Renewable energy finally makes sense as a utility—and that’s why it’s becoming a threat to coal. When it comes to innovation, businesses often follow the lead of government. Take large-scale renewable power—especially solar. Before the 2009 stimulus package, solar power was nowhere in this country. But the same program that brought us the Solyndra debacle … Continue reading Renewable energy finally makes sense as a utility—and that’s why it’s becoming a threat to coal.→
Kaiser joins Google, Apple in buying clean energy OAKLAND — Google and Apple are not the only big companies harnessing California’s sunshine and wind to power their workplaces. Health care giant Kaiser Permanente will announce Wednesday that it has signed deals to buy electricity from a new wind farm to be built at the Altamont … Continue reading Kaiser joins Google, Apple in buying clean energy→
The (old) power industry king is dead. Long live the (new) king San Diego is a place to see and be seen. Personally, I saw black-and-white panda bears and pink beach sunsets and orange-ish mai tais. And a lot of people saw me (through lots of meetings and lunches and drinks at one of the … Continue reading The (old) power industry king is dead Long live the (new) king→
This is an energy storage startup you need to know about Inside a sunlit, cramped office near San Francisco’s financial district, entrepreneur and former political operative Susan Kennedy has been leading a team that is at the forefront of the emerging market for energy storage. The company, Advanced Microgrid Solutions, was in stealth mode until … Continue reading This is an energy storage startup you need to know about→
How California Can Dramatically Streamline Interconnection of Distributed Energy California is getting serious about distributed energy resources (DER), which include small utility-scale solar, bioenergy and wind generation, energy storage, energy efficiency, demand response and combined heat and power facilities. Read full article at Greentech Grid
Californian grid operator to address net imbalance The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is concerned that the shape of the famous load “duck” (see chart) — which illustrates the difference between total system load and the net load, after the addition of solar and other renewable energy sources — is changing shape, and at times … Continue reading Californian grid operator to address net imbalance→
The Case for Long-Duration Storage: Net Electricity Load in Calif. Is 5 Years Ahead of Schedule On January 11, 2015, a rather unremarkable Sunday earlier this month, the California Independent System Operator’s daily duck curve was approximately 1,500 megawatts below where it is projected to be in 2020. Read full article at Greentech Media
How these energy geeks are reimagining an old school utility (Reuters) – Welcome to the utility industry’s future – or at least that’s what Southern California Edison is hoping. Here in a non-descript, 53,500-square-foot building, the $12 billion utility’s research team is testing everything from charging electronic vehicles via cell phone to devices that smooth … Continue reading How these energy geeks are reimagining an old school utility→
