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Behind-the-Meter Battery Pioneer Stem to Take SPAC Route to Public Markets

GreenTechMedia

Stem, the decade-old behind-the-meter battery startup that was seeking a buyer earlier this year to bolster its growth ambitions, is now launching a plan to go public via a special-purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) reverse merger. Friday’s announcement names Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. and abroad. and abroad.

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Generac Acquires Enbala, Boosting Plan to Harness Behind-the-Meter Energy Resources

GreenTechMedia

Generac Power Systems is acquiring Enbala Power Networks, a major step toward putting its market-leading backup generator business and its fast-growing behind-the-meter battery-solar fleet to work as a power grid resource. Canada and Australia, according to Wood Mackenzie data. Leading U.S.

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Low carbon generation set to meet electricity demand growth – IEA

Smart Energy International

The IEA’s Electricity 2024 report records electricity demand growth easing in 2023 but is projected to accelerate over the next three years through 2026. The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2% Nuclear power generation also is expected to reach an all-time high, with growth averaging close to 3% per year.

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How New Building Rules Can Revitalize Residential Solar in England

GreenTechMedia

Tighter rules on the carbon footprint of new homes in England look set to trigger a fresh boom for residential solar. New homes will be expected to produce 31 percent less carbon dioxide than they do now, according to plans laid out this week , which will require better energy efficiency and being “heat pump ready.”

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Local Leaders and mayors call for power shift to meet net zero

Envirotec Magazine

A communiqué signed by UK mayors and local leaders calls for a ‘power shift’ from Whitehall so that local and regional authorities can deliver Net Zero. Call for powers and resources to shape local energy markets, decarbonise transport, and tackle emissions from homes and offices. Addressing energy market failure.

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Buying Rooftop Solar Is Complicated, Even for an Expert

GreenTechMedia

I just had a solar-plus-storage system installed at my new home in Tempe, Arizona. Don’t get me wrong — I love our new system and take immense pride in all the carbon-free energy it will produce for us and the grid. But it’s also not 2015 anymore. Installers struggle to communicate system value. cents to 6.2

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Solar industry celebrates 'spectacular' surge in rooftop installations

Business Green

Overall, the number of installations in 2022 almost matched the number installed in 2019, 2020, and 2021 put together, as the industry approached deployment levels not seen since the government controversially cut renewables subsidies in 2015. million of them on homes. kilowatts, while the figure for January was 4.79kW.