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ConnectDER Draws Investment from Avista in Latest Funding Round

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ConnectDER, a startup with a smart meter socket device that’s been deployed in the thousands by select U.S. utilities to support distributed solar, has closed a $7 million series B round round to help roll out a new version of its system targeting behind-the-meter batteries and plug-in electric cars.

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Why Innovation Is Key to Accelerating Battery Storage Growth

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By any measure, 2019 was a breakout year for energy storage in the U.S. Fueled by improved economics, increased demand for resilience, and the ever-increasing integration of intermittent renewable generation, energy storage installations hit an all-time high of 522 megawatts/1,113 megawatt-hours last year.

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Drone data helps a Minnesota city conserve energy

Renewable Energy World

Warren, a small city in Northern Minnesota, is offering an innovative public service: images that reveal building heat loss, captured by drones. For this episode of the Local Energy Rul es Podcast, host John Farrell speaks with City Administrator Shannon Mortenson of Warren, Minnesota. Warren does not generate its own electricity.

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Balance-of-System Costs Falling for Non-Residential Storage

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Since 2014, non-residential storage system prices have declined by more than 15 percent in the U.S. Commercial and industrial customers with predictable, peaky loads are increasingly turning to storage to help manage demand charges. non-residential storage segment. non-residential storage segment. MW and MWh), 2018-2024E.

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The Living Lab: More than 1,000 households open their doors to real-world clean tech testing project

Business Green

Energy Systems Catapult hails milestone for programme that promises to hlpe optimise the design of green products and services. More than 1,000 UK households have now volunteered their homes to help innovators develop solutions to cut domestic carbon emissions through the Energy Systems Catapult's Living Lab initiative.

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Facebook unveils 'hyperscale' district heat system at Danish data centre

Business Green

Facebook has unveiled a new heat recovery system at a wind-powered data centre in Denmark that shuttles surplus heat from its servers to homes in the nearby community. The tech giant said it expects to recover and donate 100,000 MWh of energy annually from its banks of servers, enough energy to warm 6,900 homes.

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South Carolina’s Past Failures and New Policies Contribute to a Brighter Future for Solar and Battery Storage

Renewable Energy World

By Shelley Robbins, Clean Energy Group. In those states, where clean energy is now gaining a stronger foothold, valuable lessons can be found. Actions by these states to change the direction of energy policy are a powerful confirmation that clean energy is a viable, cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels.