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09.11.20 Energy 67

Renewables Start to Outpace Fossil Fuels on Europe’s Grid

This week on The Energy Gang, we survey Europe’s electricity transition.

by Stephen Lacey

09.10.20 12

Just 10 percent of home heating in Michigan is done using electricity, compared to 90 percent in Florida.

Industry Perspective

How to Accelerate the Electrification of Buildings in the Midwest

Even in states with harsh winters, the economics and outlook for building electrification are changing quickly, the author writes.

by Laura Sherman

09.09.20 Grid Edge 7

FERC Order May Undermine Renewables, Energy Storage in New York’s Capacity Markets

Another setback for clean energy resources heightens tension in states considering alternatives to federally regulated markets.

by Jeff St. John

We rank the top energy storage owners in the United States

GTM Squared

Top Energy Storage Asset Owners in 2020

We rank the top energy storage owners in the United States.

by Julian Spector | September 9, 2020

09.09.20 Energy Storage 3

Much went wrong in fighting the 2019 Arizona battery fire. It doesn't have to be that way.

How to Keep Firefighters Safe From Batteries

Energy storage developers must earn the trust of fire chiefs before the market can reach its full potential.

by Julian Spector

09.08.20 Solar 63

Winter-peaking electric heating and seasonally variable renewables make for Southeast-specific challenges.

How Duke’s Unique Energy Landscape Dictates Its Path to Net Zero

Duke’s director of integrated resource planning and analytics speaks to GTM about the utility’s options — and challenges — for getting to net zero.

by Jeff St. John

09.08.20 Grid Edge 19

Industry Perspective

Top 10 Utility Regulation Trends of 2020 — So Far

COVID-19. Drama at FERC. Batteries and hydrogen. It’s been an extraordinary year for U.S. utility regulators, and it’s not over yet.

by Hannah Polikov

09.07.20 Demand Response 3

Assessing the State of Demand Response Amid California’s Grid Stresses

This week on The Interchange, we look at where things stand on demand-side grid management.

by Stephen Lacey

09.07.20 Grid Edge 3

Australia's power market evolution has not matched the pace of the country's renewables deployment.

As Renewables Surge, Australia Ponders Options for Demand Response Market

Australia lags behind most of Europe and North America in the provision of demand response. Now the market is assessing its options for change.

by Jason Deign

09.04.20 Energy 2

After more than four decades focused on wind, AWEA is embracing an all-renewables mindset.

AWEA Introduces New Trade Group, the American Clean Power Association

SEIA, the national solar trade group, will remain distinct, though it will work with the new organization on some issues.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

09.03.20 Grid Edge 3

Wood Mackenzie expects more private equity players will enter the market – especially those with experience in infrastructure and oil & gas.

Research Spotlight

These Days, Everyone Wants to Own a Microgrid

The range of investors in U.S. microgrids runs from utilities to private equity and continues to diversify, Wood Mackenzie research shows.

by Isaac Maze-Rothstein

09.03.20 Grid Edge 3

Overstory's satellite-imagery-based forestry analytics can help utilities prevent and mitigate wildfires.

AI Startups Raise Funding to Help Utilities De-Risk Dangers of Climate Change

Google backs Myst AI and Overstory raises a seed round as utilities grapple with energy forecasting and wildfire prevention on a warming planet.

by Jeff St. John

09.01.20 Solar 9

Joe Biden has pledged to set the U.S. on a course to completely decarbonize its electricity sector by 2035. (Image: GTM)

WoodMac: Biden Loss Would End Hopes of US Decarbonization by 2050

The stakes are every bit as high as the energy industry and climate change activists say they are.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

09.01.20 Grid Edge 7

Keeping the lights on: Demand for resilience products is growing in disaster-prone areas. (Image: OutBack)

OutBack Power Launches Home Backup System Combining PV, Batteries and Fossil Generators

By adding solar and batteries, OutBack’s configuration will allow generators to run less during power outages.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

08.31.20 Grid Edge 0

OSI provides DERMS software to 14 utilities in North America, including SMUD and PSE&G.

Emerson Acquires OSI for $1.6B as Grid Edge Software Landscape Consolidates

OSI is expanding its portfolio of utility software to the growing market for integrating distributed energy into the grid.

by Jeff St. John

08.28.20 Grid Edge 4

SCE now has approval to spend more than $800 million on all of its EV charging investments. (Photo Credit: SCE/Carollyn Nguyen)

SoCal Edison Will Deploy 38,000 EV Chargers in Largest Utility Program of Its Kind

The new grid infrastructure investment will total $436 million and focus on multifamily buildings and underserved areas.

by Julian Spector

08.28.20 Grid Optimization 6

Why Trump’s Energy Department Quashed a Supergrid Report

This week on The Interchange, we dig into an investigation of Trump’s suppression of clean energy.

by Stephen Lacey

08.28.20 Grid Edge 27

California's growing behind-the-meter energy resource mix could play a bigger role in solving grid emergencies, advocates say.

Distributed Energy Helped Fight California’s Grid Outages, But It Could Do Much More

Battery and demand response providers say policy and market reforms could turn emergency help into stable, consistent grid relief.

by Jeff St. John

08.27.20 6

Proposed non-wires alternatives are still often deemed either more expensive or less reliable than the conventional reinforcement option.

Research Spotlight

Where Are All the Non-Wires Alternatives?

Only a fraction of identified NWA opportunities ever move beyond the proposal stage.

by Francesco Menonna and Chloe Holden

08.25.20 Grid Edge 0

How Cloud Enables Utility Decarbonization and Flexibility

Take a visual deep dive into how cloud-based digitalization empowers utilities to decarbonize, decentralize, and transform our power systems.

by GTM Creative Strategies

08.25.20 Grid Edge 1

OSIsoft's data historian software is being pushed to the grid edge in projects supporting microgrids and renewable energy integration.

Aveva’s $5B Acquisition of OSIsoft Highlights Data’s Role in the Energy Transition

From predictive maintenance to real-time microgrid operations, edge data will be critical, OSIsoft CEO says.

by Jeff St. John

08.25.20 Energy 2

This week's order revamps PREPA's proposal, which was prepared by gas turbine supplier Siemens.

In Blow to Natural Gas, Puerto Rico Regulators Affirm Solar-Centric Grid Overhaul

A regulatory order this week calls for a more extreme build-out of renewables than utility PREPA proposed.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

08.25.20 Grid Edge 1

Power metering and billing are critical to building robust grids in developing countries. (Photo: SparkMeter)

SparkMeter Closes $12M Round to Expand From Metering Minigrids to Analyzing ‘Broken Grids’

With the world electrifying, this startup sees an opportunity to provide data analytics for utilities in places with unreliable power grids.

by Jeff St. John

08.25.20 Grid Edge 6

Report shines light on how interstate market reforms could help Duke Energy and Southern Company hit their zero-carbon goals.

Making the Case for an Integrated Energy Market in the Southeastern US

A cross-state power market would save consumers money and supercharge clean energy job growth in the Southeast, a new report finds.

by Jeff St. John

08.24.20 Grid Edge 4

‘First of a Kind’ UK Project Aims to Unleash Residential Grid Flexibility

Kaluza is combining V2G with near-real-time trading as it looks to open up the U.K.‘s largely untapped residential flexibility market.

by John Parnell

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

What the Coming Wave of Distributed Energy Resources Means for the US Grid

Extreme Weather Keeps Maxing Out the Grid

A Wartime Plan for Electrifying America

An Island’s Path to 100% Renewables

Are Batteries at a Turning Point?

Storage Integrator FlexGen Gains New Leadership at Crucial Time

Vestas Ventures Makes First Investment With Stake in Wooden Tower Start-Up

Vestas Launches World’s Largest Turbines as 'Big 3' Competition Ramps Up

BP, RWE and EnBW Win Big in UK Offshore Wind Leasing Round

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

Grid Edge

Renewables Start to Outpace Fossil Fuels on Europe’s Grid

How to Accelerate the Electrification of Buildings in the Midwest

FERC Order May Undermine Renewables, Energy Storage in New York’s Capacity Markets

Top Energy Storage Asset Owners in 2020

How to Keep Firefighters Safe From Batteries

How Duke’s Unique Energy Landscape Dictates Its Path to Net Zero

Top 10 Utility Regulation Trends of 2020 — So Far

Assessing the State of Demand Response Amid California’s Grid Stresses

As Renewables Surge, Australia Ponders Options for Demand Response Market

AWEA Introduces New Trade Group, the American Clean Power Association

These Days, Everyone Wants to Own a Microgrid

AI Startups Raise Funding to Help Utilities De-Risk Dangers of Climate Change

WoodMac: Biden Loss Would End Hopes of US Decarbonization by 2050

OutBack Power Launches Home Backup System Combining PV, Batteries and Fossil Generators

Emerson Acquires OSI for $1.6B as Grid Edge Software Landscape Consolidates

SoCal Edison Will Deploy 38,000 EV Chargers in Largest Utility Program of Its Kind

Why Trump’s Energy Department Quashed a Supergrid Report

Distributed Energy Helped Fight California’s Grid Outages, But It Could Do Much More

Where Are All the Non-Wires Alternatives?

How Cloud Enables Utility Decarbonization and Flexibility

Aveva’s $5B Acquisition of OSIsoft Highlights Data’s Role in the Energy Transition

In Blow to Natural Gas, Puerto Rico Regulators Affirm Solar-Centric Grid Overhaul

SparkMeter Closes $12M Round to Expand From Metering Minigrids to Analyzing ‘Broken Grids’

Making the Case for an Integrated Energy Market in the Southeastern US

‘First of a Kind’ UK Project Aims to Unleash Residential Grid Flexibility