore pools Tesla batteries in a virtual power plant project.

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Tesla Powerpacks Balance the European Grid in REstore’s New Virtual Power Plant

From black to green—an old Belgium coal mining site becomes a hub for energy storage and grid edge innovation.

by Elta Kolo, Rory McCarthy

06.19.19 PODCASTS

Will Geothermal Ever Boom Like Fracking?

On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: We look at a U.S. government plan to reinvigorate geothermal.

by Stephen Lacey

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05.07.18 Regulation & Policy 0

Insight into how recent market events are impacting the future outlook for capacity markets in PJM.

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What Upcoming PJM Capacity Auctions May Mean for Nukes, Renewables and Demand Response

“These rules could be early signals of a new market design paradigm.”

by Olivia Chen

05.01.18 Residential Solar 9

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Share of Third-Party-Owned Systems at Record-Low Levels in US Residential Solar

The steady march toward loans continues.

by Mike Munsell

04.26.18 Solar 0

Third-party ownership is expected to dominate commercial solar.

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Commercial Solar May Be 78% Third-Party Owned by 2021

TPO will rise from 53 percent today to a peak of 78 percent by 2021.

by Michelle Davis

04.23.18 Solar 12

A steady stream of competitive tenders has created a sizable pipeline of solar projects in the Gulf.

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Is the Middle East’s Solar Market Breakthrough Finally Happening?

A new joint report examines the shifting tide for fuel subsidies and what it means for solar markets.

by Mike Munsell

04.16.18 Solar 37

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Global Solar PV Installations to Surpass 104GW in 2018

Key findings from GTM Research’s latest Global Solar Demand Monitor.

by Mike Munsell

04.12.18 Commercial & Industrial Energy 0

Apple, Microsoft and Google are just a few names in the increasingly diverse commercial solar space.

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US Corporate Solar Procurement Surges in 2017

Corporate solar installations topped 3 gigawatts last year, according to data from GTM Research.

by Michelle Davis and Colin Smith

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Distributed Models for Grid Extension Could Save African Utilities Billions of Dollars

China Takes a Step Closer to Grid Parity With the Introduction of Wind Auctions

4 Ways the Mini-Grid Market Can Avoid the Cleantech Sector’s Early Failures

Tesla Powerpacks Balance the European Grid in REstore’s New Virtual Power Plant

Will Geothermal Ever Boom Like Fracking?

What Upcoming PJM Capacity Auctions May Mean for Nukes, Renewables and Demand Response

Share of Third-Party-Owned Systems at Record-Low Levels in US Residential Solar

Commercial Solar May Be 78% Third-Party Owned by 2021

Is the Middle East’s Solar Market Breakthrough Finally Happening?

Global Solar PV Installations to Surpass 104GW in 2018

US Corporate Solar Procurement Surges in 2017

Capitalizing on Change: How Executives Can Use Efficiency to Future-proof Business

Upcoming Webinar Defining System Flexibility: Supply is Only Half of the Equation