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SolarCity is doing something few solar installers would ever dream of: it's going to make its own cutting-edge solar panels to lower solar energy costs.
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Turning everyday objects, such as thermostats and streetlights, into smart connected devices has lots of potential if businesses and cities can find the killer apps.
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A key technology in smart buildings, demand response helps keep the grid balanced and saves energy with "negawatts."
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Why all the buzz around microgrids? GreenBiz explains how distributed microgrids are transforming the energy system.
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Distributed energy storage could fuel commercial solar while addressing emerging problems with the electric grid.
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Opower's CEO says utilities are well aware of shifting energy trends, with many investing in technology to change.
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At the ARPA-E Summit, technologists and energy users made the case for innovation that makes the energy grid look like an "antiquated backup."
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Has rooftop solar become too hot in Hawaii? As one utility eases up on installations, other states should brace for the rise of solar.
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Solar in the U.S. has been on a tear, but utilities' uneasiness with distributed solar, costs and grid integration could throttle the pace of growth.
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SolarCity is offering Tesla battery packs to reduce your peak-time demand charges with no upfront fee.
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The startup's growth reflects how commercial and military users are key to driving adoption of grid energy storage.
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The heads of two progressive utilities offer clues on how to profit with solar, combined heat and power, and microgrids.
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Hurricane Sandy was a painful wakeup call on grid vulnerability that catalyzed investment in distributed energy and smart grid tech.
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Using smart meter data and 'behavioral analytics,' Opower says it can cut the cost of residential demand response by 60 percent.