Texas Utility Commission to Take Up Utility Ownership of Storage Assets The Texas Public Utility Commission is expected to address a lingering question this summer: Are utilities permitted to own battery storage to provide reliability solutions — if the competitive market there is unable to do so? The microgrid industry sits on both sides of … Continue reading Texas Utility Commission to Take Up Utility Ownership of Storage Assets→
Clean Tech Disruption—Transforming The Grid We frequently describe clean tech as being transformative or disruptive because it generally saves money, while improving the quality of life with enhanced environmental benefits. By offering cheaper, more efficient solutions, clean tech is also often disruptive and a threat to incumbent industries. A timely and relevant example of such … Continue reading Clean Tech Disruption—Transforming The Grid→
California’s wildfires may be the best thing to happen to home batteries Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) may leave millions of Californians in the dark this summer. The alternative is worse. Last summer, power lines sparked wildfires in remotes areas of the Sierra Nevada mountain range that killed at least 100 people, some still trapped … Continue reading #California’s wildfires may be the best thing to happen to home batteries→
How to Determine the Right Mix of DER Austin Energy is transitioning rapidly into a utility with significantly high levels of renewable resources. In 2015, only 20% of electricity supplied to customers came from renewable resources. By 2016, the number was 30%. As the utility approaches the tipping point of renewable resources being the majority … Continue reading How to Determine the Right Mix of DER→
In Virginia, local government holdouts slow rollout of clean energy financing tool NORFOLK, Va. — Solar consultant Arthur Fichter IV has no doubt that coastal Virginia’s commercial sector would save millions on utility bills and be richer with arrays if the region had access to long-term financing for clean energy and energy efficiency projects. He … Continue reading In #Virginia, local government holdouts slow rollout of clean energy financing tool→
Wisconsin Sees Spike In Interest In Wind Energy Production MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is seeing growing interest in wind energy as production costs decline and utilities look toward renewable energy. Michael Vickerman is policy director of clean energy nonprofit RENEW Wisconsin. Vickerman tells Wisconsin Public Radio that three wind projects are being considered in … Continue reading #Wisconsin Sees Spike In Interest In Wind Energy Production→
Are old Midwest coal plants pushing renewables offline? Midwest regulators are probing whether a little-known practice is slowing the region’s accelerating pivot away from coal toward renewables and gas. Utility commissions in Minnesota and Missouri are looking at the way companies run older coal plants, even when those units aren’t the cheapest option — and … Continue reading Are old Midwest coal plants pushing renewables offline?→
Businesses benefit from expansion of solar energy offerings Efforts are underway to expand affordable solar power in Indiana and Illinois, including in the Wabash Valley. In Indiana, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has approved a Duke Energy customer pilot program that makes it easier for businesses, schools and nonprofits to have solar energy at their … Continue reading Businesses benefit from expansion of solar energy offerings→
Murphy’s clean energy goals include nuclear in long-awaited master plan Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled his long-awaited energy master plan for the state on Monday, calling for more investment in renewable energy, such as solar and wind, and throwing support behind nuclear energy to lower New Jersey’s contribution to global warming. The 108-page draft report lays … Continue reading Murphy’s clean energy goals include nuclear in long-awaited master plan→
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