• Distributed Energy Resources

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    DOE Pushes Accelerated Deployment of VPPs with New Liftoff Report

    Jan. 17, 2025
    “Utilities, regulators, policy makers and industry partners all have a role to play to adopt an innovation mindset to accelerate the deployment of virtual power plants and serve...

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    Key Microgrid Trends Impacting the New Energy Landscape

    Feb. 10, 2025
    As we enter 2025, microgrids are driving the evolution of the New Energy Landscape, fueled by advancements in renewable energy and smart technology. I see several transformati...
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    The Wendy’s Microgrid: Beefing up Fast Food with On-Site Solar and Battery Storage

    Jan. 8, 2025
    A Wendy’s location in California will soon join the growing list of quick service restaurants using microgrids to reduce emissions and save on energy costs.
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    8 Promises Fulfilled in 2024: Significant New Microgrid Projects Move Forward to Highlight a Year of Thankful Progress

    Jan. 6, 2025
    We’re not saying these are the only or most important microgrid efforts, but we are saying they cover most situations and intrigued many of our readers. They also prove significant...
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    How Microgrids and DERs Can Deliver Value to California Schools and Public Agencies with Local Energy

    Jan. 6, 2025
    Here’s one way local energy would work: A school with building rooftops covered with solar could produce excess electricity to serve the campus and its neighbors. Batteries that...
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    As Data Centers Boost Demand for Clean, Reliable Energy, New DER Tariffs and Models Emerge

    Dec. 16, 2024
    With data center, electrification and manufacturing increases boosting demand for clean, reliable power, new tariffs – designed to encourage investment in clean distributed energy...
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    RMI’s New Report: VPPs Could Prevent up to 28 Million Tons of Carbon Emissions by 2035

    Sept. 26, 2024
    A new report from RMI and Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3), concludes that VPPs can reduce costs and carbon emissions while also maintaining reliable grid operations.
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    Alternus and Hover Energy Partner on Microgrids to Meet Data Center, Commercial and Industrial Energy Demand

    Aug. 9, 2024
    The Alternus-Hover joint venture will utilize Hover’s microgrid portfolio featuring wind generators and energy control systems. Alternus will contribute its solar portfolio, project...
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    UC San Diego Adds DER Testbed to its Array of Clean Energy Technologies

    July 25, 2024
    DERConnect, funded by a $42 million grant from the National Science Foundation, is a new testbed designed to help researchers and the energy industry understand how distributed...