Grid edge

Opinion

Making rural minigrid economics work for investors

CrossBorder Energy Access is bundling small-scale village power systems in Africa to unlock a multibillion-dollar electrification opportunity.

By Olubunmi Olajide . 16 September 2021
Energy equity

Newsletter: When lack of power turns deadly

In the U.S. and abroad, substandard grid infrastructure can be a life-and-death matter.

By Julian Spector . 16 September 2021
Opinion

Minigrids could bring power to half a billion people in Africa and Asia

Small solar-and-battery systems can reach communities without grid connections. Public-private partnerships are key to making it happen.

By William Brent . 15 September 2021
Transmission

Newsletter: New Orleans leaders put off building microgrids, and now the people are paying the price

Advocates tried for years to build local grid resilience.

By Julian Spector . 2 September 2021
Carbon-free buildings

We already have the low-cost tools we need to cut the carbon hidden in buildings

A new report from RMI shows how materials and technologies available today can slash "embodied carbon" nearly in half.

By Jeff St. John . 24 August 2021
Utilities

California's biggest utility plans to bury 10,000 miles of power lines. How much will that cost residents?

Wildfires and other climate disasters are pushing PG&E to put lines underground, but it's a notoriously expensive process.

By Elizabeth McCarthy . 6 August 2021
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
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
Transmission

How digitizing the transmission grid can enable the energy mix of the future

EirGrid and Smart Wires team up to build software that could help Ireland reach its ambitious wind energy goals.

By Jeff St. John . 29 July 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