A new rulemaking launched by the California Public Utilities Commission in late June will allow regulators to take a closer look at modernizing the electric grid, in anticipation of a wave of distributed energy resources (DERs) including millions of electric vehicles. The commission intends, through the proceeding, to provide a framework that will allow distributed […]
Biden’s climate report card: 4 A’s, 2 B’s, 3 Incompletes
It is time to give an early take on the Biden administration’s climate diplomacy. Now that we have gotten past the first few months of a Biden presidency, what have his administration’s concerted efforts accomplished? What priorities remain outstanding, and what are in need of further attention as we look toward the upcoming Glasgow Climate […]
California approves 11.5 GW of new clean resources in largest-ever single procurement order
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday voted to approve an 11.5 GW procurement package composed entirely of clean energy resources that will come online in the middle of the decade, marking its largest-ever capacity procurement ordered at once. The new resources are intended to prepare the state for more extreme weather and help […]
Mixergy Water Storage. Smart technology for grid stability.
Renewable energy sources like wind and solar are here to stay, and their dominance on global electricity grids is growing every day. But for them to work, grids also need energy storage and the ability to respond instantly to fluctuations in frequency. Lithium batteries provide a lot of that functionality today, but now a new […]
‘The planet needs us to consume less’: How we can move to a post-consumer society
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the global economy plummeted. But the world also noticed something else: cleaner air, the re-emergence of wildlife and a large drop in carbon emissions. Despite the short pause in retail activity over the past year, global consumption of natural resources has been increasing for decades. In his new book, The […]
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