Electricity
A California Utility Explores Time-Sensitive Electricity Pricing
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District is exploring time-sensitive electricity pricing, conducting a two-year pilot experimenting with time-of-use (TOU) options to cut its peak load.
Why Corporate Power Purchasing is Poised to be the Next Big Thing in Renewable Energy
Utility-scale solar and wind power is the best source of cheap, large-scale renewable energy. So what will it take to bring more companies to the table?
The Finance Industry on DERs: Solar and Batteries are Coming
If you want to see where the grid is heading, follow the money. And by that measure, the banks have spoken loudly.
Report Release: The Economics of Load Defection
The Economics of Load Defection is a new report that analyzes how grid-connected solar-plus-battery systems will become cost competitive with traditional retail electric service and why it matters to financiers, regulators, utilities, and other electricity system stakeholders.
Kaiser Permanente buys 153 MW of wind and solar power
Authored by Iain Kelly Kaiser Permanente’s recent announcement that it would purchase enough renewable energy to meet half of its electricity consumption in California made big news, from the Bay Area (such as here and here) to the cleantech and sustainable business communities to national…
