Jeff St John, Author at Renew Economy

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California’s new rules allow solar and batteries to help out the grid
Utilities tend to treat solar and batteries as threats to their power grids. California’s policy will now tap their flexible power to benefit the grid instead.
Jeff St John

Apr 3, 2024

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Mitsui, Sunverge target Japan behind-the-meter battery market
How lots of solar, battery storage, grid resiliency needs and market liberalisation could add up to virtual power plant opportunities.
Jeff St John

Feb 26, 2016

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Southern California utilities to deploy 5,000 EV chargers in first-of-their-kind pilots
The country’s biggest rate-based rollout of EV chargers targets apartments, commercial parking and grid integration.
Jeff St John

Feb 2, 2016

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California keeps retail rate for rooftop solar, adds time-of-use
A big win for the solar industry, as California regulators retain retail prices for the output of rooftop solar PV.
Jeff St John

Jan 29, 2016

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SunShot program seeks to lower solar-plus-storage costs to 14c/kWh
$18M in grants for six projects testing large-scale solar-grid integration, featuring a who’s-who of energy storage players
Jeff St John

Jan 21, 2016

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Benefits from renewable energy programs far outweigh costs
State targets offer $7.2 billion in environmental and health benefits, compared to an estimated $1 billion in compliance costs.
Jeff St John

Jan 18, 2016

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California net metering 2.0 keeps retail rates for rooftop solar
California regulators have proposed a future net metering regime that will preserve retail payments for residential rooftop PV.
Jeff St John

Dec 16, 2015

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What’s the value of a Tesla Powerwall? $50/month, bets Green Mountain Power
A Vermont utility is using Tesla’s Powerwall to trade customer bill credits for access to the grid benefits of behind-the-meter battery storage.
Jeff St John

Dec 10, 2015

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Flying robots are the future of solar
A new report finds enormous value to drones over truck rolls for utility-scale PV maintenance and data collection.
Jeff St John

Nov 24, 2015

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NRG, university to test electric cars on solar and storage microgrid
Nissan and Honda will let the university tap the batteries of nine EVs for use on the local micro-grid.
Jeff St John

Nov 13, 2015

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Fast-acting flexibility at a premium for a green-powered Western Grid
A new report finds 15-minute resources like energy storage and demand response are crucial for balancing wind and solar.
Jeff St John

Oct 30, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

How solar, batteries and time-of-use pricing can add up to value
Sunverge’s Sacramento pilot demonstrates the value of stored solar energy for critical peak pricing.
Jeff St John

Oct 22, 2015

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