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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

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Upcoming Webinar Abstracting the Complexity of Microgrids

Thursday November 12, 2020 2:00 PM ET

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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

08.24.20 Solar 3

Job losses and the availability of tax equity are among the industry's near-term concerns.

Industry Perspective

Renewable Energy Remains One of America’s Most Attractive Investment Options

Investors who know the renewables market best believe its brightest days are still to come, writes Gregory Wetstone.

by Gregory Wetstone

09.07.20 PODCASTS

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

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08.24.20 Energy Storage 4

What Sparked the Arizona Battery Fire? LG Chem Has a Different Version

The battery maker disagrees with the conclusion that a defective cell triggered a chain reaction. GTM digs into the dispute.

by Julian Spector

08.21.20 Grid Optimization 22

What Really Caused California’s Blackouts?

This week on The Energy Gang podcast, a deep dive into the grid-management dynamics that caused California’s grid problems.

by Stephen Lacey

08.20.20 Solar 4

First Solar's 141MW Luz del Norte plant in Chile is tapping a new revenue stream: grid services.

First Solar Is Being Paid to Help Balance Chile’s Electric Grid — With a Solar Plant

Intermittent renewable plants can offer grid services, too. But will this model make sense in other, less peculiar markets?

by Jeff St. John

08.20.20 Solar 9

Industry Perspective

The Solar Singularity: 2020 Update (Part 1)

Will the COVID-19 pandemic slow the energy transition? Author Tam Hunt takes a look in this year’s update to his annual Solar Singularity series.

by Tam Hunt

08.19.20 Grid Edge 16

In addition to demand response, power plants that have remained online have made CAISO's job easier this week.

Consumers Are Playing a Big Role in Keeping the Lights On in California This Week

After the first rolling blackouts in 20 years, California’s utilities asked customers to curb their power consumption. Many said yes.

by Jeff St. John

08.18.20 Grid Edge 1

Solar-centric microgrid venture aims to deliver megatons' worth of carbon reduction in North America.

Schneider Electric and Huck Capital Launch ‘Energy-as-a-Service’ Microgrids for the Mass Market

A new company, GreenStruxure, will pitch no-money-down solar, storage and backup power for small and medium-size C&I customers.

by Jeff St. John

08.18.20 Energy Storage 3

By the time the results of the fire investigation were released last month, many industry changes were already underway. (Image: APS)

How the Energy Storage Industry Responded to the Arizona Battery Fire

Arizona Public Service’s battery fire could have slowed the U.S. storage market. That hasn’t happened.

by Julian Spector

08.17.20 Grid Edge 226

California may see rolling blackouts for weeks to come, grid operator CAISO warns.

California’s Shift From Natural Gas to Solar Is Playing a Role in Rolling Blackouts

California’s grid operator warns that the state has become overly reliant on power imports: “The rest of the West is hot too.”

by Jeff St. John

Power grids of the future may consist largely of the same wires and transformers they've used for the past century. But they will be operated in a completely different way.

GTM Squared

5 Grid Edge Mega Trends in 2020

This special 25-page report examines five mega-trends driving the energy transformation at the grid edge, how these trends are being realized today and how much further they have to go.

by Jeff St. John | August 17, 2020

08.14.20 Energy Storage 56

Old power plants in California have shut down, but new sources of firm carbon-free capacity have yet to arrive at scale.

Western Heat Wave Tests California’s Clean Grid Transition

The intense weather catches California’s electricity system in a transformation from old power sources to new.

by Julian Spector

08.14.20 Grid Edge 10

The Economic Case for Electrifying Everything

This week on The Energy Gang, we discuss how electrification could yield millions of jobs, plus BP’s big pivot and PSEG’s big outage flop.

by Stephen Lacey

08.14.20 Grid Edge 34

Industry Perspective

The Current System of Electric Billing No Longer Makes Sense

Here are some suggestions for fixing it.

by Dan Seif

08.13.20 Energy 1

The ‘Climatetech’ Hype Cycle: Buy, Sell or Hold?

This week on The Interchange podcast, we wager on six different industries at different levels of hype.

by Stephen Lacey

08.13.20 Grid Edge 6

Utilities at an ‘Inflection Point’: Portland General Electric CEO

PGE’s Maria Pope talks to GTM about COVID-19, net-zero targets and the evolution of the U.S. utility model.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

Rising Stars Are Shaking Up the Residential Storage Market

GTM Squared

Rising Stars Are Shaking Up the Residential Storage Market

But there’s still no consensus on how companies report progress in the sector.

by Julian Spector | August 13, 2020

08.11.20 Grid Edge 19

Many trucks are parked for more than six hours a day, which means they could rely on Level 2 chargers.

Research Spotlight

WoodMac: 54,000 Electric Trucks on US Roads by 2025

That’s a 27-fold increase over today’s fleet, and the expansion of charging infrastructure will be nearly as dramatic.

by Kelly McCoy

08.10.20 Energy Storage 14

Generac, the Backup Generator Giant, Launches Souped-Up Home Solar-Storage System

Compared to home battery rivals Tesla and Sunrun, Generac is focused on offering extra oomph for customers concerned about reliability.

by Jeff St. John

08.10.20 Energy 10

BP has promised to stop exploring for oil in new countries and rapidly ramp up its low-carbon investments.

Industry Perspective

2030 Is the New 2050: The Oil Industry Begins to Unwind

BP’s plan to reduce oil production is seismic because of what it says about the decade past and the decade to come, the authors write.

by Tom Steyer and Bill McKibben

08.07.20 Grid Edge 39

Industry Perspective

Why Doesn’t Load Flexibility Have the Same Incentives as Energy Storage?

Load flexibility can deliver the same value as behind-the-metter batteries at a much lower cost, the author writes.

by John Powers

Greentech Media’s Last Ride on the Solar Coaster

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

California’s Latest Demand-Side Emergency Plan Draws Criticism From Providers

Mainspring Energy Lands $150M Deal To Deploy Its Linear Generators With NextEra

Greentech Media Chronicled Clean Energy Before It Was Cool

Storage Integrator FlexGen Gains New Leadership at Crucial Time

Google Spinoff Malta Nabs $50M Series B for Thermal Long-Duration Storage

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

Your Guide to the Clean Energy Implications of the 2020 Election

The State of Carbon Capture, Removal and Utilization

California’s Optimal Decarbonization Path

Greentech Media’s Last Ride on the Solar Coaster

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

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

Grid Edge

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

Upcoming Webinar Abstracting the Complexity of Microgrids

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

Renewable Energy Remains One of America’s Most Attractive Investment Options

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

What Sparked the Arizona Battery Fire? LG Chem Has a Different Version

What Really Caused California’s Blackouts?

First Solar Is Being Paid to Help Balance Chile’s Electric Grid — With a Solar Plant

The Solar Singularity: 2020 Update (Part 1)

Consumers Are Playing a Big Role in Keeping the Lights On in California This Week

Schneider Electric and Huck Capital Launch ‘Energy-as-a-Service’ Microgrids for the Mass Market

How the Energy Storage Industry Responded to the Arizona Battery Fire

California’s Shift From Natural Gas to Solar Is Playing a Role in Rolling Blackouts

5 Grid Edge Mega Trends in 2020

Western Heat Wave Tests California’s Clean Grid Transition

The Economic Case for Electrifying Everything

The Current System of Electric Billing No Longer Makes Sense

The ‘Climatetech’ Hype Cycle: Buy, Sell or Hold?

Utilities at an ‘Inflection Point’: Portland General Electric CEO

Rising Stars Are Shaking Up the Residential Storage Market

WoodMac: 54,000 Electric Trucks on US Roads by 2025

Generac, the Backup Generator Giant, Launches Souped-Up Home Solar-Storage System

2030 Is the New 2050: The Oil Industry Begins to Unwind

Why Doesn’t Load Flexibility Have the Same Incentives as Energy Storage?