Batteries

Batteries

Enphase wants customers to know exactly how much money they earn with batteries

Basic transparency could encourage homeowners to use their batteries for the benefit of the grid.

By Julian Spector . 4 August 2021
Solar

Newsletter: Solar's got a supply crunch, too

Solar usually gets cheaper over time, but not right now.

By Julian Spector . 3 August 2021
Policy & regulation

Calif. governor makes emergency bid to prevent blackouts. Is it too little, too late?

Power plant shortages and delayed batteries are part of the problem. So is stalled progress on behind-the-meter resources.

By Jeff St. John . 2 August 2021
Grid edge

What could Tesla’s virtual power plant do for California’s grid — and what will customers get out of it?

Will customers sign up for its incentive-free program or flock to other distributed energy aggregators that are willing to pay?

By Jeff St. John . 28 July 2021
Long-duration energy storage

Stealthy storage contender Form Energy reveals secret formula: Iron and air

And it raised another $200 million to get to market.

By Julian Spector . 23 July 2021
Energy storage

Latin America’s energy storage leader is getting creative

Thermal storage, compressed air and more novel options are on the table in Chile.

By Jason Deign . 21 July 2021
Batteries

Newsletter: Dude, where's my battery?

Supply and demand are out of whack in the surging energy storage industry.

By Julian Spector . 20 July 2021
Clean energy

Camus Energy: Grid software for small utilities with big clean energy ambitions

A San Francisco startup with Google software talent is helping rural co-ops and municipal utilities make big gains in renewables and distributed energy — without the high-tech price tag.

By Jeff St. John . 20 July 2021
Batteries

The grid battery boom has triggered a supply shortage

Storage developers large and small are grappling with what to do when there aren't enough batteries to go around.

By Julian Spector . 19 July 2021
Transmission

Newsletter: The rooftop solar vs. transmission showdown that wasn't

Reports of a clean energy schism are generating a lot of solidarity.

By Julian Spector . 13 July 2021