Distributed Energy

NY Green Bank Loans Catalyze $100M to Finance Community Solar Projects

May 16, 2024

Community solar offers an alternative and sometimes more accessible type of renewable energy. Some microgrid developers are interested in community solar as part of their projects...

The Microgrid Perspective

Exploring the Potential of Community Microgrids Through Three Innovative Case Studies

April 8, 2024

Community microgrids represent a burgeoning solution to meet the energy needs of localized areas and regions. These microgrids are clusters of interconnected energy resources,...

It Takes a Mega-Village: New Residential VPP Company Launches

May 9, 2024

First announced in December 2023, Renew Home was created as a result of the merger of Google Nest’s Renew and OhmConnect, along with a $100 million investment from majority owner...

NYISO Selects CPower as Aggregator in Cutting Edge New York VPP Market Plan

April 29, 2024

The NYISO has chosen three aggregators for early participation in the program, starting with Baltimore-based energy management firm CPower Energy. The company will aggregate DERs...

No Fast Passes in the Waiting Line: Interconnection Queues Are Getting Longer

April 29, 2024

Theories abound around what can be done to reduce interconnection queue wait times, which have more than doubled since 2008. But the Department of Energy has a plan that includes...

Solar and Storage Combo Drives Decarbonization for new Watertown Life Sciences R&D Complex

April 19, 2024

The 66 Galen development will draw part of its power from 252kW in direct current solar capacity and a 125-kW energy storage system. 66 Galen also is LEED gold-certified and will...

In this Disadvantaged Community, a Proposed Bidirectional School Bus, Microgrid and Resilience Center – and Many Challenges

April 15, 2024

Bidirectional school buses are new to schools. That’s creating many learning opportunities for the partners proposing the Wy’East Community Resilience Project, which aims to use...

Virtual Power Plants Could Save Californians $550M per Year by 2035: Brattle Group Report

April 11, 2024

VPPs also have the potential to significantly ease current energy challenges, improve grid reliability and advance the state’s efforts to create a sustainable and reliable energy...

Puerto Rico Can Achieve a 100% Renewable Energy Future and Microgrids Have a Role to Play

April 5, 2024

With microgrids, virtual power plants and a rapidly growing array of distributed energy resources, Puerto Rico can reach its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2050, according to...