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“Watershed” demand response, battery storage project wins Victoria grant
A Victorian project using “non-network” demand response solutions to avoid network “gold-plating” has won state government funding.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 23, 2016

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AGL unveils largest demand response trial, combing solar + storage
AGL is working with 68 Melbourne households to trial how to to balance electricity demand spikes in hot weather and, ultimately, cut costs.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 11, 2016

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Load shifting with electric vehicles is a great match to wind in many areas
As EV battery prices drop, they offer the opportunity to soak up nighttime peaks, allowing larger capacity of night-peaking renewables to be deployed
Clayton Handleman

Aug 24, 2015

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Can distributed resources replace $1bn in substation upgrades?
New York’s main utility is proposing $200m distributed energy investments, to avoid $1 billion of upgrades to centralised grid.
Jeff St John

Dec 23, 2014

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Texas city aims for 950MW of solar, bold distributed energy goals
Austin city council approves plan for 55% generation to come from renewables, energy efficiency and other clean resources by 2025.
Jeff St John

Dec 15, 2014

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Texas to overhaul its grid-balancing services with energy storage
With coal-power being retired at an increasing pace, Texas’ grid operator needs alternatives; says faster, more diverse resources will be welcomed.
Katherine Tweed

Dec 4, 2014

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Nissan testing LEAFs in energy supply, demand management systems
Nissan to participate with other businesses and government authorities in Japan in testing of new “demand response” energy supply and demand system.
James Ayre

Oct 29, 2014

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California takes first step toward creating grid of the future
California utilities and regulators embrace challenge of integrating solar and storage into the grid – and why it can’t wait.
Jeff St John

Aug 14, 2014

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The world’s $7.7 trillion renewable energy boom
Global energy markets facing watershed moment as BNEF predicts two thirds of new investment to 2030 will be in renewable energy.
Silvio Marcacci

Jul 2, 2014

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Unique models offer glimpse of New England’s microgrid future
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, different states are following different paths to community energy resiliency.
Jeff St John

Apr 2, 2014

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Utility insiders see major changes coming
Following the recently conducted annual report on 500+ utility professionals, here are some of the more interesting findings.
Zachary Shahan

Mar 5, 2014

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Graphs of the day: Peaker plants vs green power
Wind and solar power are transitioning from marginal to central players in the grid, and there is a case for them to replace traditional peaking plants.
Jeff St John

Jan 20, 2014

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