Charged

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A new report from the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) provides an overview of major developments in the managed charging field, and offers recommendations for designing utility managed charging programs, based on interviews with utility execs and case studies. “

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 4, 2023

With upgrading and modernising the power grid system gaining increased importance and recognition as a non-negotiable for net zero, the question abounds: do we know what the future grid system will look like? Network operators will have one view, software companies will have another one and retailers another.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 7, 2020

California’s two days of rolling blackouts in August were the result of disconnects between its existing grid reliability constructs and the needs of an increasingly solar-powered grid, and its failure to prepare for a Western U.S.-wide wide heatwave that undermined its reliance on out-of-state resources.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 28, 2020

But ordering the country’s transmission grid operators to comply with FERC Order 2222 doesn’t mean those multibillion-dollar markets are open to the hundreds of gigawatts' worth of DERs coming onto U.S. power grids — at least, not yet. 1) Jurisdictional challenges.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Longtime transmission guru Carl Zichella once called the American electric grid the “most complicated machine we’ve ever built”, and with $1T of IRA-driven renewable investments in the pipeline, it’s only going to get more complex. In the UK, there is one main grid covering England, Scotland, and Wales.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 24, 2020

The Bay Area company finished development of its Boost Charger, which delivers fast charging (up to 120-kilowatt output) while minimizing stress on the local power grid with the help of a built-in 160-kilowatt-hour battery. FreeWire is not in the business of operating charging stations; it's a technology vendor.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Now FERC is being asked to put that authority to a new use: ending a decade-old provision allowing individual states to opt out of letting demand response companies enlist customers to turn down their energy use to support the power grid.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 29, 2024

From interconnection to market structures, US power grid operators are grappling with an onslaught of battery storage development, which has boomed due to the critical need to shore up variable renewable energy. ” Originally published by John Engel on power-eng.com. GW in 2020 to more than 14 GW by the end of 2023.

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AutoGrid

JUNE 20, 2023

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is predicting a historic demand of over 80,000 MW , putting immense pressure on the state’s power grid. We may not see an end to extreme heat, but we have proven strategies to mitigate the impact on our power grids.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2020

Drivers will be able to get a full charge in 20 to 30 minutes, powered by 100 per cent renewable energy, as part of a retail forecourt that will include a coffee shop, supermarket, and airport-style lounge with high-speed internet and meeting rooms.

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Charged

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Power outages are a hot topic these days, and V2H capability, which allows an EV to power a house, is a big selling point. The reliability of the US electrical power grid has never been more important,” said Hester. “GM

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

Later this year, the developer intends to build a plant in California to make hydrogen from waste for transportation fuel or for the power grid; it is negotiating with a healthcare provider to supply the trash. He is targeting pricing of $4/kg wholesale and $5/kg retail. . locations in 2021. Above photo courtesy of Ways2H.

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Business Green

JULY 16, 2020

Shell has become the latest energy supplier to launch a flexible tariff, allowing householders to potentially earn money back for helping to balance supply and demand for the power grid. The Solar Storage tariff is being launched initially as a trial by Shell Energy Retail alongside the energy giant's battery storage business sonnen.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at the reported sale of German virtual power plant and battery energy storage developer sonnen by Shell as a part of its retail divestment strategy. The report comes in as Shell moves to divest its retail operations within the UK, Netherlands and Germany as part of a strategic restructuring.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2022

GM repurposes vehicle hydrogen tech for power supply Electric Vehicle Charging: 3 of the UK’s most common questions. The reliability of the US electrical power grid has never been more important,” said Travis Hester, vice president of GM EV Growth Operations. “GM Have you read?

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This heat feeds surging demand for electricity and increased strain on already taxed power grids. These climate change linked trends are highlighting the growing need for distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) that can manage the grid intelligently while quickly responding to the real-time needs of grid operators.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The systems involve electric-powered vehicles communicating with the power grid to sell demand response services, usually overseen by a third party, such as energy retailers or aggregators.

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 18, 2023

With a power grid that has been notoriously unreliable in the past, India’s goal to transform formerly passive consumers into prosumers would seem an uphill battle. Just as in the U.S., Communicating the value of DR in such a context is a challenge but is crucial to maintain adequate reliability.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 24, 2020

Elsewhere, though, companies have been experimenting with the idea of aggregating distributed consumer assets to help with grid flexibility. In January, for example, Austrian Power Grid and Energy Web launched a proof of concept to see if aggregated battery storage systems could be used for flexibility services.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at an expected hit to Q4 retail profits for E.ON despite significant earning and investments over the first nine months of the financial year.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 19, 2020

Consumers is discounting the cost of a Nest E, which retails at $169, with a $50 rebate and a $75 demand response payment. And Consumers' 1.6 million residential electrical customers are a far larger prospective customer base than its roughly 215,000 commercial and 1,500 industrial customers. That’s where the free offering comes in.

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2022

The past 12 months also saw Polestar introduce what it says is an industry-unique product sustainability declaration, which will see the company "clearly display sustainability information for Polestar 2 in all retail environments".

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Today’s unpredictable extreme weather events take their toll on power grids and the availability of both traditional and newer energy sources. These factors lead to electricity price volatility, rising wholesale energy costs and increased competition for customers among energy retailers.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

CPower helps DER owners with flexible capacity across industries, including big box retail, commercial real estate, data centers, crypto mining sites, education, healthcare and government, and manufacturing. Their services aim to help customers earn revenue for participating in demand response solutions that bolster the grid.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 6, 2020

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.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 18, 2021

According to the National Association of Convenience Stores , in 2017 there were approximately 150,000 retail fueling stations in the United States. A store, restaurant, or hotel could offer free charging to customers, or a city could use free charge access to attract customers to retail districts. Home and work charging.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 2, 2020

’s novel approach to enlisting rooftop solar, behind-the-meter batteries, electric vehicle chargers and grid-responsive appliances as an integral part of its power grids. ’s deregulated energy market separates distribution grid operators from the retail energy providers that compete for customers across the country.

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EDF + Business

JULY 19, 2019

From retail to transportation to entertainment, technology advances are changing every industry, and knowing where the trends are heading can mean the difference between Netflix and Blockbuster.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 17, 2020

The San Francisco-based utility is emerging from bankruptcy with a massive debt load that could make it harder to raise the tens of billions of dollars of investment needed to prevent its power grid from causing more devastating wildfires. PG&E plans to invest about $40 billion over the next five years into its power grid.

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Energy Refuge

APRIL 7, 2020

They are also useful in rural areas as they are independent of the power grid. They do need wiring nor need to be connected to any power source. Solar street lights are used for illuminating: Highways Bridges Municipalities Roads Construction sites Car parks Development projects.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2022

On the one hand, the Christmas holidays marked a particularly green period for Britain's power grid, with electricity from fossil fuels falling to an all-time low, taking a mere six per cent share of overall generation on 29 December, according to analysis commissioned by energy company Drax.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 27, 2023

Large companies looking to decarbonize have begun pushing for a cleaner grid , but today, most of them still need to buy renewable energy directly. Deregulation in the early 2000s led to the evolution of energy markets in the US, which maintain reliability of power grids and create economic incentives for buying and selling power.

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Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

Later this year, the developer intends to build a plant in California to make hydrogen from waste for transportation fuel or for the power grid; it is negotiating with a healthcare provider to supply the trash. He is targeting pricing of $4/kg wholesale and $5/kg retail. locations in 2021.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Wherever possible, Apple said it plans to bring clean energy projects online for national power grids that currently boast relatively high carbon intensity, so as to maximise its impact on a European electricity sector where new renewable generation capacity is "critically needed".

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

To that end, the government yesterday unveiled a new 'Build Back Better' council made up of 30 business leaders covering a range of sectors, from energy and retail to hospitality, finance, and aviation with a view to helping shape the UK's coronavirus recovery plans.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

MARCH 5, 2019

These bills direct each utility to meet 80% of its annual retail load from renewable and non-emitting resources by the year 2030. If achieved, the statewide share of retail load from renewable and non-emitting resources would reach 90% (Graph 1).

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

A worker drives a Powered Industrial Truck at the Amazon fullfillment center May 3, 2018 in Aurora, Colorado. The retail behemoth partnered with hydrogen company Plug Power to install the first electrolyzer — equipment that can split water molecules to produce hydrogen — at a fulfillment center in Aurora, Colorado.

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