Buffett’s Bolshevik: Dissecting NV Energy’s Soviet-Style Sabotage Of Distributed Energy On Wednesday, Nevada’s Public Utility Commission (PUC) radically revised the state’s net-energy metering (NEM) rules, which determine the price utilities pay for electricity supplied by customer-sited solar panels to utilities. Under the revised NEM rules, utilities will pay significantly less for electricity purchased from customers … Continue reading #Buffett ‘s Bolshevik: Dissecting #NV_Energy ‘s Soviet-Style Sabotage Of #Distributed_Energy→
Disruptive Deceptions: How Electric Utilities Stifled Rooftop Solar In January 2013, the Edison Electric Institute, an investor-owned electric utility trade group based in Washington DC, published a report describing the financial risks posed by distributed energy resources for electric utilities and recommending several strategies for managing them. The report, Disruptive Challenges, served as the opening … Continue reading Disruptive Deceptions: How #Electric_Utilities Stifled Rooftop Solar→
In California, a Campaign to Take Transmission Charges Out of Distributed Energy One of the benefits of distributed energy resources like rooftop solar is that they generate power where it’s consumed, and don’t need to use high-voltage transmission lines to transmit power. So why are distributed energy resources (DERs) in California paying for access to … Continue reading In California, a Campaign to Take Transmission Charges Out of Distributed Energy→
Hawaii distributed energy and smart grid companies form new trade group DERC Hawaii defines itself as “a collaboration between distributed energy resource (DER) and smart grid companies committed to developing constructive paths towards an affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy supply for Hawaii.” Its two objectives are to enable DER and smart grid technologies and to … Continue reading #Hawaii distributed energy and smart grid companies form new trade group→
How California is bringing DER aggregation to wholesale markets Third party aggregators were given the green light to bid into the CAISO market for the first time pite getting off to a slow start, California has been pushing forward quickly with demand response. While its largest power providers are executing a variety of standard programs … Continue reading How California is bringing DER aggregation to wholesale markets→
Do Bloom Fuel Cells Qualify as Low-Emissions Distributed Generation? Yes, according to the CPUC’s tortured math. In a newly revised proposed decision, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) lowered the emissions threshold to be eligible for its Self-Generation Incentive Program subsidy to 334 kilograms of CO2 per megawatt-hour in 2016. California’s SGIP is a generous … Continue reading Do Bloom Fuel Cells Qualify as Low-Emissions Distributed Generation?→
Despite Concerns, Utilities Are Open To Investing In Distributed Generation U.S. electric utilities are increasingly confident that distributed generation – that is, power assets with a capacity less than 20 megawatts – will grow significantly from today’s current levels. Furthermore, while many utilities see distributed generation as a potential threat to their business, they are … Continue reading Despite Concerns, Utilities Are Open To Investing In Distributed Generation→
Integrating Scalable,Smart Grid Solutions Distributed Energy Resources (DER) such as renewable generation, storage, flexible demand, and smart appliances are revolutionizing the electricity industry. Electric utilities are facing major upheavals on a number of fronts including deregulation and proliferation of Distributed Generation (DG) installations. Emerging technologies and evolving regulations are propelling utilities to deal with challenges … Continue reading Integrating Scalable,Smart Grid Solutions→
Improving smart grid ROI with distributed energy resources Improving smart grid ROI with distributed energy resources. There are various definitions of distributed energy resources. Essentially, they include technologies on the customer side of the meter: Distributed generation, distributed energy storage, solar PV, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and a focus on microgrid technology to enable renewables … Continue reading Improving smart grid ROI with distributed energy resources→
Excuse me, Which Way is the Distributed Energy Store? Creating a distributed energy market requires a lot of thought, a little bit of daring, and tremendous peace-keeping skills — as shown in New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV). But more than anything else, a distributed energy market requires customers. Customers who know they are … Continue reading Excuse me, Which Way is the Distributed Energy Store?→
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