Utilities
GridX raises $12M to bring utility rates into the distributed energy age
It can take years and cost millions for utilities to bring complex rate designs to their customers. The energy transition needs to move much faster.
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Clean energy
These generators can switch from running on fossil fuels to clean fuels
Mainspring Energy’s “flexible-fuel” on-site generators could make it much easier for customers to clean up their act as hydrogen and ammonia fuels become increasingly available.
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EV charging
Schneider Electric buys EV Connect to open up its EV-charging options
Charging an EV needs to be as simple as filling a gas tank or using an ATM card. Open-standards-based software can bridge the technology gaps.
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Grid edge
Can a new way to pay for behind-the-meter flexibility help prevent rolling blackouts in California?
Marin Clean Energy’s Demand FLEXmarket merges efficiency and demand response to capture the value of behind-the-meter resources. Could it be the start of a statewide trend?
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Grid edge
Inside the GridWise Alliance’s plan for $50B in federal funding for the grid edge
Utilities and tech vendors target the gaps between large-scale clean grid investments and EVs, smart buildings and distributed energy.
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Clean energy
What's the trick to keep grids humming along on solar, wind and batteries alone?
A Department of Energy program is testing a new type of "grid-forming" inverter that could make it possible.
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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.
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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.
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Solar
PearlX has a plan to bring solar and batteries to apartment buildings
Multifamily housing lags single-family homes in solar and storage. A novel project aims to reach this market.
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Energy equity
Building resilient communities: Soulardarity's plan for energy democracy
This Detroit-area collective is installing solar streetlights, exploring community solar and advocating for policy change in pursuit of a carbon-free future.