Distributed Energy
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A Neighborhood Microgrid Takes Shape in Brooklyn
The network will allow peer-to-peer energy purchases and eventually could provide power when the grid fails
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New York Proposes New Rates for Distributed Energy
A new report addresses ways to better align credits for community solar and other distributed generation resources with their value to the system
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New York Utility Finds Big Payoff in New Ideas
ConEd avoids $1.2 billion in costs by tapping into distributed solar, efficiency programs, and other innovative approaches
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Could Pool Pumps ‘Store’ Renewable Energy Better than Giant Batteries?
California plans to spend billions of dollars on batteries to even out the flow of power from wind and solar sources, but maybe there's a better way
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A First in New England: Utility-Scale Battery Storage
The system in Maine will reduce loads on the grid during summer peaks avoid the cost of new transmission lines
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Vermont Legislators OK a Big Push for Renewables
The legislation will require 55% of utility sales to come from renewable energy sources by 2017, rising to 75% by 2032
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A Small California Utility Restructures Rates
The municipally owned utility in Redding proposes to triple access charges to $504 a year
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Vermont Utility to Develop New Grid Technology
Green Mountain Power has formed an alliance with NRG Energy to build micro-grids that will take the state ‘beyond the legacy grid system’