NRDC's Pamela MacDougall and Vignesh Gowrishankar report on new energy storage research that indicates that using EVs for grid storage instead of stationary batteries could save electricity customers billions of dollars. Our clean energy future will require more energy storage to help ensure the lights stay on when the sun isn’t shining or the … [Read more...]
Berkeley, Calif. got an okay this week to take preliminary steps toward installing a community microgrid to power public and private essential services in a crisis. The city council authorized the city to pursue yet-to-be specified grants with a team that includes AECOM and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The team is poised to … [Read more...]
The Puerto Rico IRP offers an opportunity for the island to incorporate modern electricity infrastructure, including microgrid projects that can reduce its dependency on fossil fuels, and efficiently manage its energy resources over the long term.
The electric utility industry needs new regulatory models, so utilities can be profitable while they oversee a transformation to the grid of the future. This transition will require considerable investment, but it will also create efficiencies and deliver a much broader suite of services to customers. Download the latest white paper from S&C electric, in which its regulatory team lays out what it believes to be the most likely road regulatory bodies will follow to enact these changes.
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