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Microgrids and Their Mojo

Source: Mother Jones
This April 18 page tees up a series of features on resilience-focused microgrid development across the United States.
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If Nobody's Happy, Does That Mean You've Done Your Job?

Source: NPR
This March 31 report explains how new guidance about tax credits for American electric vehicle purchases looks too protectionist to some, too cozy with foreign suppliers to others, and too complex to drive by in a hurry.
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I Hate to Say I Told You So, Joe

Source: West Virginia MetroNews
This February 27 story - from a radio network owned by a prominent state Republican - showcases Democratic Senator Joe Manchin citing "my Inflation Reduction Act" as the secret elixir that induced Form Energy to commit to building a battery plant in West Virginia.
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Around the United States, Storage Looks Open

Source: WBEZ Radio
A long November 17 audio report details one grant from a $350 million Federal batch to develop recycling and reuse of car batteries in a troubled Chicago neighborhood.
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What Will It Take to Catalyze the Energy Transition?

Kat Friedrich
Vastly higher clean energy targets are essential to empower the international community to make the leap to a sustainable future, according to Richard Heinberg, coauthor of “Our Renewable Future: Laying the Path for One Hundred Percent Clean Energy.” In this interview, he delves into the practical challenges involved in the...
Sharan Burrow at the Investor Summit on Climate Risk

Unions Partner with Entrepreneurs for a Just Energy Transition

Jordan Cozby
“There are no jobs on a dead planet,” said Sharan Burrow, general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation. Burrow is vice-chair of The B Team, a coalition of business and civil society leaders that was founded by Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz. In an attempt to address the dual...
A microgrid connecting to the office of a champion decision maker

The Role of Community Microgrid Champions

Sara Harari, Nate Grady
Community microgrids can be initiated by a wide range of individuals or organizations. They include mayors and utilities. They also may include “anchor” off-takers like hospital management, development companies, or community organizations. But to succeed, they require that at least one person really take the lead and energize the project.
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Full Steam ahead for the Renewable-plus-Storage Industry

Scott Wentzell
The market for renewable energy projects paired with storage is gaining momentum. It is poised for large growth in the coming years. That was the consensus of the “Storage and Renewables: Policy and Market Trends” panel discussion during the Renewable Energy Markets conference in Houston on Oct. 9 – 11.
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Enthusiasm for Energy Storage in the Eastern Grid

Lucy Shim
At Storage East 2018, policymakers, businesses and utilities – the entire storage value chain – convened in Washington, D.C. to discuss the next steps for the Eastern Interconnection in the United States. On Oct. 16, utility companies, power services, and energy developers engaged in a panel discussion on how to...