Will Electric Utilities Embrace the Paradigm Shift?
The electric utility industry is currently in the midst of a major paradigm shift that could arguably be classified as one of the most important industry transitions of the 21st century.
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#SPIcon Panel: Community Solar Offers Alternative That Utilities Like
If rooftop solar is the clean-energy threat to utilities, then community solar farms are the middle ground traditional power companies can live with.
Read More#SPIcon Panel: Community Solar Offers Alternative That Utilities Like
If rooftop solar is the clean-energy threat to utilities, then community solar farms are the middle ground traditional power companies can live with.
Read MoreUtilities Harnessing Bitcoin Technology for Electricity Revolution
Bitcoin technology is starting to seep into the electricity business, shaking up the way payments are managed every time a light switch is flipped.
Read MoreHow Medium and Small Firms Can Join the Renewable Energy Rush
Renewable energy purchasing has evolved into a sophisticated combination of savings calculations incorporating demand charge savings, multiple energy pricing options, and increasingly flexible generation siting. Large corporations have embraced this trend, by buying more renewable energy than ever — a recent PwC survey showed 72 percent of surveyed firms are actively pursuing clean energy procurement.
Read MoreSan Francisco’s Community Choice Aggregation Program for Clean Energy Goes Online
San Francisco’s Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program for clean energy — CleanPowerSF — has arrived. First proposed in 1998, the program has been mired in conflicting agendas for almost two decades, mirroring the erratic evolution of the CCA movement as a whole over that same period of time. Now, finally, the program is online and serving 7,800 locations with a load of 40 MW. At full capacity, CleanPowerSF plans to deliver 400 MW of power to over 300,000 accounts.
Read MoreSan Francisco’s Community Choice Aggregation Program for Clean Energy Goes Online
San Francisco’s Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program for clean energy — CleanPowerSF — has arrived. First proposed in 1998, the program has been mired in conflicting agendas for almost two decades, mirroring the erratic evolution of the CCA movement as a whole over that same period of time. Now, finally, the program is online and serving 7,800 locations with a load of 40 MW. At full capacity, CleanPowerSF plans to deliver 400 MW of power to over 300,000 accounts.
Read MoreLADWP Pursues Energy Storage with $150M Rate Increase
When electricity rates went up last month for 1.4 million customers of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers, about $150 million of the rate increase was earmarked for a novel energy supply that officials hope will become more commonp…
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